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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: TrophyHunter on March 14, 2006, 01:49:33 PM

Title: centerpin reels?????
Post by: TrophyHunter on March 14, 2006, 01:49:33 PM

has anyone ever used the Sheffield Okuma centerpin reel??? looks like a great reel for a pretty good price... all the writeups seem good too... I am looking to buy a new centerpin and would appreciate any help...
and what would be your first choice of reel?

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: Fish Assassin on March 14, 2006, 01:52:05 PM

If money is no object, a Milner Talisman

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: TrophyHunter on March 14, 2006, 01:58:04 PM

can you tell me what makes this reel so great... is it a better reel than islander??? or the Okuma for that fact

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: Ribwart on March 14, 2006, 03:55:51 PM

I fish an old silex superba....works fantastic for me, but if I were going to buy a new one it would have to be the milner talisman also....it's fairly similar as far as I can tell to my silex....can't tell you anything about the okuma, sorry.
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Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: Xgolfman on March 14, 2006, 03:59:26 PM

i don't own any but have thought about it and my buddy said the same thing, get the milner, supposed to be super smooth, made in canada yadda yadda yadda...

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: Fish Assassin on March 14, 2006, 04:02:13 PM

The Milner reels (Talisman and Kingfisher) are both made from solid aluminum stock. The Islander reel is an excellent reel but it does not have a cage which is my personal preference. The line sometimes comes off the side at the most inopportune time.

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: montegobay man on March 14, 2006, 04:17:56 PM

;D  Hi   thickrick milner  the best by far . I was going to purchase the Islander but what sold me that the milner. Had no bearings  no noise .very smooth  it cast better than my old jewel silex . cost about the same as the Islander(  allsome reel with my 3113lb sage ) ;D15lb max   cheers Montegobay Man coolrunnings  next one is talisman  milner ;D

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: BIG T on March 14, 2006, 09:27:32 PM

Hi thickrick,the sheffield use 2 german design bearing,it is pretty quiet and smooth,light weight too.is pretty good for that price,but is all depend how much you can buy it..But if you want a better name brand ,so you have to put more money out,you get what you pay for.Remember river politics

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: kingpin on March 15, 2006, 11:25:24 AM

i own both a kingfisher and steelheader. my steelheader is very quiet not even louder than my kingfisher. I'd go with the islander just because i think its got a better feel as your drifting.

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: TrophyHunter on March 15, 2006, 01:43:02 PM

thx for the help.. I am going to head to my local tackle shop this week and play around with a few to see what I like.. I appreciate all the input.. I am going to spend a few bucks on this and I wanna make the right choice

Title: Re: centerpin reels?????
Post by: TrophyHunter on March 15, 2006, 02:46:39 PM

haha they changed it to Genesis pretty much over night about a month ago... nobody knew it was coming