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S.E Cooke Duracast

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I have just recieved a Duracast from S E Cooke 3" diameter, utterly lightweight..superb little reels that weigh nothing..great for close-in fishing on light rods (quote Nobby :Thumb:)

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Interestingly it comes with a two way check so it can be used left or right handed at the flick of a switch.
Cleaned up lovely and now spins quite freely.

The paint is pretty poor and what is left is quite loose so I think I will give it a "full metal jacket" polish which should look quite nice!
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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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i sometimes buy these just too get the handles ,they're good gudgeon reels though
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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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Paint off and a light polish.

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Need to decide now how polished is too polished?

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if you over polish it ,it'll need constantly repolishing or it'll tarnish ,plus theres the problem of glinting in the sunlight .the surface will determine how far you can go.
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Cheers Steve, I think I'll leave it as it is. A little bit of tarnish probably wouldn't be a bad thing overall.
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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

Post by Nobby »

Snap! ( ish)

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This one is a true pin, but still doesn't really spin much...I think it's too light.

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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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You don't hang around, do you?
I looked at the first post and thought "hmm, needs a clean up", then lo and behold, three hours later it reappears all cleaned up!
A nice looking reel :Thumb:

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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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It does look good cleaned down to the bare aluminium...and it's even lighter now!


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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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Weighs about the same as a hummingbirds guff!

Surprisingly, it spins quite freely, not the minutes that some can claim but I'm sure I could trot with it. The retrieve? Not quite so good.
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Re: S.E Cooke Duracast

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Just won a second one:

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