Good lad David, a true Northerner, plan the drinking before everything else, proud of you, love my Shimano reels but you're right prices are eye watering.
Haha priorities David, one day I’ll learn🤦 Yeah very expensive aren’t they. Thanks for watching and commenting David, very much appreciated. Tight lines and have a good Christmas 👍
Another great vid Dave. Being a pensioner, I don't get out as much as I'd like. I live in Whitley Bay, but do most of my fishing at Sandy bay/Newbiggin. Its great watching you and Gaz from the comfort of my living room. Thanks very much for taking the time to record and post videos, and I wish you and your family a Merry Xmas and have a great 2023. Kev 👏👏👍👍
Thanks very much Kevin really appreciate the kind feedback 🙏 glad you’re enjoying the videos. Same to you, Merry Christmas and all the best👍 tight lines for 2023🤞💪
Hi David I have must bought the XSD looks and feels awesome, have you tried using the spool filler inserts to save line? Do you switch between spools light line for the beach on one and heavier line on the other for the rocks? First impression the drag control and spool release on the top top is very smooth and hard to grip if you want to change spools Cheers Steve
Great review David, I’ve recently bought a power aero xsb after tossing between that and your reel in question, but after a very good deal it was a no brainer with the price difference, however I fed the same as you, the standard handle feels a little to small and finicky when cracking through kelp etc, I’ve been recommended the gormexus power handle knob however I prefer the bullseye style you’ve changed yours too, but I’m just wondering weather you know if the bullseye style would fit the power aero xsb. Keep up the good work
Cheers Charlie much appreciated. Sounds like you got a good deal👍 I’m not sure if it would mate. It might be worth ringing North East Tackle Supplies and speaking to Gary there, he might be able tell you as I know he’s got experience with all of those reels. If not maybe a dig round on some forums to see if anyone has tried it. Hope that helps and tight lines 👍
Good review Dave, all the best to you and Garry for 2023 re bail arm being cut through, I use Abu multipliers, 6500 mag elite (beach) 7500c3 (rocks) both with level winds, I have started using braid and one thing that happens with both reels but mainly the 6500 is loops pop out and catch the back of the level wind something that's never happened with mono. I wonder if these loops are catching your bail arm? The more I give it the beans the more it happens!
Thanks a lot Steve same to you, hope you’ve had a good one👍 I think my issue was more to do with human error or the bail arm accidentally flipping back over pre cast without me noticing. Thanks again for commenting and your support for the family, tight lines for 2023👍👍
I asked you about these the other day and then stumbled on your brilliant review, cheers buddy. Still in two minds about purchasing one, may I just ask one final question. Years ago when I used fixed spools, the only thing I didn’t like about them was if you were bringing in a large fish, I sometimes got some movement with the reel bending slightly as I cranked away. Given the non-metallic structure of these, you don’t get that with this do you, when you’re bringing something heavy in?
Hi Chris, glad the review was useful. Personally I’ve found, due to the low gearing of these reels, they feel solid and smooth and don’t have a tendency to bend. The handles are actually metal so there’s no problem there. They’re not cheap so ideally, if you can, trying before you buy would be a huge benefit. Hope that helps and tight lines👍
Sure is a nice reel and a nice price but you do get what you pay for or should do .I have heard when they go wrong they do cost a lot of money to get repaired . Merry Christmas buddy and thanks for your video,s.
Cracking review a own the bullseye 9120 and when you mension the smoothness is lovely on the shimanos but do you not think they wear off dead quick tho👍🏻🎣
David forgot to say your the best you tube angler out there in my eyes how you put the video out and got in to prospective detail ya back round music intro cant be any better mate most of all your a mag from the north east 😂⚫️⚪️ anyways a wish you a lovely xmas and a happy new year pal all the beat of fishing for 2023🎣👌🏻👍🏻
Hi mate thanks for the comment 🙏 erm so far my aero Technium is still smooth so hopefully it stays that way🤞🤞 haven’t used my Bullseye that much so early days to say at the moment.
@@cupholder3120 thanks mate that’s a huge compliment, really appreciate it🙏👍thanks for all of your support for the channel this year, really grateful for it🙏🙏👍 tight lines and have a great Christmas 👍👍
Good, honest review.👏 My opinion is that if I could afford £600 for a reel, I'd want it to be metal, not plastic.🤔 I have had a Shimano ultegra XSA for years and had no problem at all. It came with 2 spools, 12000 and 10000, so 1 spool mono and the other braid for me.😃😃 But, if I'm correct, the new shimanos come with 1 spool and various adjusters. Not much choice there.🥺 My Shimano biomaster 8000 came with 6000, 7000 and 8000 spools.😃😃 Sorry, but I feel Shimano reels don't justify their price anymore. Just my opinion.🥺
Thanks very much Ian appreciate the detailed feedback 🙏 I agree, I’m not sold on the Ci4 material, reels that price should not be anything other than metal. Yep one spool and spacers so not ideal for the price. Best wishes and thanks for your support for the channel this year, really appreciate it🙏 have a great Christmas, best wishes 👍
@@fullcircleangling Hope you have a great Xmas too.🧑🎄🎁 I hope Gary makes a full and speedy recovery.🙏 The support is your deserved reward for the content, time and effort you put in to make it a great channel.👏👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So a massive thank you to you. 👍👍👍
Xsb is the better reel marginally over the newer model xsc, personal opinion, after 8 years, your handle upgrade definately a good move on xsc may now source one myself now l know you can as there definately not interchangeable as l ve tried. l fish with both, my pair xsb are in their 8th year and still 100%, my go to braid reels here in north east anywhere you need distance, over all grounds.I use all metal penns for lobbing in heaviest ground local. The newer xsc l use match fishing with mono only, down on South Coast only now. Lot people say these Shimanos are not up to heavy fishing, l beg to differ, like any reels if you don't abuse them and service them properly they will last. And more importantly don't crank the death out of the gears under a full heavy load, with likes of full load fish and kelp on. lve had one my xsb in Africa on more than one occasion, on proper fish that do take a lot of line and it was smooth as silk and with a faultless drag. My compliments on your videos, quality content, honest and to the point, very entertaining thankyou😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Hi David, thanks very much for taking the time to comment in detail, very much appreciated and duly noted, seems the XSB has the edge, I'm definitely going to try and get hold of one when I sell my Bullseye. Tight lines for 2023 and thanks again, cheers.
Good lad David, a true Northerner, plan the drinking before everything else, proud of you, love my Shimano reels but you're right prices are eye watering.
Haha priorities David, one day I’ll learn🤦
Yeah very expensive aren’t they. Thanks for watching and commenting David, very much appreciated. Tight lines and have a good Christmas 👍
Nice honest review, All the best and keep the good vids coming in the new year👍
Thanks Stuart really appreciate that mate🙏 tight lines and all the best🙏
Another great vid Dave. Being a pensioner, I don't get out as much as I'd like. I live in Whitley Bay, but do most of my fishing at Sandy bay/Newbiggin. Its great watching you and Gaz from the comfort of my living room. Thanks very much for taking the time to record and post videos, and I wish you and your family a Merry Xmas and have a great 2023.
Kev 👏👏👍👍
Thanks very much Kevin really appreciate the kind feedback 🙏 glad you’re enjoying the videos.
Same to you, Merry Christmas and all the best👍 tight lines for 2023🤞💪
Hi David I have must bought the XSD looks and feels awesome, have you tried using the spool filler inserts to save line?
Do you switch between spools light line for the beach on one and heavier line on the other for the rocks?
First impression the drag control and spool release on the top top is very smooth and hard to grip if you want to change spools
Cheers
Steve
Hi David
. Best wishes to you and garry. Hope he is OK. Keep the vids coming. Tight lines for 23.
Cheers Steven thanks a lot, same to you👍 best wishes 👍
Great review David, I’ve recently bought a power aero xsb after tossing between that and your reel in question, but after a very good deal it was a no brainer with the price difference, however I fed the same as you, the standard handle feels a little to small and finicky when cracking through kelp etc, I’ve been recommended the gormexus power handle knob however I prefer the bullseye style you’ve changed yours too, but I’m just wondering weather you know if the bullseye style would fit the power aero xsb. Keep up the good work
Cheers Charlie much appreciated. Sounds like you got a good deal👍
I’m not sure if it would mate. It might be worth ringing North East Tackle Supplies and speaking to Gary there, he might be able tell you as I know he’s got experience with all of those reels. If not maybe a dig round on some forums to see if anyone has tried it. Hope that helps and tight lines 👍
Great review. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks Peter same to you mate👍 all the best 👍
Great review mate, keep em coming and happy hangover 😂
🤣cheers John I’m already feeling the effects of over indulgence 🤦 tight lines for 2023👍
@@fullcircleangling I’m jealous mate, stuck overseas working until the 5th Jan, hopefully there’s plenty fish about when I get back 🥴
Good review Dave, all the best to you and Garry for 2023 re bail arm being cut through, I use Abu multipliers, 6500 mag elite (beach) 7500c3 (rocks) both with level winds, I have started using braid and one thing that happens with both reels but mainly the 6500 is loops pop out and catch the back of the level wind something that's never happened with mono. I wonder if these loops are catching your bail arm? The more I give it the beans the more it happens!
Thanks a lot Steve same to you, hope you’ve had a good one👍
I think my issue was more to do with human error or the bail arm accidentally flipping back over pre cast without me noticing.
Thanks again for commenting and your support for the family, tight lines for 2023👍👍
Nice review mate and merry Christmas
Thanks a lot mate, same to you, Merry Christmas 👍
I asked you about these the other day and then stumbled on your brilliant review, cheers buddy. Still in two minds about purchasing one, may I just ask one final question. Years ago when I used fixed spools, the only thing I didn’t like about them was if you were bringing in a large fish, I sometimes got some movement with the reel bending slightly as I cranked away. Given the non-metallic structure of these, you don’t get that with this do you, when you’re bringing something heavy in?
Hi Chris, glad the review was useful. Personally I’ve found, due to the low gearing of these reels, they feel solid and smooth and don’t have a tendency to bend. The handles are actually metal so there’s no problem there.
They’re not cheap so ideally, if you can, trying before you buy would be a huge benefit.
Hope that helps and tight lines👍
@@fullcircleangling thanks for getting back to me mate. It’s really appreciated 👍🏻
Sure is a nice reel and a nice price but you do get what you pay for or should do .I have heard when they go wrong they do cost a lot of money to get repaired . Merry Christmas buddy and thanks for your video,s.
Yeah they’re not cheap at all but are good as you say, trade off I suppose. Merry Christmas to you too mate, thanks for your support 🙏👍tight lines 💪
Cracking review a own the bullseye 9120 and when you mension the smoothness is lovely on the shimanos but do you not think they wear off dead quick tho👍🏻🎣
David forgot to say your the best you tube angler out there in my eyes how you put the video out and got in to prospective detail ya back round music intro cant be any better mate most of all your a mag from the north east 😂⚫️⚪️ anyways a wish you a lovely xmas and a happy new year pal all the beat of fishing for 2023🎣👌🏻👍🏻
Hi mate thanks for the comment 🙏 erm so far my aero Technium is still smooth so hopefully it stays that way🤞🤞 haven’t used my Bullseye that much so early days to say at the moment.
@@cupholder3120 thanks mate that’s a huge compliment, really appreciate it🙏👍thanks for all of your support for the channel this year, really grateful for it🙏🙏👍 tight lines and have a great Christmas 👍👍
Good, honest review.👏
My opinion is that if I could afford £600 for a reel, I'd want it to be metal, not plastic.🤔
I have had a Shimano ultegra XSA for years and had no problem at all. It came with 2 spools, 12000 and 10000, so 1 spool mono and the other braid for me.😃😃
But, if I'm correct, the new shimanos come with 1 spool and various adjusters. Not much choice there.🥺
My Shimano biomaster 8000 came with 6000, 7000 and 8000 spools.😃😃
Sorry, but I feel Shimano reels don't justify their price anymore. Just my opinion.🥺
Thanks very much Ian appreciate the detailed feedback 🙏 I agree, I’m not sold on the Ci4 material, reels that price should not be anything other than metal.
Yep one spool and spacers so not ideal for the price.
Best wishes and thanks for your support for the channel this year, really appreciate it🙏 have a great Christmas, best wishes 👍
@@fullcircleangling Hope you have a great Xmas too.🧑🎄🎁
I hope Gary makes a full and speedy recovery.🙏
The support is your deserved reward for the content, time and effort you put in to make it a great channel.👏👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
So a massive thank you to you. 👍👍👍
Xsb is the better reel marginally over the newer model xsc, personal opinion, after 8 years, your handle upgrade definately a good move on xsc may now source one myself now l know you can as there definately not interchangeable as l ve tried.
l fish with both, my pair xsb are in their 8th year and still 100%, my go to braid reels here in north east anywhere you need distance, over all grounds.I use all metal penns for lobbing in heaviest ground local.
The newer xsc l use match fishing with mono only, down on South Coast only now.
Lot people say these Shimanos are not up to heavy fishing, l beg to differ, like any reels if you don't abuse them and service them properly they will last.
And more importantly don't crank the death out of the gears under a full heavy load, with likes of full load fish and kelp on.
lve had one my xsb in Africa on more than one occasion, on proper fish that do take a lot of line and it was smooth as silk and with a faultless drag.
My compliments on your videos, quality content, honest and to the point, very entertaining thankyou😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Hi David, thanks very much for taking the time to comment in detail, very much appreciated and duly noted, seems the XSB has the edge, I'm definitely going to try and get hold of one when I sell my Bullseye.
Tight lines for 2023 and thanks again, cheers.