Omoto Severo....Anyone Used One
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 05 Jun 2026 at 12:54pm
Topic: Omoto Severo....Anyone Used One
Posted By: jonocoogee
Subject: Omoto Severo....Anyone Used One
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 2:36pm
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Ok Ok, I know the word Omoto is a 5 letter word not allowed in some households. But I am just eyeing up the Severo 5000H for topwater fishing, I don't do a large amount of topwater so i can not justify a top end reel (catalina, saltiga, stella etc.) I am just wanting to know if anyone has used one and their honest thoughts of them, I know they are a touch heavy which doesn't bother me for topwater. They have a 140cm retrieve (box ticked), 15 kilo of useable drag (box ticked). The Alan Hawk review on them is pretty good although thats based entirely form an engineering approach, It would be good to hear opinions of someone who has used them first hand.
 TIA Jono ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 4:07pm
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What's it worth ? ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 4:17pm
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They used to be around $800 but on sale at forlongs for $390. ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: atis
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 5:15pm
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Why don't you buy a Finnor Lethal 100 or a Quantum Cabo 120?? You can get the lethal under $200 http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/lists.html reviews: http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/reviews.html ------------- http://www.basszone.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.basszone.co.nz home of  reels |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 5:20pm
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I used to have a lethal, used it for jigging, although a good review on Alan hawk it just didn't feel all that nice when using it. I'll have a look at the cabo specs. ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 6:17pm
| what happened to the saragosa? |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 6:40pm
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I turned it into a Low gear Saltiga. I used it as a jigging reel, it was ok for topwater but a touch slow. ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 7:29pm
| yeah wish they bought the 8000 in. |
Posted By: Wallopit
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 10:29am
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hey man have a look at the new okuma azores. cheap as chips but looks algood. dual force drag (20kg) and size 80 returns 116cm per crank. Also holds around 300m of 80lb and weighs about the same as my saragosa 10000. |
Posted By: SDMatthews001
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 11:15am
| I wouldn't recommend the Azores personally. My friend purchased one and his first trip out the line roller and bail fell apart..... |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 6:30pm
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Thought about the " penn clash " , very nice reel ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: Helmsy
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 9:59pm
x2, have given one a good thrashing both here and in the islands and dealt to some solid kings and GTs to 25kg with no issues
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Wallopit wrote:Posted By: duncb
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2015 at 8:06pm
| Consider a Daiwa Saltest. Not the highest spec or the prettiest reel around but in 5 years working on boats on the Great Barrier Reef I've seen heaps of them used and abused on Doggies GT's and Spanish Mackerel and have yet to see one have any sort of problem. |