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Post by fisho999 » Sat May 28, 2022 11:12 am

heyy,

i want to buy some snazzy reel handles for this bait caster i bought, budget is 100 dollars.

https://www.anacondastores.com/fishing/ ... 0753-black

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Post by Sebb » Sat May 28, 2022 1:46 pm

Are you sure?
Is it worth pimping up that reel?

Not saying you can't/shouldn't, but usually people pimp up expensive toys. And the upgrades are usually to fit expensive toys. Not sure if there's anything that can fit that reel.
You can check ebay and AliExpress, there's quite a few things to style up reels. Just make sure it fits to your reel.
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Post by fisho999 » Sat May 28, 2022 2:15 pm

yeah i was worried about it not fitting. what would i search to find the reel handles?

i was just wanting to make it look a bit flashy, not pimping it to much

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Re: reel handles

Post by fisho999 » Sat May 28, 2022 2:16 pm

like what size reel handle do you think it is?

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Post by Sebb » Sat May 28, 2022 3:43 pm

No idea. Usually I just search for the reel's name and model.
Like: shimano caius baitcast handle.
Or something like that.
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Post by Andrews » Sat May 28, 2022 5:47 pm

You'd need to measure the diameter of the shaft, or google what the diameter is, to be certain that a third party handle would fit.

There are plenty of awesome brands out there which produce third party custom parts at varying price points.
Gomexus is a retailer within Australia which produces aluminium/carbon fibre/titanium handles at a relatively affordable price. For transparency, I'm sponsored by Gomexus, so I'll have a natural bias towards the brand.

Googling the model on the brands website, it says that this model of baitcaster is a 7x4mm and a direct fit. More details google the below handle.
https://gomexus.com/products/baitcastin ... 3686327395

Here is the range they offer, top link is just baitcasters (as this is a combo model, the name of the reel may not be listed). The bottom link is another retailer.
https://www.ebay.com.au/str/gomexusaus/ ... 7346718013
https://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/pro ... _parts_890

Hope that infomation helps, even if it's just regarding the thread size!
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Post by 4liters » Sat May 28, 2022 6:11 pm

See if whoever does the BerleyPro custom rod grips does reel handles too

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Post by Andrews » Sat May 28, 2022 7:09 pm

4liters wrote:
Sat May 28, 2022 6:11 pm
See if whoever does the BerleyPro custom rod grips does reel handles too

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I had to do a double take on that rod grip.
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Re: reel handles

Post by mazman » Sun May 29, 2022 2:10 am

Reel handles and knobs are a nice extra to add to an outfit but I'd highly recommend saving your money and putting it towards something else at this stage in your fishing journey
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Re: reel handles

Post by fisho999 » Sun May 29, 2022 7:37 am

yeah for sure, saving up for an overhead combo any way and i also got a surf rod combo from Alvey before they all run out.

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