Cuban Cigar
Sealiner
Now for the old faithfuls that so many anglers cut their teeth on !
The Speedy IV and its narrow spooled brother, that is sadly not produced anymore - the compact, narrow Speedy III was a favourite gallie - and for that matter allround compact reel, of many anglers that preferred narrow spooled reels years ago.
The TLD2040S and TLD1530S are realy the same basic reels, but with a 5.2:1 gear ratio instead of the 6.0:1 of the Speedy, plus the TLD has a bush in the left sideplate to fit the spool shaft, where the Speedy comes standard with a bearing.
For best casting and smooth highspeed running, I normally replace the bush with a bearing on the TLD, if its not already done.
Let's see if we have a pic of the magbrake fitted - all four models look the same, but I occasionally find a really wild Speedy IV that needs eight magnets instead of the standard six - like with the Torium in stacks of two high.
The alternate dots you see on the magnets, are indicators of the polarity - the magnets are fitted with alternate polarity next to one another, so that they help stabilise one another instead of "fighting" for space on the magplate.
Lovely affordable reels that are almost "bulletproof" and can cast with reels costing almost four times the price after a few modifications !
The Speedy IV and its narrow spooled brother, that is sadly not produced anymore - the compact, narrow Speedy III was a favourite gallie - and for that matter allround compact reel, of many anglers that preferred narrow spooled reels years ago.
The TLD2040S and TLD1530S are realy the same basic reels, but with a 5.2:1 gear ratio instead of the 6.0:1 of the Speedy, plus the TLD has a bush in the left sideplate to fit the spool shaft, where the Speedy comes standard with a bearing.
For best casting and smooth highspeed running, I normally replace the bush with a bearing on the TLD, if its not already done.
Let's see if we have a pic of the magbrake fitted - all four models look the same, but I occasionally find a really wild Speedy IV that needs eight magnets instead of the standard six - like with the Torium in stacks of two high.
The alternate dots you see on the magnets, are indicators of the polarity - the magnets are fitted with alternate polarity next to one another, so that they help stabilise one another instead of "fighting" for space on the magplate.
Lovely affordable reels that are almost "bulletproof" and can cast with reels costing almost four times the price after a few modifications !
