ALVEY
Submitted by Leemo on Mon, 2008-03-31 09:07
iv finally decided to buy myself an alvey abd im wondering what are some reccomendations. iv ben looking at the 500B surf and another one i cant rememebr
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Colin Hay
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What do you intend chasing with it?
And what rod will you be matching it with?
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Colin Hay
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My two suggestions
would be the 6500BCV for the surf or the 650 BERR for the rocks.
Just as a matter of interest, why are you going for an alvey? Don't get me wrong, I have had a few Alveys over the years and they have served me well, but for the price you are looking at for a decent Alvey these days you could get a pretty decent spinning reel or an overhead.
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Leemo
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i manly intend chase tailor
i manly intend chase tailor and mulloway with it. im reparing one of my jarvis walker 13ft beach rods( from when jarvis walker was actually half decent.) my dad has had an estuary champion alvey for over 25 years and its almost dead so im getting a new one beacuse i like the style of it and that it is hard to break.
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feral1975
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I use the 6500's off the
I use the 6500's off the beach , i like them as they are simple and have a pretty good drag system for the price
Colin Hay
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Sounds like you have the right sized rod
SDoes it have a low reel mount?
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Feral
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if your interested S.O.I i
if your interested S.O.I i have a 651 (deep spool) alvey that im looking to sell .. ive also got a good rod with it at the moment too .. its got a few minor scratches on it but its a bloody good reel and hasnt had much use - never caght much besides salmon and tailor on it and the odd ray ... line capacity is something silly like 1km of 8 kg mono (which is on it now) .... Pm me if your interested
Leemo
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atm its got a removable
atm its got a removable wooden butt so were taking that off and 'plugging' up the hole. also gotta repair some eyelets on it because there crappy. i got the rod for free from a garage sale
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Leemo
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alvey
PM sent Feral
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