advice on spinning reels

[halcoholic]

im upgrading my reel have been told the sealine bull is a good reel any better arond the $200 mark

[Horse]

What do you want to do with it?

[halcoholic]

mostly spinning for mackerel off the rocks

[metaloid]

Assuming that you're looking for an all-rounder (rocks,river,boat) fishing 12-20lbs mono or 20-30lbs braid, you can't go wrong with the sealine bull, but it's one heavy mamma!

Others to consider would be (imo):
Penn Slammer $159
Okuma Salina $179
Shimano Spheros $185
Shimano BaitRunner $175 (BTR) - $229 (D)

Personally I reckon that everyone should have at least one Shimano BaitRunner! ;D

[robvee]

Spinning from the rocks you need a reel that can handle the knocks.
That Daiwa is superb!
I have a Penn Spinfisher all-metal. Heavy yes .... but will go the distance for many many years.

[revs57]

Penn have a new range, the Conquor, worth throwing in the mix

[tunaticer]

######## (that big tackle store in Coffs Harbour)have the Stradic 4000 on special online this week for $195.

[Jarrah Jack]

I have a number of spinfishers and keep going back to them. Just make sure that whatever you get is fast enough for the spinning you do. I found the SS at 4.8 to 1 speed is too slow for high speed tuna spinning. My mate had an overhead 6 to 1 and beat me everytime.

[devocean]

For spinning don't go past anything that is below 6.1. Speed is the secret to spinning and without it you are wasting your time

[Si]

have a crack on ebay and classifieds and see if you can pick up a Shimano TSS4. It might sell for a higher price you would expect for an old reel but has great line length retrieval per crank of the handle, casts well and is pretty tough. it's a old classic reel designed for your purpose of spinning.

i saw one on there for $200 about six months ago. bit hard to find now though.

cheers