Keith M
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Currently I’m using a Drennan FD4000 front drag reel for my light waggler fishing, but I’m getting a bit fed up with it constantly spilling line too easily and getting the odd loose line loops appearing when winding my float in.
This doesn’t always happen but just enough to make it annoying, so I’m looking to replace it. If it didn’t do this it would be fine.
I very recently ordered a Diawa Ninja 2500 reel but sent it back because the spools were quite small in diameter and I’m looking for a reel with slightly larger diameter spools; although the Ninja 3000 & 4000 reels do look like they might have slightly larger diameter spools, but the spools are a little too deep for using approx 100 to 150 metres of 2lb to 4lb lines (I would prefer it not to need any backing line at all if I’m using lighter lines).
Can anyone on here advise me of a decent modern float reel that has largish diameter shallow spools that will take no more than 100 mtrs of 4lb line? And which doesn’t suffer from excessive line spill? and costing no more than around £80 if possible?
I have a Shimano stradic 4000S GTM-RC but this feels slightly too big for using with the finer reel lines, plus I have a couple of old Team Diawa S2553 reels but they have the smaller diameter spools. If I can’t find a decent float reel I will probably be forced to go back to using my old Mitchell Match reel
Keith
This doesn’t always happen but just enough to make it annoying, so I’m looking to replace it. If it didn’t do this it would be fine.
I very recently ordered a Diawa Ninja 2500 reel but sent it back because the spools were quite small in diameter and I’m looking for a reel with slightly larger diameter spools; although the Ninja 3000 & 4000 reels do look like they might have slightly larger diameter spools, but the spools are a little too deep for using approx 100 to 150 metres of 2lb to 4lb lines (I would prefer it not to need any backing line at all if I’m using lighter lines).
Can anyone on here advise me of a decent modern float reel that has largish diameter shallow spools that will take no more than 100 mtrs of 4lb line? And which doesn’t suffer from excessive line spill? and costing no more than around £80 if possible?
I have a Shimano stradic 4000S GTM-RC but this feels slightly too big for using with the finer reel lines, plus I have a couple of old Team Diawa S2553 reels but they have the smaller diameter spools. If I can’t find a decent float reel I will probably be forced to go back to using my old Mitchell Match reel
Keith
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