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Old 17-08-2008, 06:35 PM
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Ultegra xt-b anyone used em wat they like for distance fishing...........?
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good reels mate used them for about 3 months,what distances are you fishing?
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150 yrd mate
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good reels mate used them for about 3 months,what distances are you fishing?
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Got 3 of em and cannot fault them, I can hit 100yds easy enough with my 2 3/4 NG's so you should be able to hit 150 with the right rods.

I much prefer these to my Tournies think they cast better and definately feel better but that might just be in my head.

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had a play with the 5500xtb 2day,very impressed,so impressed my tournaments are going up for sale!
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just got a pair myself. £90 each from poingdestres. they feel great as for distance I'm getting about 100 yds and thats with 2 3/4 t/c rods. the line pick up on them is really good aswell
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I can do about 100-120 yards with anglers workshop snipers 2.25 tc 12lb line straight through but i am not a good distance caster.
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I can do about 100-120 yards with anglers workshop snipers 2.25 tc 12lb line straight through but i am not a good distance caster.
I'd be prity chuffed with that fella.lol
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i am but you hear these carpers saying they can do 150-180 yards
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i am but you hear these carpers saying they can do 150-180 yards
probably mean when they use a baitboat
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have you got his rods mate?
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i am but you hear these carpers saying they can do 150-180 yards

Nah I bet half of them are over estamating a fair wack.
I had ago of a set of distance marker bino's I was actualy amazed how far things actualy are.To what I thought they were.
Saying that tho there is some mean casters out there!!
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i meant some mate wrote that wrong dont want to offend the real casters
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Any time. Now go and have a shave you scruffy git.lol.
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