Blacksheep Reel

[chief 1]

I went to the shops and saw a Blacksheep reel for about $650,not really thinking of buying it soon,i'll save up for it though,looks like a nice,if people know about this reel,what do you think are the pros and cons on it

CHEERS

[Champilly]

Don't know about the reel itself however the price is a bit steep. Last time I saw one (which by the way was a good 18 months ago, as they have not been made for a couple of years) - they were clearing out for $450.

Then again they may be a collectors item now......

[chief 1]

the place i went is pretty expensive

[abbot_86]

yeah mate ive heard they are a great freshwater reel but thats way to expensive, youd get em alot cheaper than that.. cheers nick

[bayfisher]

The black sheep is a version of the cvz, has beefed up drag if i remember correctly. Never handled one personally but I do have a jap-spec cvz 203 and its a pretty sweet ride so no doubt the blacksheep would be a pleasure to use. If you do a quick search you will find plenty of info on the blacksheep.

Cheers Chris

[Tim_08]

Hi chief I've just bought a blacksheep 250, I believe around $650 was their new price (05) I paid $550 locally (Gladstone) and I reckon you could get one for around $500 delivered from overseas if you looked hard enough. They were a limited edition and I don't know how many there would still be left. From what I have been able to find out about them the main pro is the 7kg drag straight out of the box, widely regared as the best standard drag available from a baitcaster that size. They also have bearing supported knobs, a large "power" handle (I think it's 100mm) and like you mentioned they are a bit of a collectors item they are suped up by i'ze which is basically daiwa's "supertuning" house (think STi to subuaru). The only cons I have heard so far is they don't have a disengaging levelwind which can make casting a very long leader (leader on the spool) more difficult than say a cv-z and you have to open a sideplate to adjust the magforce brake setting. Other than that they are a highly sought after real especially for impoundment barramundi and are also saltwater fine. I've also heard people reccomend them for Papua new guinea's black bass.

Hope this helps
Tim

[NAGG]

Don't know about the reel itself however the price is a bit steep. Last time I saw one (which by the way was a good 18 months ago, as they have not been made for a couple of years) - they were clearing out for $450.

Then again they may be a collectors item now......

The sheep is regarded as one of the finest drum baitcasters built..... something like 11 bearings , 7 kgs of drag & synchronized level wind ......... Yep its a collectors piece for sure!
Arguably the best big barra reel made to date

Nagg

[spears]

You can still buy them new: AU $575 online

[PNG1M]

I've owned a Blacksheep 300 for two years now ($400 from an O/S supplier).
I have used it several times in PNG for black bass and barra. I have found it to be a good, solid & reliable reel that performs well but overall I found my Calcutta 400 to be smoother. So out of the two I found myself opting for the Calcutta as the first one I'd grab if I had a couple of rods set up & waiting.

The Blacksheep kind of has a 'chunky' action. A couple of mates in the fishing club gave it a try and said that it was just a straight-forward, tough, solid reel (not necessarily built for silkiness). Before my next PNG trip I'll take the sheep to Doug Burt's at Southport for a general lookover as the reel has hauled in some pretty solid black bass to 17kg. Then I'll test it out again to see if the TLC has made any difference.

[chief 1]

Cheers everyone

[reggy]

Can anyone tell me what sort of anti reverse system the black sheep has?
Is it a ratchet and dog system, or is it a one way roller bearing, or is it both?
The Calcutta 400b has both, making it, in my books, a great, outstanding value reel.
Reggy

[bayfisher]

Can anyone tell me what sort of anti reverse system the black sheep has?
Is it a ratchet and dog system, or is it a one way roller bearing, or is it both?
The Calcutta 400b has both, making it, in my books, a great, outstanding value reel.
Reggy

The cvz series have both systems, Both the millionaires and Calcutta's have their die hard followers, certainly makes for interesting debate as to which is better.

......The right answer is the millionaire

[BR65]

The sheep is regarded as one of the finest drum baitcasters built..... something like 11 bearings , 7 kgs of drag & synchronized level wind ......... Yep its a collectors piece for sure!
Arguably the best big barra reel made to date

Nagg

Nearly talked me into not selling mine, might keep it for another couple of years for when those big Mondy girls get to nasty to pull out of the sticks.

[NAGG]

Nearly talked me into not selling mine, might keep it for another couple of years for when those big Mondy girls get to nasty to pull out of the sticks.

Hey Brian ...... As a matter of interest , What would you replace it with ????

Chris

[NAGG]

Seeing that the Sheep has been around for a few years now! .. What is considered as the current equivalent

Would it be the Bluebacker ? ..... or is there some other JDM that would hold the mantle ?

Just Curious

Nagg