Does your reel pull like a rabid dog on a short leash? If the answer is yes, then give rubber the thumbs-up because it’s time to get a proper grip. …
Reels
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Technical wizard Neil Mackellow explains how to tune the Penn 525 Super Mag reel. Based on the original 525 Mag the Super Mag has been tweaked to offer more reliable …
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Neil Mackellow explains how to tune the Penn 525GS Mag reel. The one large/one small bearing set up makes the 525GS Mag very user friendly. Initially clean the bearings and …
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Neil Mackellow explains how to tune the Penn 525GS reel. With serious cranking power and pretty much bomb-proof construction, the GS may be the cheapest of the 525 range, but …
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Do ceramic bearings or ceramic hybrids offer serious advantages over ordinary stainless bearings? Opinions vary even among top casters and anglers, so we asked Neil Mackellow and Iain Graham to …
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Braid-bite is the scourge of multiplier users. Here we show you how to spool-up professionally and reduce the likelihood of ‘biting’. The swing to braided lines in recent years has …
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All-round angler Dave Proudfoot can break tackle for fun and doesn’t mince words. Here he does his best to knock seven bells out of Daiwa’s new Saltist 20H shore reel. …