Hi Guys

This is my new reel a Okuma Helios 8/9 loaded with 100 yards of Airflo 30lb bright orange backing (very inconspicuous ) and a pitsford 9# floater. Just waiting on the rod now to go with it

This being for my heavy rod pike/swff i used a different method on the end instead of whipping on a loop of nylon, ive stripped and stitched a loop in the braid then whipped over and coated it in aqua sure, i must say its very neat and i will simply loop to loop my 20lb leader on to it.

Ive loaded my spare spool with medium sink line and the same backing i need to get another spool.

Have to say im very impressed with this reel i cant believe its been or being discontinued

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Englander

"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

Looks the business Englander, nice loop also.
Hope you christen it soon.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

hi englander i have the same reel and love it they look very expensive but they are a reasonable price i got mine for £48 brand new still in the box cheers fritzcat

brilliant reels. great value for money, have used that same model on three saltwater trips to cuba and found it to be excellent . had a big bone run through a mangrove and the length of a football field before the guide and myself got the rod through the mangrove ripping line off all the time in fits and starts and the reel performed brilliantly.
wrecked a line on a mangrove one morning after bones and at lunch the guides told us the tides were going to be good for big tarpon, i needed a 500 grain sink tip for the channell we were to fish so i put it on the helios. true to thier words the guides were right and the tarpon turned up i stuck a fish approx 50 lbs and the reel handled that too. i think the reel is very aesthetic and if it did not have the okuma name on it which probably turn a lot of tackle tarts away would have been a much bigger seller.
hope you get to have as much fun with yours as i have with mine .