I almost brought a fin nor 8500 offshore reel today for $250 , have come back home to do some home work . Wanting a reel that can catch a kingi and will stop it . What's your thoughts ? I've never had a decent egg beater these seem very well built
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I almost brought a fin nor 8500 offshore reel today for $250 , have come back home to do some home work . Wanting a reel that can catch a kingi and will stop it . What's your thoughts ? I've never had a decent egg beater these seem very well built
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A reel with drag to burn
The Fin-Nor Offshore OF8500 Spinning Reel features a multi-stacked drag system that is capable of churning out a massive 27.2kg of drag. Made up of 10 cotton/carbon fiber and stainless steel washers it provides you with an ultra-smooth and ultra-durable feel, just as you would expect from a Fin-Nor reel. This huge drag system makes it ideal for targeting Kingfish and other hard fighting specimens.
Strong aluminium bodies and 4 double-shielded bearings provide a solid foundation for the stainless steel drive gear and pinion gear, which is backed up by a strong stainless steel centre shaft. Used for a multitude of purposes from jigging with 37kg braid to casting poppers and live baiting this is an ultimate big boys toy.
Fin-Nor Offshore OF8500 Spinning Reel Features:
Strong aluminum body, sideplate and rotor
Stainless steel drive and pinion gears
Stainless steel center shaft
4 Double-shielded stainless steel bearings
Forged aluminum spool
11-Disc stainless steel and carbon fiber drag system
Powerful 4.4:1 gear
Fin-Nor Offshore OF8500 Spinning Reel Specifications:
Oversized Multi-Stack Offshore Drag system
Lock-down Drag: 60 lbs
Line Cap. (Mono): 540 yds. / 20 lb
Line Cap. (Braid): 400 yds. / 65 lb
Gear Ratio: 4.4:1
Max Drag: 27.2kg
Inches-Per-Turn retrieve rate: 43"
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A 1m speargun gets the job done
But 1.2 m just to be safe:thumbsup:
I am a bit of a shimano stradic fan Shimano STRADIC 8000 FJ Reels at the best price at Fishing Direct NZ !
Have used the Fin-Nor, it is a strong reel and will stand up well to Kings and other powerful fish...So will the Stradic 8000fj, both have good drags and are well built within their price range.
I own a 5000fj and have landed small kings on it from the rocks without any dramas.
You won't go wrong with either reel!
That's a great price compared to elsewhere splash . I'm over my budget as it is as always :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Splash
Can't help with the "eggbeater" type reels as i have never used a big reel in this style BUT if you are targeting Kingis use 60lb braid and 100lb leaders if you are jigging or trolling as a lot of people up here just use their snapper rods and and get broken off. Distressing as this is for the angler loosing and expensive lure its worse for the fish with the hooks possibly holding his jaw shut and starving to death.
I use a Jigstar 250 / Accurate Overhead reel combo which works well both for trolling and jigging. I also have recently acquired a Fin-Nor Offshore OFC16H Jigging Reel / Rod combo but not yet got it wet. Just the price was to good to refuse.
The reel you are looking at should be just fine for what you want but what type of rod is it going on??
Got about 4 to try from , haven't gone there yet . Was going with 80 lb braid and yes 100 lb leader . How long should this be 5 mts ?
Stella!!!!
I run between 5-6m leader. Are you jigging or trolling??Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Trolling and casting was the plan , am new to this so if one was to tell me jigging was the go ! Im guessing that's what I'll be doing too .
If you are in Chch and fishing round there a popper rod might be the go that you could also use for trolling.
I would struggle to use my jigging rods for casting poppers.
If you are planning on Fishing round Top of durville then Jigging is the usual preferred method.
Can't see me out in durville in my wee boat . I'm up at the olds place in Blenheim for a wee bit with boat . Thinking of port underwood for a fish . Any decent fishing out there ?
Not sure but there's snapper in the bay over the hill to the west, and the odd king fishQuote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Paua in knee deep water, or at least there was before those guys got caught with all those under sized ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Any one been out of Clifford bay ? There's a wee camp by the beach and there a reasonable place to launch small boats .
Go for the fin-nor you won't regret it built like a brick shithouse I am slowly starting to go the fin-nor route with all of my gear which started from buying two fin nor rods but still won't part with my penn850ss or my shimano aerlex 8000 and both of those reels will stop or slow down a good sized fish.
I have an Okuma Salina high speed. 14kg drag, 5:1 ratio. Good as a Stella for a third of the price.
Stop it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Nothing's as good as a Stella, and certainly not for a third of the price!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I dont know much about okuma egg beaters but if their game gear is anything to go by there are far cheaper options to store nylon on.
Had an okuma reel once never again
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Im not a fishing geek, just use what's available so gathering information.
Can I answer?
Interesting, I have one of their cheap "hundy dollar" snapper combo's which gets absolutely thrashed and not loved afterwards. Still working after 5 years and caught more than a few big snapperQuote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Trolling & casting are 2 different applications really you need specific reels for each .
Stella for the casting but maybe a Mitchell ripe tide or similar for trolling.
Had an Okuma ABF80 lasted 12 months.Couple of eagle rays ,1 kingi few snapper then thrown on the rubbish bin.
The bait feeder jams ,the front drag didn't function properly & the 5 year warranty wasn't worth the paper it was written on.
I had to pay for repairs for faulty parts & freight costs. Quite frankly it was a piece of shit I paid $165 for.
To add I now have a ABF90 as a back up reel but seems to be built a lot better than the 80 model.
Imo trolling and egg beater dont mix
Have a fish with one. You may be surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
Agreed, I don't use and eggbeater for anything, overhead or baitcaster for all applications even surfcasting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
But if you must then Daiwa Saltiga, very underrated in NZ!
Nice reel the daiwa :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
If i could cast an overhead I might join you in your thinking :)
I paid $300 for an okuma overhead combo hooked a good sized snapper with it and the reel shit itself at the most crucial time and as chris said the warranty was only good for wiping your arse with so okuma lost a potential follower with me. penn, shimano, Fin-nor and daiwa is where it is at for reels and rods IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Penn is dropping its game too. More worried about gold handles and looking gay than fuctioning at a high level
Abu Garcia make some bloody good gear too if you stick to their high end stuff.
Have to agree, Shimano for snapper (stray line) and Daiwa for Te Kingis.
Dan M
You forgot Shimano for stickface's :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Danny
Done deal Fin- nor off shore . It appears built like a tank ! Almost weigh as much too :thumbsup:
The rod is equally important imo, it should be doing all the hard yards while the reel just helps restrict and retreive line in and out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
You get the combo right and a small drag reel will keep up with a big fish as long as hes not working alone :)
Good choice Munsey ,if its in the same league as the off-shore rod I just brought .Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Now you just got to get a kingfish attached to it!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Any reel can catch a Kingy but some are better then others. Personally i fish for Kingfish with Stellas as I go out too soley target Kingy's and want to be able to stop them if i hook up a 30 or 40kg fish. In saying this I have no doubt that the likes of the fin-nor and Okuma are able to stop kingfish but if you are giving them shit 24-7 then they wont last as long as the better quality gear. The longevity of any reel also comes down to how they are looked after. Alot of guys treat there gear like shit, don't clean it and expect it to last. It doesn't matter if you are fishing a Stella or a Fin-nor if you don't look after the reel its not going to last, simple as that.