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I meant the Shimano Saragosa...Socorro is a cheaper model. For in depth reel reviews that are not sponsored or biassed...Google Alan Hawk's reel reviews.

Hey folks, I have an old Daiwa Millinoaire overhead reel in pretty good working condition and I would like to get it into action. Does anyone know what line class they're suited to and the type of rod that was used with them back in the day? I don't have any specs available. I currently have it spooled with 10lb Berkley Trilene although I'm stumped with rod choice...length, weight, style etc? I don't want to spend too much, so I'm looking at the lower priced overhead rods, like Abu Garcia Muscle Tips or the cheaper Ugly Stiks. Something to practice on. Any thoughts from the more experienced among us? Cheers Anthony

Groper are majestic and beautiful creatures...that is all. Like I said, it's just my choice. I see them differently to you, obviously. You see them as sport and food, I see them as majestic beasts of the sea. I can't bring myself to kill something so beautiful. But drummer, tailor, salmon, trevs, squid...no problem. It was a comment, I'm not debating.

I've been looking at the Salina 3 also. I have a friend who swears by them and has a few and they get a workout, believe me. Big kings, GTs, spaniards etc off the rocks. But the point made by Roylo^^^ is a good one...speed isn't everything, sometimes torque is more important for big fish...especially when you're not in a boat that can chase a fish down while tiring it out. 15 kg drag is ample and line capacity??? If you've lost 300yds of 40-50lb line on a reel with 15kg drag...then you're pretty much burnt anyway! I like the reviews and specs of the Pfleuger Crank and Salt reels....seem like good value for money. I have a 40SW Salt and it's as smooth as butter and spooled with 15lb braid, it's got some gumption too! The Penn Spinfishers have a good rep, but only 4.9kg drag...a little light-on by today's standards. Still, a fairly bulletproof reel. Shimano Socorro is a good reel, but the drag pins are known to break and I don't think they are covered by the warranty, so it's like a $60-$80 repair...so...good luck in your choice. My money's on the Salina 3, and they are available at WELL below retail if you know where to look! :-)

Sneaky fisho ey? ;-)

Hahaha...know what ya mean...12 hour session on the rocks for me. No fish caught but a beautiful way to spend a much needed day off.

It is the pro's that are the true "fishraiders", but every time I go fishing, I see people keeping every little finned creature they hook...straight into the bucket. I'd rather follow rules and feel good about it, than have no guidelines at all. I would never keep an undersized fish or a large flathead, groper or cod. Nor will I ever kill another octopus after discovering that they are intelligent. That's just my choice as a responsible person. I saw a huge blue groper yesterday morning, cruising around the kelp beds. Would have been about 90cm long. A lot of fishermen would kill to get their hands on such a fish. If an animal doesn't need to be killed, why kill it just because the law allows us to?

What an awesome day it must have been. I've never experienced anything like that before. At first I thought...do you really need to keep everything you catch? But then I thought, commercial fisho's do it DAILY...and they do it for profit. You're going to eat or use all of it...so well bloody done mate!!

My thoughts exactly. The best I've seen so far!

I always take extra plastic bags with wherever I go so I can take other people's rubbish. A few weeks ago on the rocks at Kiama, a couple of locals and I filled a large garbage bag of rubbish left by other fisho's. Makes me angry and gives me a feeling of hopelessness that clashes with the pleasant nature of spending a day fishing.

Thanks Grant.

Yep...as you said, half way up roughly. 6-8kg line class, 28-56gm cast weight. It'll do for starters...dunno about heavy baits etc though. Maybe just medium to start with.

Thanks, I'll go out and check it now. A low mount barge pole of a rod with anything other than an Alvey reel seems useless.

Wow...readnig all these comments about everyone in their boats catching jews etc really makes me feel like I'm missing out on all the action.