TomKat Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Looking to get an Alvey 820BCV boat reel for deep bottom fishing offshore (60 - 80 fathoms). I like their large line capacity and ease of winching up heavy weights from deep drops (tired of pumping and winding with the overhead!). The only issue is trying to find a rod to suit with the runners in the correct location on the rod. I know Alvey have rods to suit but they look heavy being one piece solid glass. Would like something around the 6'6" but with 15-24kg composite glass graphite blank (something light but also robust). The lack of rods to suit this set up is frustrating. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Looks like custom made may be the only way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr magoo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 havent done it myself ,but have you put any thought into a jig rod a 220 gram jig rod could easily handle the weights your talking about ,grafite construction make them light and they can cetainly handle the drag requirments of the alvey cheers arman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softplasticsjunkie Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Fork some cash out and get one made up.... Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelican Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Because ypu are on a boat you are not actually casting so just unwind the drag and let it drop and that way you get no line twist , can use braid and can use any "normal" rod that suits Alvey mount? Well that is my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Most of the charter boats use a 15-24kg boat rod in 6'3". Penn made up some suitable rods, nice an affordable to. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Love bashing in the 100m for Pearlies and Snapper, they are a good setup. I went with a Silstar Crystal Tip in 15-24kg I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKat Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 Thanks for your ideas guys. Main concern is the rod having the low mount and the runner spacing to suit. Otherwise it wont load up correctly. Will look into the jig rods (was thinking of the silstars)and the penns. Greg, do you know what model Penns would be suitable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGenius Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I was on a charter 2 weeks ago that was using Alveys and Penn rods exclusively, im not sure the exact model number of the rod but it was a Penn International series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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