daiwa opus bull
Submitted by schecky on Tue, 2008-12-09 15:42
I think im getting an opus bull 6000 for my birthday but does anyone know how these handle? (http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=4538)
i have heard they aren't bad for what you pay.
my main use will be going for mulloway, sharks and rays etc
any info on them would be great
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Feral
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yeah ive got one that i
yeah ive got one that i loan out as a spare jig reel for crew on my boat that dont have own gear ... loaded with 50lb finns . it does the job pretty well for this . it hasnt had heaps of work but i used it for popper chucking at exmouth as well as bait fishing . . i think you would be happier with the big spheros as well .. but the opus bull is good for its price.
schecky
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thanks Feral i might stick
thanks Feral
i might stick with the bull cos im getting two reels for my birthday so dont want to spend too much on one because my parents wont be too open to the idea haha
Colby
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I got one too, the only
I got one too, the only problem i have seen with them is that the arm bail is 2 piece, and the arm piece will slip out near the part where the line gets re-wound on to the spool. otherwise i have had a few good fish on it without a problem - big eye tuna - sambos- snapper and blue bone- all good fighters - succumbed to the bull. Yea so just make sure its on and fixed in tight.
big john
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Ditto
Took a guy out a few months ago who had a brand new opus bull. Two big hookups and two quick bustoffs at the reel where the roller was. I told him to double check that the arm was tight and it was.
Put me off them a bit. I'll keep using my old trusty 9500ss with PE 5.
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schecky
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Will do thanks for that
Will do thanks for that Colby
schecky
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oh thats no good im not
oh thats no good
im not going to be using it on anything like a sambo just for mullaz etc
i hope it holds out
big john
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One off
More than likely a limited event fishoreub. Obviously a lot of people use them and enjoy them.
Just providing you with a first hand observation.
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callum
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warantee?
what about claiming it on the warantee?
thats wat i would do if its valid.
but i amknown to be rather stingy aha :)
i'd rather be fishing
happy fishing
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Rovex Big boss!!!!!!!!
Rovex Big boss!!!!!!!! :(
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opps forgot about the bail
opps forgot about the bail arm problem ... i bought one of the first in the state and yes the bail arm was crap .. the braid would slip into the join and was cutting into the bail (i never snapped off as i found the problem quick) ... was fixed under warranty and the new bail is fine
fishRamma
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Getting onto different
Getting onto different forums the reports back from users is ..It got repaired under warranty and broke again..
I'd give it a mis..
schecky
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hmm maybe its a miss then, i
hmm maybe its a miss then, i was going to get the lighter rovex big boss for anything lighter than mulloway (tailor etc.) might have to look into the big boss as the bigger reel and whatever else the tackle shack has to offer
it just seemed perfect for me with the price etc
ill have a talk to the boys down at the shack on thursday
fishRamma
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check these
check these out.9000..........u will find them on ebay for $169
http://www.tufftackle.com.au/#C1Maverick
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Penn SSM
Don't forget Tasckle shack have all the SSM reels for 115 bucks can't beat that for value, I would go with PE3 or PE5 on it, you could allways upgrade the drag to carbontex but there pretty good straight out the box.
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schecky
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that could be an idea
that could be an idea mav
ill have to suss it all out tommorow
Tim
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Agree
Agree with Mav. For that price the Penns are hard to go past.
Got to be wary of those internet/Ebay only reels. You would think if they were that good tackle stores would sell them.
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flangies
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Havnt had a single problem
Havnt had a single problem with my beast yet ;) I cant talk of them highly enough!
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honsu chin
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Had a quick look at the
Had a quick look at the tufftackle website....
Can't say I believe everything it describes for that reel. There's a reason why the Stellas and Saltigas cost so much. Its all about the engineering put into their products. If their reels can be done for cheaper and just as strong they would but its pretty difficult to engineer something cheaper to be just as good.
I'd stick to the reputable names and goto the tackles stores and try them out yourself. Make a post about all the reels you are interested and get your feedback. Thats all I can say, at the end of the day its up to you what you buy. I personally prefer Daiwas and all the Opus Bulls Ive sold have not had any problems. Cant go wrong with Penns Spinfishers nowadays. Strong, durable and simple reels. JW are producing great reels atm and offer great value.
Question is what rod are you putting the reel on??
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fishRamma
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There is a full review of
There is a full review of the Diablo 9000 on another fishing forum done by an individual and tuff tackle entering the post to discuss the review.
A few things that are just not quite right with the reel and tuff is changing a few things to make them better for the consumer.
I am watching the post to see where it goes and what the reel will do in performance.
hlokk
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Sure you can Honsu Theres a
Sure you can Honsu
Theres a fair bit of prestige markup on stellas and saltigas. They charge that much because they can as people are prepared to pay for it.
That being said, they do cost more to make, and I doubt you could make a reel for $500 rrp that was just as good as either of them.
"You get what you pay for" (only it doesnt lineary increase.
Edit: Actually, making a cheap reel as strong as a stella/saltiga with as much drag wouldnt be all that hard. But its not going to be as smooth, as light, as refined (and possibly not as reliable)
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fishRamma
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A diawa contractor is making
A diawa contractor is making these for tuff tackle using shimano bearings..specs
Features: - 24kg rated with 44lb of drag (100 - 150lb sharks, tuna, marlin with ease)
- Gear box lubrication port.
- Al-Si-Cu Aluminium body, and rotor, bail arm assembly.
- (NO GRAPHITE).
- All sintered bronze gears.
- Non reversible LARGE one-way bearing (permanent one-way).
- Stainless steel, Anit reverse Gear Ratchet
- Positive lock Screw in crank handle ( Left or right handed).
- Ball bearing spool (for high speed drag runs).
- Stainless steel, and carbon fibre composite drag washers.
- Fully sealed Drag.
- Patented handle and knob, with lubrication points.
- Bearing line level pulley.
- 3mm bail wire.
Line capacity 20lb-280yds 16lb 310yds 28lb 200yds 0.37mm-320m 0.4mm
300m 0.5mm-220m.
- Linear bearing race for internal slide plate.
- All Stainless 316 alloy for all metal components (Marine).
- All Aluminium alloy Al-Si-Cu (Marine).
- Gear ratio 4.4:1.
- Weight 800grams.
- Suits 10 - 37 kg spinning, jig, and game rods.
Requires reels seats # 22mm or bigger (Most rods over 10kg are #22mm –
#25mm)
With 2 years of research and developement
TuffTackle has come up with the PERFECT
reel, suitable for snapper to tuna to mako shark fishing,
and also suitable for suf fishing, one reel to cover most fishing types,
Buy it of ebay and only get 1 year warrenty.
Pay retail and get 10 years
honsu chin
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Yes it'll be interesting to
Yes it'll be interesting to see how the reel goes. Have you used one or seen one in action?
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fishRamma
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No I have not but the guy
No I have not but the guy that did the review is very cluey on reels he did catch a groper using a full squid.
After that he did the review with 21 pictures and the reel disassembled and went right though it in detail on every part.
Like I said not the perfect reel but we will see what tuff tackle do in making it better.
schecky
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tufftackle wouldnt load
tufftackle wouldnt load :S
so many good suggestions
looks like im just going to have to have a browse around
on reels in the size we are talking at the moment would 30lb be a good strength to be spooling em with?
and for surf and rock fishing is braid such a good idea...?
im worried with the rocks n all
im thinking maybe get some lo stretch or something along those lines...
anyone had any expierience with lo stretch by platypus?
flangies
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Yeah i run 20lb lo stretch
Yeah i run 20lb lo stretch pink on my penn acclaim but i gave that to nicson, Very good line it was great for lures.
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