If you have the money & only want a reel for boats,go for the ABU 7000 or
7500 the latter has bearings rather than bushes & is great for uptiding,if
you go after the big ling a lot consider one of the Shimano lever drags.
The shop in Morecambe is Gerry's & is good,also has a web site just search
Gerry's of Morecambe.
Shakespeare are a good firm for back up with equipment faults but theres
the problem ,they sell budget gear so you get budget quality.


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The family gave me a Okuma CN 45L multiplier reel for my birthday 2
month
ago - The clutch seems to work fine, checking by setting for slipping
against a weight but I can only wind in a weight in the region of
about
2lb
else it just locks the winding mechanism. - Its had about 7 hours use
in
two
SNIP
Its a good piece of advice when you are retrieving line against a fish
do
it
by pumping ,if you wind consistantly against a resistance of even a
couple
of pounds you will stretch the line and cause it to bed in, resulting in
reduced casting distance if it doesn't actually cause the line to snag
and
worse it can cause the spool to distort with the pressure generated. I
had
a
look at the specs for the reel it looks like a surf/bait casting reel
judging by the high gear ratio, the americans recommend it for surface
bait
fishing for wahoo- trolling so its not ideal for the UK type boat
fishing
.My old dad used a Scarborough centrepin for many years for conger and
skate
as he said nothing to go wrong and he could move the big rays off the
bottom.
Derek
rediscovering the art of feeding crabs after 30 years

Phoned the importer (svendsen-sports) who do not offer any assistance with
equipment under 12 month old and it must be taken up with the shop - I
know
that the shop has legal responsibilty but just wanted advice with the
problem - Decided to heed Gordon's advice and buy a better make - shop
says
he would have to send it back to svendson-sports for their views before
any
possibility of giving a refund as he doesn't want to be out of pocket -
definitley not going to buy the new reel from him - Daughter from south
who
fishes regular says Abu or Shakespeare, she says Shakespeare don't argue
if
there is a problem but just sort it out - Also says that a tackle shop in
Morecambe are good that do mail order -
Mick