advice needed

[makgas]

hi all something a little different
its not often I get to post in this section ill be getting my new rod from stan m soon its a 6lb boat rod and want a small reel to go on it

what I want to know is what REELS you would recommend to go on it its a 18mm but I'll be using 12lb braid on it I have a old 7ht that stan says would be about the right size so what do you think to using that or what do you recommend about that size id like it to have a fast retrive if it will be used for everything from flatys to tope
could you post a link if poss on your reply too if you know also a amount of line retreved per turne

cheers all

[marknj]

Have a look at the SL20SH, great reel fast with power.

[crazyplums]

Have a look at the SL20SH, great reel fast with power.

nice retrieve the slosh, i love mine, not a small reel though!

I'm not sure there is a reel (5000-6500 abu sized) that has a fast retrieve, other than the new 6500 6:1, but i'm not sure how strong those are if you had to winch a fish up, be interested to see what you decide to do.

Hugh

[OHTer]

Okuma magmetix mg-20 CS.....small, fast retrieve, magnetic, great fine-tuneable drag and with extra BLING factor........ ideal

[OHTer]

Oh.....and fantastic value, thinking of selling mine......mint condition

[makgas]

hi
iv got a slosh 30 already but think this could be too big what sort of size is the is the new saltist 20h at the side of a slosh 20
id use my 7ht for bream,flatys etc its just when trying to work jellys i want the extra speed and tope for the power as i said it will be on a 6lb class max 12lb braid so i wont be forcing anything ill be taking it steady

[OHTer]

the saltist is a little smaller than the slosh, I think, but probably heavier due to the fact that its all metal, barely any plastic/graphite/composite materials at all. the okuma would be ideal
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/shop_de...productid=7206

[makgas]

do you know the amount of line gained per turne of the handle on a full spool cheers

[lucky]

I'm not sure there is a reel (5000-6500 abu sized) that has a fast retrieve, other than the new 6500 6:1, but i'm not sure how strong those are if you had to winch a fish up, be interested to see what you decide to do.

Hi Hugh - the Abu 6500 C4 has a 6.3:1 retrieve but as you say it, as with any Abu 5000/6000 series reel, is not a winch. I certainly wouldn't use it for tope. It would be fine for flatties though as long as we're not talking about skate, halibut, etc.

[OHTer]

My (pretty full) spool:

Line retrieve came in at 31 inches for a handle turn, but I daresay you could add a couple more inches to that if the spool was full to the brim.Retrieve ratio is 6.2:1.
Hope this helps