Sweepfire baby!

[Cone]

Maybe the sweepfire is Alan's favorite spinner because at $20.00 people just buy another one instead of sending it in to him to service. I know how much he likes to service spinners.    Bob

[alantani]

busted..... 

[spottybastard]

Alan, cheap price aside, is it worth upgrading to carbon fiber drags?

[alantani]

absolutely!  they are great little reels!

[Dominick]

After reading this thread I vote for d).    Dominick

[Alto Mare]

After reading this thread I vote for d).    Dominick

[lyt]

yeah.....

"d" is very profound.

Anyway....  unless those new drag washers are seriously inexpensive, i can't see how justified they would be.    any further thoughts on that guys?     

[Cone]

Those drag washers may be exspensive but I say their still a must. If it keeps your start up drag down and keeps you from losing fish. If your reel lasts 2-3 years at 20.00 The drags are probably still good and may transfer to the replacement 20.00 reel. JMO  Bob

[OldSchool]

Seriously...what model and size? or is this generically applied to the Sweepfire range.

I'm skeptic. 

[spottybastard]

Model Number   Action  Bearings   Gear Ratio   Line Per Handle Turn   Wt.   Line Capacity          Max Drag
SW1000-2B    UL / -    2BB    4.9:1    21.2′                  6.7   2/240, 4/120, 6/80      4.4
SW1500-2B    L / UL    2BB    5.3:1    26.8′                         9.9   4/155, 6/100, 8/80      4.4
SW2000-2B     ML / L    2BB    5.3:1    27.6′                   9.9   6/135, 8/110, 10/90      4.4
SW2500-2B    M / ML    2BB    5.3:1    31.1′                        10.9   6/210, 8/170, 10/140      8.8
SW3000-2B    M / ML    2BB    5.3:1    31.1′                        10.9   8/240, 10/200, 12/170      8.8
SW3500-2B    MH / M    2BB    5.3:1    35.8′                     14.5   10/240, 12/210, 14/170  13.2
SW4000-2B    H / MH    2BB    5.3:1    37.0′                        14.5   10/300, 12/260, 14/210  13.2

Pretty awesome specs for a reel under $25.00.  Personally have three.

[Ron Jones]

13 #s of drag!

Who's fished 40 pound braid on a Sweepfire?
Ron

[Bryan Young]

Ron,

On Alan's Sweepfires, he has 50# braid.  They have caught a lot of RockFish here in California.

Bryan

[lyt]

"On Alan's Sweepfires, he has 50# braid."   

that is AWESOME.

I actually put a gimble on the end of my 6' 6"   7 lb. rod/sweepfire combo with 75 lb. braid.  The guys tend to look at me funny when I jump up on the railing of my local bridge and lock into the fighting belt as I strike full with carbon fiber and launch the 2 lb. sheepshead over the road and into the other side of the Intracoastal.  

[Bryan Young]

I think we have 20# test on the others for pier and rock fishing.

[Bunnlevel Sharker]

"On Alan's Sweepfires, he has 50# braid."  

that is AWESOME.

I actually put a gimble on the end of my 6' 6"   7 lb. rod/sweepfire combo with 75 lb. braid.  The guys tend to look at me funny when I jump up on the railing of my local bridge and lock into the fighting belt as I strike full with carbon fiber and launch the 2 lb. sheepshead over the road and into the other side of the Intracoastal.  

Let me guess, this is some where in nc, maybe the bonner bridge? And i found the perfect spinner for Mr.Tani, the really old shakesperes. All SS internals, simpler than most conventionals, the stock drags are small and suck, but rough cut CF washers help a ton