Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques

Low Budget GT Reels

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Travis Heaps:

--- Quote from: Peter Morris on December 14, 2010, 09:40:37 AM ---
--- Quote from: Chris Webster on December 13, 2010, 02:35:14 PM ---I'm waiting for someone to say it..........

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Ok...I will bite... ;D

The Daiwa Sealine Bulls are IMO a real waste of money.
My mate killed his fishing for snapper....(and I witnessed this happen within a month).....
GT's would laugh at the reel.

Give the Saragosa over this reel any day..!

Pete

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Graham isnt talking through his hat here, he uses the sealine bulls to catch GTs, i know this as a fact.  Not everyone that wants to chase gts is looking for 50kg models in the wilds of where ever or has access to stellas.  For those looking to have a go at popping for 15-25kg models on a budget the price difference between a sealine bull and saragosa 14k might be a fair amount of $.  If it works for Graham, it will work for others so in a thread on budget gt reels i think it has a place.

Peter Morris:
Some Truth to that Travis,

However I would never recommend to someone 'A Daiwa Sealine Bull'....over something like a 'Shimano Spheros or Saragosa'.....

Why..?......Because when it comes to warranty issues and service Shimano leave Daiwa for Dead..!!!...

Pete

Graham Scott:
Hi Guys,
Like I said I'm waiting for the daiwas to give up.......still waiting. I 've been down to the tackle store many times checking out stellas, saltigas and twin powers. I have even stopped rinsing the bulls in fresh water after trips. Hopefully it won't be long now until I can buy another reel.
Line capacity is good, retrieve speed is good, drag is OK provided you don't want to pull your arms off (needed a couple of tune ups)
If you can't afford a sports car, doesn't mean you have to ride a bike!

Photo of typical Bull victim attached.

Mark Harris:
Love it Graham :).

A friend of mine has similar attitude to his Spheros - several sizeable Dogtooths have failed to break it for him  ;) .

Wong Kai Zhee:
one excellent choice (if available) is the Ryobi Safari 5000 (made in japan model. those made in china are crap).

its a first rate reel but never became really popular, probably due to somewhat limited line capacity and lack of ARB (works on dogs).

i have used 2 extensively and really cant fault them.

they are great value, especially 2nd hand, when they can be purchased for <400sin including spare spool.

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