Need a new reel

I was out for a couple hours earlier on and I noticed the baitrunner on 1 of my reels wouldn't cancel. Can anyone recommend a decent big-pit reel in the £40-£50 range it doesn't have to be a baitrunner.

look on ebay, wychwood riots 65 great reels £25/£30 secondhand

MAD BAD ANGLER wrote:look on ebay, wychwood riots 65 great reels £25/£30 secondhand

I saw them n wasn't too sure what they would be like. I'm going to GAC tomorrow to get a feel for a few n see if I can find any I fancy cheaper online.

i'm very happy with mine bud, think your doing right thing though, go check some out then get on ebay lol

Have a look at the Okuma range of reels. I have wychwoods on my beach rods and my spod/spomb/marker rod and they are certainly work horses but the Okumas are better.

matt859 wrote:Have a look at the Okuma range of reels.  I have wychwoods on my beach rods and my spod/spomb/marker rod and they are certainly work horses but the Okumas are better.

I had a look at the okumas and the wychwood as well as a few others at GAC earlier and although I agree the okumas are probably better they don't come with a spare spool and I like having the option of switching between braid and mono so I'll probably go with the wychwood.

penn affinity are brill

MAD BAD ANGLER wrote:i'm very happy with mine bud, think your doing right thing though, go check some out then get on ebay lol

Has to be done. I don't mind buying from the tackle shops if its only a few quid cheaper online but £20 a big difference.

rozzo wrote:penn affinity are brill

Even 2nd hand they're a bit over my budget.

got to agree on the penns, they are simply the nuts fot the money and pretty much unbreakable in normal use. i now have 5 of the penn surf blasters for long range and drifting work. these come with braid and mono alloy spools and really are the dogs mate.
even if you have to save and wait i can't recommend these enough. pound for pound these are way better than shimanos and have a super slow oscillation for a really good line lay. my casting is s**t and these make me look good!

I've had to fix a mates whychwood reels big baitrunner things
I wouldn't touch them sorry very poor reel far too many silly springs and bit of plastic to go wrong
If you want big pits and have the cash then penn are way up there just don't get carried away and buy 8000's they are far too big
The 7000 ltd are probably the best as they come with two deep spools
Second hand the. It would be emblem s or old shimano aerlex/biomaster gt models
Normal reels the old shimanos any day of week gt 6010 or older are best I still use gm the original aero aerlex gtr models
If you do go down the second hand shimano or daiwa route look for

Made in japan

They really are better for piking than many of the new ones out there

fatcaff wrote:I was out for a couple hours earlier on and I noticed the baitrunner on 1 of my reels wouldn't cancel. Can anyone recommend a decent big-pit reel in the £40-£50 range it doesn't have to be a baitrunner.

What reel is it on some like shimanos it's a pin that's gone and only costs a couple of quid to fix

noodle wrote:

fatcaff wrote:I was out for a couple hours earlier on and I noticed the baitrunner on 1 of my reels wouldn't cancel. Can anyone recommend a decent big-pit reel in the £40-£50 range it doesn't have to be a baitrunner.

What reel is it on some like shimanos it's a pin that's gone and only costs a couple of quid to fix

Its an okuma proforce. I managed to fix it after l'd bought the wychwood riot. I'd been wanting to upgrade my reels for a while anyway but the missus wouldn't let me unless they broke lol