found this on gumtree for £50, beautifully made and starts turrning with little more than a sparrow farting 2 gardens away.

Spooled it up today with flo cast 4lb... will give it a try on sunday there is a 3lb roach with my name on it

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Lucky boy............she looks a real (sorry, no pun intended) beauty. I'll wager that you can't wait to give her a spin...........birdsnest

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Fear not if I steal from your side, as of yore, from paradise streams to fish Teifi once more.
BN based in Wolverhampton

Good buy.

The Pirate.

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A word to the wise. Be careful with the knurled nut and screw on the backplate that holds the reel together, keep it done up tight and check it carefully and often during a day's fishing.

And before you ask - yes I was that soldier, at Barton Court fishery some years ago. I was able to get a spare from Arnold's so no long term harm resulted, but losing it cut the days fishing short.

That said, they are nice reels, good luck with it.

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JH based near Southampton

Very nice indeed, you lucky boy


Sent from my iPhone while out and about

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Eddie
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Voltaire

Reel beauty (pun intended). Well done.

That was on for £100 a while back.

Bargain, I think they are in excess of 200 new!

i have just done a bit of a round robin with line etc ... whilst the kingpins is beautifully engineered it is heavier than the cortesi.. i will give it a fair go but i think i might end up selling it on or trading it for something lighter i had a play with an olkuma today in a tackle shop... plesantly surprised at the quality

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I've got a couple of Okumas, my first was a #7/8 fly reel free with a subscription to T&S a few years back. I was so pleased with the build quality I now have five reels various. They may be a little on the heavy side but I rate them..................birdsnest

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Fear not if I steal from your side, as of yore, from paradise streams to fish Teifi once more.
BN based in Wolverhampton

Bargain! Nice looking piece of kit