Advice on best (and value) reel for teek sling/trigger-less gun

Quote from popgun pete

Seems that the old plastic reel has passed into history, but you can see them here and there must be something very similar today.

Academy – Australian Fishing Museum

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This one is green, but they were either black or white when I was buying them.

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Cheers Pete - when I look at these it makes me think an all plastic fly fishing reel will do the trick for me - modified to fit. Rely appreciate your postings - I'll look on line again at spear reels and make the call!

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Quote from Akira dkt

Ive used the 50m hatch reel (red tide etc...) it works fine. It is by no means in the same class as higher end reels like ULUSUB, Aussie Reel, or ERMES/MEANDROS, but it gets the job done. I started using this reel because it is easy to install, and it is light.

Ive used ulusub and aussies on shorter railguns 100cm> and they tend to make the gun negative.
The drag is basic, nothing to brag about. Line (especially stiffer dyneema cores and poly core) tends to get wrapped on the shaft between the mount and the spool, not when a fish is running, but after the run when reeling back slack line. But for general purposes it does the job.

I have also used the composite speardiver reel, I would say the performance is on par, a little bulkier and 90% composite, but it does the job. It makes a great belt reel.:thumbsup2:

I have an aussie reel (bought into the hype) I like it, no line tangles, good drag. I feel like the money is in the clamp style reel mount though, very innovative. (why arent other brands doing something similar??) With the spool sitting so close to the mount there is a small (very small) chance of friction fusing the plastic on a long fast run. (theres a video floating around the internet of a wahoo causing an aussie to fuse)

Ulusub reel as far as smooth reliable performance is my pick. rarely have tangles, spool and mount is rock solid. Its just as Dan said a little bulky and heavy. It is made of a teflon composite i believe, this eliminates the possiblity of friction causing damage to spool (no fusing).

Yet to try a vertical reel, but i dont think these will be appropriate for a sling IMO.

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Cheers for all this info - really helpful and I'm thinking money spent on a ulusub is the way forward - but will check first that it won't make the sling negative. As the sling is small and I've only checked buoyancy with a med sized fly reel. Spent many years working on water quality buoys in Scotland UK so interested to see your job... Clearer waters I imagine! Best wishes Rick

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