Okuma VS Spinning Reels

[Tony_l]

Hi

Has anyone had any dealings with these reels?

[dugong]

not sure what you are asking???
i have a nice little okuma bait feeder spinning reel, its never given me any agro, so far so good and it has brass gears, most reels in the same price range have alloy/ plastic.
cheers

[MIKOS]

Hi tony,
I have two okumas.The one i love the most is the md80 which is a medium sized eggbeater.Have used it for trolling and normal fishing activity including catching good tuna and mackeral.In my book it has definatly prooven itself and would never hesitate to by another one .Also if you shop around you can usually pick them up for half price when those sporting stores have there sales on.Buy one you will Love it.

[SquareBear]

G'Day Tony

I have five Okuma reels, and have not had any trouble with any of them. However, all the reels I have are used primarily for light tasks, such as estuary fishing, so I cannot attest to their ability to stand up to high-speed pelagics.

I have a Fina that I intend to use for some beach fishing, so will let you know how it goes if you're interested.

SquareBear

[Tony_l]

I was wondering if anyone had tried the Okuma VS series spinning reels.

Cheers

[Brett_Hoskin]

I have a fd 80 spinning reel.

The drqag is still very smooth it has caught plenty of big fish and I have never pulled it apart..

Cant complain.

[beatsworkin]

i think okumas are one of the best reels around and for there money well you have to take them into consideration check out the prices on ebay i got a $400 reel last night for $206 delivered to my door

[craftycarp]

I have 5 okumas and my father has another 2. On my smallest okuma and 6'6 bream stick, whilst flicking for for small chopper in the channel on south fraser I snagged a 10kg golden trevally. 45 minutes later I had it on the beach. That little okuma and I mean little went red hot to touch but never missed a beat. I love my okumas. They are an awesome bit of technology for the price. If you want to see the pick of the capture go here. http://paradzik.com/goldy2.jpg

[aussiefool]

I have the okuma im80 great reel

[land-lubber]

i bought a cheepy okuma reel, i think it was a beachcaster?? for about $60, that was 3 yrs ago, i use it for beach fishing, rock fishing and heavy jetty fishing. i have abused the #$$% out of it and only stripped her down a couple of months ago and gave her a good re-grease. nice simple design inside and smooth drag. have a look at the 'some pics of cod' post under saltwater photos, that was the okuma reel that u can see. good solid piece of machinery that will take a beating and is easy maintanance.