Alvey is no more

[Lovey80]

They still have a following with whiting guru's, I know a few up here, they've tried the bait runner style of spinning reel but have all gone back to the sidecast. As mentioned previously there's no after market service required so it's a one off sale.

That’s the biggest thing running against Alvey. Beach, Blackfish, Whiting. It’s a great reel that you hose off and it last a lifetime.

[TheRealPoMo]

but back to the alvey thing doubt I’d ever buy another and even when I beached fished I started using 7000 abus or spinfishers

Never done much beach work but since I sold the boat my ABUs have been dormant. I tried repurposing my 5000 rocket a few years back...bought an overhead beach rod. Hard to get one up here. Anyway I thought I knew how to use baitcasters but that was an experience. The good casts were jaw dropping but the bad ones were dire. Great respect to anyone who has mastered it. I guess that's another advantage of the Alvey.

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[billfisher]

Never done much beach work but since I sold the boat my ABUs have been dormant. I tried repurposing my 5000 rocket a few years back...bought an overhead beach rod. Hard to get one up here. Anyway I thought I knew how to use baitcasters but that was an experience. The good casts were jaw dropping but the bad ones were dire. Great respect to anyone who has mastered it. I guess that's another advantage of the Alvey.

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Daiwa Sensor Surf's are very good overhead rods for beach fishing. I use overheads almost exclusively for beach fishing. Mainly 6500's and 7000's. They are quite hard to backlash if you have all the brake blocks fitted. Oiling them every 4 trips or so helps as well.