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thanks so much that is really useful. I owe you beers sometime! Will read up on non fly reel sizings. I have a complete spinning set up i got for like £35 new online, both shimano rod and reel. This is a super light setup though 5-15g.baitrunner (freespool) facility - is this just adjustable drag on the top of the spool? just watched a video on it
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Ah, fuck. Nope, it's a lever behind the reel foot which allows the reel spool to revolve freely, it engages to normal geared use as soon as you turn the reel handle or flip the lever back.
5 to 15 will just about stop a raging gudgeon, ok, maybe a 2lb trout in a small stream. I use a 30 to 80 for heavy duty stuff, I've had 15lb pollack and 20lb rooster fish on it (look them up, they're awesome!), it will also handle bass, pike and salmon. You're unlikely to be chucking 3+oz lures in a river, so something with an upper limit of about 40g or thereabouts should do you.
And @jupiz, that stream looks lovely, free fishing is the best fishing! On the glass in foot front: I once stood on a 4" nail in a plank up at the Darent, I'm not sure which was worse, seeing the nail emerge through my plimsoll or standing on the plank to yank it back the opposite way. Couldn't walk for 3 days.
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@Bobbo, as an afterthought, I would avoid Wychwood coarse reels in general, this isn't tackle snobbery I have tried them and binned them within a season, their fly reels are fine (I have 2).
My go-to reels for everything from chub to carp and heavyish spinning are Shimano ST6000RB, these have the useful baitrunner (freespool) facility. I have 6 of these and none have failed in about 7 years. They're £55 new on ebay. I have got a posh 6000 Shimano for bass, pollack and overseas trips, but that is £200 which is what you pay for saltwater resistance, superb clutch and bombproof build quality.