The Australians seem to manage OK with the Alvey sidecast reels so I dont see you would have a problem with them either. Although I do believ e there is a certain way to cast with the alvey
http://www.alvey.com.au/default.asp?contentID=1
Go to
About from the drop down select Fishing information and have a look on there
Regards
Carl

 

I own 2 Alvey 6'' reels [along with penns, shimano's, Abu's etc etc] both bought in Oz, they're the best reels ever invented in my opinion, they''ll cast 8 oz, and with practise a very good distance. One thing to remember is you must have your rod rung especially for an Alvey sidecast reels to work properly.

 

Great reels; indestructible almost. Need plenty of practice in casting them to get a decent ping. As Batenburg says, need a proper Alvey rod, massive first ring, half way up rod cause the line comes off the reel in geet coils. They work best with long rods; 12ft min.

Those mulloway in my avatar were both caught using an Alvey 8". 600m of 30lb mono.

 

Thank's Omsk - Thats a very useful reply.

Now I know that my beachcasters are not rung correctly!!

 

No worries cobba.....

 

Thank's Omsk - Thats a very useful reply.

Now I know that my beachcasters are not rung correctly!!

As Omsk said the first guide needs to be positioned approximately half way up the rod. There's some useful info in the FAQ section on Alvey's site.

http://www.alvey.com.au/faq.asp?contentID=419

 

:fishing: I've seen them for sale in the UK but they didn't sem to catch on, probably too retro. :fishing:

 

Indestructable pretty much. With a bit of practice & a properly setup rod you can easily ping a 8oz bomb 200m.

 

:fishing: I've seen them for sale in the UK but they didn't sem to catch on, probably too retro. :fishing:

When I was a kid in the early 70's and started fishing on the North East beaches around Horden and Seaham they were very popular with the top anglers, I used one for a while but remember getting loads of line twist.
They must be good if they're still around.