Tonight a cob took my dropshot and was fighting so hard the gear on my Okuma Chaser 30 stripped. I know it is a cheap reel that I bought second hand, but it was all I could afford at the time. Now I'm platsak again after investing in a Garmin Fish Finder. Any suggestions what I could get to replace it or where I could get it fixed or where I could get a new set of gears for it.
Help, gear stripped.
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Dafishking
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Dag sê oom faan ek het so twee weke terug ñ quantum 60 by alpha pro gekoop vir R240. Oom Faan Hoe lyk die dinge da by die slip wil dalk ñ gooi kom maak vandag.
rob billimore
Sealiner
Nothing wrong with okuma, its the cheaper okuma fin chaser reels that arent that great
A new daiwa sweepfire 2500 should cost about R170 or so. It will serve the purpose. You might be a little put off of okuma now, but try the slightly more expensive okumas. Really okuma isnt as bad as alot of guys make them seem to be
Dont think just because it says "daiwa" or "shimano" on the side its gears wont strip too.... there is a post of a relatively expensive shimano here that had its gears stripped
How do you wind in? Do you winch the fish in? Because that will strip gears
A new daiwa sweepfire 2500 should cost about R170 or so. It will serve the purpose. You might be a little put off of okuma now, but try the slightly more expensive okumas. Really okuma isnt as bad as alot of guys make them seem to be
Dont think just because it says "daiwa" or "shimano" on the side its gears wont strip too.... there is a post of a relatively expensive shimano here that had its gears stripped
How do you wind in? Do you winch the fish in? Because that will strip gears
rob billimore
Sealiner
Oomfaan........my advise sticks, buy only Shimano, Daiwa, and I forgot to add Penn, and you will have no worries.
rob billimore
Sealiner
All leading tackle shops, the closest for us is Fishing Specialist, on cnr Voortrekker and Vanguard Roads. I have tried teh cheaper reels from time to time, and been very dissapointed, and thrown them away very soon after. Take a look at the Shimano Slade series, they are cheap reels, and I only use them for about 2 years anyway, and throw them away after. My last couple lasted about 4 years, and with my last reel, after 4 years, I caught that 30 kg Kob on 4kg, and the drag was still very smooth. I tried to use the reel 2 weeks ago in Langebaan, and it was totally seized up, ready to be thrown away. It did work very hard though.
I tried an Okuma 50 W once too, and after one Marlin pull, it was a mess, I think they get scared of big fish !
RB
I tried an Okuma 50 W once too, and after one Marlin pull, it was a mess, I think they get scared of big fish !
RB
aquadementia
Sealiner
Okuma reels can catch big fish, but maybe like one or two lol. Shimano slade has been replaced by the sienna, a reel with 4 bearings, line propulsion management system which means the lip of the spool is angled forwards for better casting. Retails for about R269
aquadementia wrote:
I must say that I've landed at least 20 cobbies with that reel and that was on what I call dropshot, which is more like spinning with soft plastic. This meens that the poor reel did work hard and also had a couple of swims with me in the sea.
Penn, Shimano, Daiwa
U get what u pay for ! Quality comes at a price!
No price can be put on maintenance and general tackle care either
Pull, drop rod and reel up slack, repeat over and over, let the rod and drag fight the fish
Most cheap reels are injured while reeling in lures and sinkers ! Not fish
U get what u pay for ! Quality comes at a price!
No price can be put on maintenance and general tackle care either
Pull, drop rod and reel up slack, repeat over and over, let the rod and drag fight the fish
Most cheap reels are injured while reeling in lures and sinkers ! Not fish
rob billimore
Sealiner
aquadementia wrote:
Need to buy a few of them soon, thanks !