5000ts

richchappy · 5000ts

just had a propper play with these, and to be honest i was very surprised, they were shocking

not balanced at all, loads of play in the handle, cluch takes a life time to tighten,

and in reality very out dated,

so why do so many people use em, i know they are hard as nails and never give up, but surely there are better reels out there....

is it the hearn factor

rav

hahaha like [censored]. how do you define 'balanced', what aload of tosh.
clutch tightens in one turn for me from a decent free spool setting. but then again i fish lakes heaving with weed and snags so i dont like em to run far.

the reason soo many have, and still love tournies is the fact they will last forever, the clutch is ultra smooth and they dont look like the modern crap that blinds you at first sight and breaks every 5 minutes..

and tel boy uses ss3000's, what i would do for a set of them bad boys.

Cambs Carper

My dad has the tournies, solid reels superb clutch. As for the 'hearn factor' as you put it get real people just like quality gear, you about the first or second person ive ever heard complain about the reels

The Carpinator

the same as cambs in the fact that your the first person ive ever heard to bad "mouth them" from what ive seen there a quality reel and alot of people would love a set

richchappy

i know, i have only heard good things about them,

thatswhy i was so surprised about it,.

unless it was a dead old display modle that had been battered and was a dogey one i duno...

but it didnt feel anything special

nick_dunn

THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE THEY ARE CULT.

hence why iv had 3 of em, now i have a set of original ss3000's.

theyr just a nice dull reel compared to all the shiny magpie attractor shimanos and daiwas out there. i cannot stand shiny reels etc so i have these reels. they look far better also haha.

matgreasley

did you put em onto a rod to feel how balanced they were?

richchappy

na, just had a play, as i said not in fishing situation

tbh i was more interested by the basiair... 600 quid each, there mental... but thats another thread

but the starnge thing is, i can still see myself buying the 5000s

nick_dunn

basairs are lovely also, its what type of gear you like at the end of the day.

richchappy

nick_dunn

Did you see them at tackle and guns rich? and id agree, atleast with the ss5000 and st5000 theyre pretty solid.

richchappy

ye mate, went on the sunday,

and at 1800 quid for a set of 3, you would have to sleep with one eye open...

rav

you wouldnt sleep at all. and youd have to a mug to buy em in all honesty.

nick_dunn

same as buying 3 technium mgs. lol.

carpmanjay

ive just bought a second hand set of torny's thats three times in 15 years no matter what reals i have i always go back to the torny's bomb proof, dosent make u look like an instant carper, fantastic clutch and still brilliant at casting, i can out cast all my other reels with these. just hoped these ones dont get nicked!!!!