Cheap topwater reel for kingfish

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Thanks @Rozboon.
Unfortunately I won't have a lot of opportunity to get out so don't want to throw too much money at new gear. I already have a collection of rods and reels that don't get used enough.Smile
I did a lot of LBG up the east coast (from Te Kaha to Hicks bay) in the 80s and 90s targeting kingies but always used overhead reels spooled with mono for casting. I have been using braid exclusively lately for all my fishing and the thought of casting poppers/sticks into the wind with an overhead spooled with braid no longer appeals to me. Getting too old and lazy for that.
I know the fixed spool reels have changed a lot over the years and own a few very nice small ones now but need schooling on the larger sizes, hence my first post.
The travel rod will do in the mean time as it is so easy to take and if I get smoked too often I may get motivated to up grade then.
I landed my first SI kingie off the rocks a while ago on a softbait rig (Shimano Starlo Stix rod and Abu T-Alloy 3500 reel spooled with 6kg braid) and had a ball. It had me in the weeds/rocks 3 times and took over 40 minutes to land so next time I go I don't want to be so under gunned.
I will check out the Okuma. Thanks, again.
PS. One thing I learned many years ago was that the tighter the drag was the more easily your line would pop if it touched something.Wink
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Ended up with the BG 5000. Size/weight and balance seem good on the T curve. Hopefully will be able to give a report on it's success soon.
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Hi folks!

First post. Lennox Head, Australia.

Just read the first page. Is Alan Hawk's reel site popular in New Zealand?

From his info the Shimano SW10000 would be the go. (I have two.) Some of the reels being mentioned are the smaller ones in the series. For example, the Fin Nor Lethal 10000 is highly rated and all metal unlike others in the series. (Bit heavy for lure casting but it does have a proven 24kg of drag and a large line capacity.)

Regards, Rob.
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Welcome, Pommy. There's a few of your countrymen on the forum. Lennox Head is a pretty nice part of the world, some good rock platforms from what I could see driving from Byron down to Ballina, and back inland.
I can't say I'd be keen to go kayaking or swimming in that area, with the shark attacks in recent years, but some good fishing, no doubt.

I think opinion is divided about Alan, over here, but plenty of keen fishos know about him and read his site. I think his reviews are quite useful to add into the mix of my decision making. But they do tend to get a bit over my head in terms of technical analysis. Are some of the issues he notes really going to affect me in the lifetime of my reels, given I'm not doing hard core kingie jigging etc? 

Others aren't convinced about his conclusions based on their personal experience with a particular reel. And some have picked out what they reckon are errors in his background observations.
I'm sure dyed in the wool Daiwa addicts are tired of his slamming of the magseal technology and servicing, but others can see where he's coming from.

As you can see from this thread, everybody is different in terms of budget, rod they're balancing the reel with.
I presume you're talking Saragosa when you say SW10000. Lot of fans of the Saragosas over here. Do you mean the Lethal 100? Pretty heavy reel, certainly heavier than to match my rod. But others on the forum have rated it as bullet proof and good for the money.
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