Which Electric Reel
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Topic: Which Electric Reel
Posted By: andrem
Subject: Which Electric Reel
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 9:46am
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Not sure where to post this After some opinions on electric reels, cant decide between the WFT 1200 or the shimano plays 9000 or dendo maru 9000. The wft is faster and has more drag than shimanos a japanese made motor as is quite a bit cheaper. But if shimano honour the 10 year warranty on electric reels seems that would have some value. The its hard to justify paying so much more the the dendo maru over the plays if i go shimano.. After opinions on anyone's experiences with above reels appreciated. Andre ------------- Rehab |
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Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:03am
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May I be so bold as to ask what you plan on using those for? ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: andrem
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:24am
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bluenose, hapuka, basically anything that bites the hook... ------------- Rehab |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:30am
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All good I am still old fashioned and prefer to wind by hand so really cant offer much advise there. ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz"> http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: andrem
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:36am
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Thats what i thought until i went electric....now probably wouldnt bother without one. You can always wind by hand if you so desire. ------------- Rehab |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:42am
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Agreed and my time will come especially when I see the depth going past 350-400 and my old bones start squeaking Good luck with your search and I shall watch with interest ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz"> http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: Rockyw
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 11:04am
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I have got two Daiwa electric reels a 750 and 1000 Tanacom bull and have had no problems with either in the last 4 years. Caught plenty of Gemfish, bluenose, and hapuka in up to 400 plus meters of water. I have a Scotty electric downrigger plugs one each side on my boat, so instead of running the reels with the clamps onto a battery, I put Scotty downrigger plugs on the reel end and plug them in to the down rigger ports.
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Posted By: wayno
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 11:32am
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Hi Andre, take a look through this thread http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/electric-reels-recommendations_topic92724.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/electric-reels-recommendations_topic92724.html , lots of very good information from some knowledgeable people. I decided to go for the Tamacom Bull 1000, loaded with 1000m of braid with a custom bent butt rod through Blair at Whakatane Sportsworld. Still waiting for the blooding of the same, but it's coming, just need the conditions to fall in line with my other committments so I can get out toward the deep near White and give it a go. Had a small battery for the sounder on my tinny (which is now languishing in the garage) which I have modded to clip the power lead to. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">  To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid. |
Posted By: cod
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 12:06pm
| both shimano and daiwa make awesome electic reels i sell lots of tanacom bull 1000 reels and also the two speed seaborg mega twin reels match with a grandwave rod and you have a awesome combos a mate of mine commerial fishes with the daiwas and has no issues.....they are bullet proof |
Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 4:58pm
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I am with you on this Boulder I have never used one, however if you are doing prospecting out in deep water (300-500m) then electric reels are the way to go as you can get the baits back up really quick if there are no fish there and then move to a different spot, rather than taking 20 minutes to wind it up by hand from that depth. Once you have found the fish then you can use conventional reels. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Sho_gun
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 9:30pm
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Don't what ever you do buy a Banax Kaigen. There is a fault with the line feeders and they are crap |
Posted By: Fish Pimp
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2013 at 4:55pm
 Isn't that a bit like having a dog and crapping on the lawn yourself ? your going to put an electric reel presumably with baited hooks etc down to see if there are fish down in the depths ...Thennnn if you get a lets say Puka you are going to wind it up by hand  or worse still put the electric reel away and go conventional'' .Buy a reel Andre they are all you need for livebaiting King fish etc.
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Marligator wrote:Posted By: Quantum
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2013 at 5:19pm
| I bought 2 Tanacom Bull 1000 reels and custom bent butt rods earlier this year and I wouldn't be with out them. They add a whole new level of humour and fun to our fishing as well as providing some of the best table fish available. We often stop while marlin fishing and grab a feed when we run over a likley looking spot. It is quick and easy and while its not sport fishing it provides for a tasty meal. I went for the Daiwas as I know someone who has fished them commercialy with no problems for years and I couldn't see any reason to pay more for the other brands. In saying that each to their own and I haven't used any others to compare but I certainly have had no reason to wish I had bought any another brand. |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2013 at 2:13am
| We just had to replace the drags on our heavily used daiwa tanacom bull 1000 after hooking a rather large shark that ate a grouper. The crapped out drags caused the reel to act all kinds of strange from completely powering down mid retrieve to just not wanting to work at all. First time using it after replacing the drags it worked like a charm and we spent 5 hours deep dropping with no issues. |
Posted By: Davo
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2013 at 5:40am
| I upgraded all 3 of my daiwas (megatwin, bull 1000 and bull 500) when i bought them with carbontex by Ginger at Bartons. No problems at all...and i catch a few fish on em. A key thing to remember with them is that they are power assist reels, not winches. I work the rod as per normal manual winding, especially on big fish - and its still a hell of a scrap lifting decent bass up from 400m. Service from Daiwa has also been excellent. |