Brookesy 20 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hi I've got a couple of Shimano Beastmaster XTA reels which are loaded with braid. Unfortunately, my club only allows braid on a couple their lakes so I want to load up a couple of spare spools with mono for when I'm fishing the other lakes. But can I find a dealer? Buying spares for my old baitrunners was easy. I'm guessing the beastmasters are a bit more obscure, or the spools are not so easily swappable. My (possibly ex) local tackle shop suggested I'd be better of buying new reels or to speak to Shimano, which wasn't a lot of help. So my question to the learned fellows and ladies on this site is do you know which spools fit these reels and can you recommend a dealer to buy them from? Thanks Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blanksalot 260 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I have the xta for my spod & marker reels, some spools on e bay , £40 each tho item num 131104358035 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharpy86 170 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 http://www.shimanofelindre.co.uk/index.php?page=felindre-service These guys are very good. Can't remember if links are allowed?! Brookesy and salokcinnodrog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brookesy 20 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thanks guys. I'll give the service guys a call before shelling out £80 but I expect they'll be similar. Might be easier to trash the braid Cheers Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharpy86 170 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Can't you just use a few empty line spools or something similar, and wrap it onto one of those by hand? Yes it would take a lot of time - but at least you could save the braid, and shelling out on new spools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blanksalot 260 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nige did a thread on stripping line, empty loo roll holder on a cordless drill, empties a spool in minutes, I have several loo rolls full of braid i may reuse one day . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brookesy 20 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://www.shimanofelindre.co.uk/index.php?page=felindre-service These guys are very good. Can't remember if links are allowed?! Just received 2 spare spools from them: £12.99 each. Fantastic. Thanks for the link, it just saved me a load of hassle. sharpy86 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salokcinnodrog 3,555 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://www.shimanofelindre.co.uk/index.php?page=felindre-service These guys are very good. Can't remember if links are allowed?! For a service like this, I reckon it is acceptable. Actually since carp.com no longer has the shop attached we are allowing links to specific items, although the rules on no links to other forums and the like still stand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharpy86 170 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Just received 2 spare spools from them: £12.99 each. Fantastic. Thanks for the link, it just saved me a load of hassle. Good stuff fella - glad you got what you wanted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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