Reel Action

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ChrisBoon

New member
Hi Sealiners

1) Will someone please explain to me what reel action is. On the Daiwa site in their specs they talk about reel action.  (-/L, -/ML, -/H etc.). Is it somehow connected to rod action?

2) My equipment is old. I have not fished in about 10 years but have just started again. I have a Penn 49A(used plenty) and a Penn Seaboy 190 (used little). 2 Okuma rods (new) 13' & 14'. I will be fishing the KZN south coast about 3 to 4 times a year, mostly edibles and of course the unforseen shark or ray. What is the class of equipment I will need. Cost is not to much of a problem as I will be making a loan to pay for what I need. I will still be limited to the amount I can spend but I do not buy rubbish. Any suggestions. I want to replace my rods and reels. Maybe 2 rods and one new reel.

Chris
 
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ChrisBoon

New member
I am thinking about a Poseidon5 rod and a Trini 50. Should I rather look at the Torium 50? How does the Trini 50 perform on the Poseidon5 with the light tip?
 
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misguide

Senior Member
Hey CB,

For the Kzn South Coast a TN30 and a 13'-14' "Heavy" rod is more than sufficient.

I would highly recommend the Pentagon range (Pentagon Heavy or Medium) of rods from Gremlins in Margate.
 
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steve m

Sealiner
Howzit

Incase you haven't alredy been welcome to sealine hope you enjoy it!

The trini 50 is a monster reel and if I were you would rather look at the trini or torium 30wich is About the size of a sl50 or saltist 50 etc or a trini or torium 20 which is egual to about a saltist 40
Either of those would be more than big and good enough as for the rod personal preferance but I really like the posidon hmgs and 5s and the assasin beachmaster but again most rods theese days are really good
 
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tuna

Sealiner
ChrisBoon wrote:
I am thinking about a Poseidon5 rod and a Trini 50. Should I rather look at the Torium 50? How does the Trini 50 perform on the Poseidon5 with the light tip?
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If you havent fished for ages, dont buy the 50 it not a beginners reel and with a question like'How does the Trini 50 perform on the Poseidon5 with the light tip?
'you sound like you have forgotten alot about fishing, the 50 is not for a light tip, rather buy a Toruim 30 and later when you doing well move on to a 50, these reels are way more advanced than those ald penns, they should be on display in the garrage and not used for fishing

Anyway all the best of luck, just rember to take it a step at an time
 
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ChrisBoon

New member
Thanks Guys

So a Trini 30 it will be. Why I asked about the Trini 50 is that I an get it for R3550. The trini 30 costs R3650 at the same store so does the 40. I have not compared any prices at other shops, will do so on Saturday. Now I still have to decide between the Poseidon 5 or an HMG medium.
 
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ChrisBoon

New member
I have again changed my mind. I will be going for the Torium 30 and Poseidon 5. If I get as serious about my fishing as I was 35 years ago I will upgrade. And I can stay out of debt.
 
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Rupert N

Member
Wellcome back to a new world of fishing. You are going to be shocked when you see all the development in this sport since 35 yrs ago. Same happened to me. I made a comeback with a Daiwa Sealine SL50SH and a Poseidon 5. This year I bought a Loomis & Franklin 12 ft (4 piece). I use it with a Daiwa Grandwave 40 which I bought about 4 years ago. I,m still busy expanding my "new" tackle range and bought a Saltist on Tuesday. I filled it with 300meter of Kingfisher 45lb braid and on top of that 300m of .50 white T line. Now i,m ready for the season. Keep us posted on the type of line you are going to put on. I think you made an excellent choice on rod and reel so far.
 
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ChrisBoon

New member
@Rupert

I have to agree with you. When i went to a tackle yesterday after maybe 15 years I was .. well... astounded/confused/shocked at the variety of reels . I must say that I have read quite a bit on this forum over the past month but even so I was clueless. When I handled the Daiwa and Shimano reels I was absolutely suprised at the smooth action of both reels. I thought my Penn49A was smooth untill I saw these babies. Rods exactly the same. Untill a week or so ago I did not even know that you could get rods with different tips. When I stopped fishing the sea you would not even have thought about using anything but a one piece rods. Three piece rods were for inland waters. We used glass fiber rods and I think that you could then get some compound rods. HMG!! What's that. I guess that I can go on for hours about the development of the equipment and tackle. Braid??? Wow to much at once. I cannot wait to get back to fishing.                      
 
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Mr J

Senior Member
@Chris Boon

Enjoy your fishing experience as far as getting back slowly into the game is concerned and also you are going to learn loads on this forum at a frenetic pace.

I've even shown my Dad a thing or two cos of this forum!!!  ::slr:: Like who caught the biggest cracker to date cos of Sealine's Tips and Tricks??? (but of course he'll never admit it!!!::S:wfish

Prior to that last November I had fished 10 years last with my Dad's equipment ( penn 500A's etc). This made my whole fishing experience a living hell and hated every moment fishing with these reels (you guessed it bird's nests!!!!! Arrrghhh!!!)

10 years on and welcome to the world of Grandwave 50 Torium 30's,  SL50sh and multiple tip graphite rods. What a pleasure!!! Thank God for Technology!!!
 
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kopstamp

Sealiner
hehe, Im student, barely have enough money for month but i end up buying all kinds of things a shouldn't, just bought a another rod...
 
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Blackpylie

Senior Member
Why do some guys prefer the TN 40 over the 30, it does seem to have alot more line capacity but the spool is way narrower than a TN50, I can see why a TN 50 is not a beginners reel, I dont even know how one can cast over a 100m with that thing, you must have big hands

Im also thinking of starting to fish for non eds, have saved up about 3900, I am thinking of modifying my Torium 30, and filling it up with 500m of whiplash braid. and 150-200m 0.57 of douvle X rainbow, for a rod im totally confused with all the brands out there, have thought of buying a heavy competitor, since it seems easier to load! as i only weigh about 80 kilos, and am reasonably strong

however for the same price i could possibly save up a bit more for a Pentagon heavy, but have heard from numerous guys that it is too difficult too load, im also going to use the heavy rod to target Poensies and cracker! any ADVICE!

Thanks in advance
 
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doogs

New member
Hey chris another option you could consider is the shimmano 1468 rod also has 3 tips.I found the eyes on the shimmano are bigger then the eyes on the posieden 5 i looked at both rods and decided to go for the shimmano it just seemed like a better rod in terms of build quality at the time.Thats not saying the posieden5 isnt a great rod kingfisher make some real impresive and well made rods.as far as the price goes the kingfisher and the shimmano are in a similar price range have a look at both and compare. Good luck
Regards doogs
 
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