Reel types

Submitted by One Eyed Phil on Mon, 2011-04-18 16:21

G'day all

Can anyone provide a general summary (or point to website) on the uses of different types of reels?

Baitcasters/spinners/alvey etc Also what do the numbers refer to - 2000,3000 4000, etc

thanks

Spinnerak

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Mon, 2011-04-18 17:51

Spinners: Probably the easiest to use (IMO) for all types of fishing in general.

Baitcasters/overheads: Strong reels generally with large line capacities, ideal for bottom bouncing and game fishing.

Quite hard tio get used to with a baitcaster to stop overruns, and not suitable in high wind as you will get alot of tangles.

Alveys: Don't have one and only used one once, probably not my personal choice but they seem to last a long time, work alright for bottom bouncing.

The numbers refer to the size of the reel, a 1000-2500 is for bream/whiting/squid, while a 20000 is for GTs and Sambos.

There are other systems like 030, 040, 050 ect, don't know exactly how they work though, but smaller number for the smaller fish is the general rule.

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