[stevebore1983]

can any1 help me choose what is the best sea fishing reel f/s i have been [email protected]@king at the penn 750 or 850 i am using a k2 powerplay these are crap
can any1 help ??:help:
thanks steve

 

[Fish Hunter02]

can any1 help me choose what is the best sea fishing reel f/s i have been [email protected]@king at the penn 750 or 850 i am using a k2 powerplay these are crap
can any1 help ??:help:
thanks steve

hi
have a pair of 850 the only trouble i have had is with the bale arm roller ,replacement is about a couple of pounds,i use mine all the time but have now got a pair of shimano ultegras 1200 xsa which look and feel far superior to the surf masters,the 750 is a lot smaller than the 850 looks more of a spinning reel to me [save up a bit more and go for the shimanos ]
hope this helps
fish hunter02
ps-whats wrong with the k2 powerplay

 

[longwayfromthesea]

Shimano Aerlex or Navi, pure quality :marinheir

Neelix

 

[Cambs John]

I've got an 850 and it has been fine up till now, getting a bit grindy, have heard of some people having problems internally, going to grease mine up and see how it goes. I keep a cheap DAM RS265 in my box, it's lightweight and does everything i need.

 

[Snaggletooth]

I have a penn 850 and it does the job well, but I do prefer my Grauvell Zeus Z5000, more expensive but feels more robust.

 

[bull]

i have a pair of the 850`s they cast like a dream but are terrible for the insides drying out i had to open them up to grease them at least 3 times last year!!!!!

 

[AL_Carpman]

Shimano Aerlex 7000/8000, been using the same one for years, for Carp, Beach and now uptiding on my boat, cracking reel for the money.

AL ..

 

[WRC]

I,ve had 850,s in the past....Fragile internals, wouldn,t touch them with a barge pole . RRP about £100, i don,t think anybody sold any for more than £60 and they,re not worth a tenner... Multipliers are good but Shimano every time for fixed spool.... Chris

 

[clothbag]

Diawa Magno Fuge... eliminate those birdies once and for all.

 

[36381]

250 miles round trip to bristol for my new penn 850 to fail, got another drag washer from penn it lasted about 10 minutes at looe bar, also had a penn captiva for spinnig it packed up also but it did see loads of use and I did catch plenty of decent fish with it, I got a grauvell z400 for 50$ so far its been much better no problems at all.

 

[scaffscazz]

Does anyone other than Shimano make fixed spool reels then ?

yeah loads, but none come close in the £50-£100 range, smoothness, linelay and durability, they are streets ahead.

 

[buggalugg]

The gravell 5000 is prob the best out there in its price band. Knew a guy who was a rep for Penn and the 750 and 850 only cost £19 trade to the shops at the time so god knows what they cost to make LOL

 

[David Caulfield]

The gravell 5000 is prob the best out there in its price band. Knew a guy who was a rep for Penn and the 750 and 850 only cost £19 trade to the shops at the time so god knows what they cost to make LOL

Well - if you knew this guy before end 2007, there was only one rep.

And £19 is incorrect (I set the price!!).

But you would still be amazed at the mark up made by shops in the UK. Manufacturers on the other hand make a tiny % in comparison.

I am not going to break trade secrets, many people already know the mark-ups as they are retailers themselves, but trust me when I say that something selling for £100 in a shop today, went TO the shop at MASSIVELY less than that, leaving only a few quid for the manufacturer.