7HT mag

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#1 Post by brown07 »

Awrite lads just wondering your views on this reel copared to the likes of the original 6500 mag elites and other older reels.

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#2 Post by keith »

Hi Mate,
I recently got a 7ht mag and have used it a few times and I love it, I wont be using 6500's anymore much prefer the 7ht but like I said haven't had it long so going on my first impressions.
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#3 Post by carpets »

great little reel fool proof well worth an try if you dont like it im sure you wont be left with it long
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#4 Post by BigPhil »

lol, u get 3 casts with one of mine and your well interested warren!
go on, blow out the 6500s and get one! :D
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#5 Post by brown07 »

lol yeah def tempted boy realy nice smooth reel
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#6 Post by MC »

great clean beach fishing reel
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#7 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

have one warren, very nice reel. clean beach reel but as you said very smooth. I love the 6500s too though but the 7ht mag is very nice. If your around this way you can have a go with it no bother
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#8 Post by bigsod »

All I can say for fishing ill never use an abu again, 7ht mag is by far the best reel ive ever had
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#9 Post by brown07 »

Cheers for the replys lads... yeah thanks for the offer chris
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#10 Post by eric »

best reels i own, i found one not so long ago on a beach, next to a rock, by the look of it, it had been there for a while. got home stripped it, replaced nothing, just a drop of oil 'n' grease, washed the sand out etc... and now its the best casting reel i own, even better than the new 7ht mags i bought. ok it looks like a blind cobbler's thumb but if that aint the deffinition of hard as nail i don't know what is. try this with an abu :lol:
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#11 Post by COD FINGERS »

great reels ,I wouldn't use anything else
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#12 Post by round_ourway »

just bought one
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#13 Post by mtb »

I'm still struggling with mine, particularly on the shorter casts. The mags dont kick in at all on a gentle lob and if I forget to "thumb" it then there's usually a horrible mess. I still use my old 7HT and it's much more forgiving. Guess which one I use when flounder fishing.
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#14 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

i take back what i said about it, only got mine at xmas and 3 days ago, out of the blue it stopped engaging. Now i cant seem to use it! Iv always taken good care of it so i know its not something i did. Anyone else have this problem? Its really annoying me cause i paid 170 pounds for it 4 months ago!!!
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#15 Post by beachcaster »

chris if its only four months old send it back to the shop you got it from,or at least phone them and see what they have to say about it.better still ring daiwa in scotland and tell them i am sure they will fix it for you.
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#16 Post by round_ourway »

mtb wrote:I'm still struggling with mine, particularly on the shorter casts. The mags dont kick in at all on a gentle lob and if I forget to "thumb" it then there's usually a horrible mess. I still use my old 7HT and it's much more forgiving. Guess which one I use when flounder fishing.



I would never think of using a multiplier for short distance work... I did see a fella in the sea angler fishing for flounder using a beast of a rod and a 7ht mag low down on the rod with a rig baited up with lug, white rag and then tipped off with maddies.. makes no sense at all...

I prefer a small 8000 sized fixed spool for short distance work... its a nightmare for me trying to play a decent fish while trying to thumb line onto the spool and reel in with the other hand...
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#17 Post by round_ourway »

this is not good news as i have only ordered one there..
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#18 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

beachcaster wrote:chris if its only four months old send it back to the shop you got it from,or at least phone them and see what they have to say about it.better still ring daiwa in scotland and tell them i am sure they will fix it for you.

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#19 Post by quagmire51 »

i just bought oen recently and there does seem to be a few niggles with them,
for fishing i use the 7ht range but im an abu man for casting.

I never had any bother over 20 years usage with the original 7hts so lets hope the mags are as good
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#20 Post by round_ourway »

i got the 7ht mag and its fine.. lovely reel and a pleasure to use
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