Hi all

A mate of mine has passed on a Jarvis Walker Nexium Gold2 spinning reel to me.

Are these reels any good? It looks and feels very solid - havn't used it yet tho'

Tight lines!!!

Well I have never heard of that reel maker or the brand jarvis walker,so I looked it up and its a large manufacturer in Australia of fishing gear of all sorts from rods & reels to line to knives to boating products. I downloaded one reel page from their site the reels have a very good description and look
like good quality products. It sounds like this mate that left you this tool thought you were fair dinkum !! if you cant get the download page the site is
jarviswalker.com. .
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Jarvis Walker Royale Gold Reels
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Royale Gold reels are designed to match with Royale Gold rods for perfectly balanced outfits. The reels offer fantastic value and performance and are loaded with features: a smooth drag, five stainless steel ball bearing drive, infinite anti-reverse, two-toned aluminium spool with double drilled port holes, stainless steel main shaft, brass pinion gear, thick bail wire and a machined folding handle fitted with a rubber grip knob. They're available in five sizes from a 2500 light spin reel up to the large 6500.
.Code Model Bearings Line Capacity Gear Ratio
29650 Royale Gold SX 2500 5 + 1 8lb/230yd 5.2:1
29659 Royale Gold SX 3500 5 + 1 10lb/210yd 5.2:1
29665 Royale Gold SX 4500 5 + 1 12lb/250y 5.2:1
29666 Royale Gold SX 5500 5 + 1 15lb/240yd 4.1:1
29667 Royale Gold SX 6500 5 + 1 20lb/330yd 4.1:1
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Quite popular brand here in NZ. Rather on the cheap side though.
I used to have a Jarvis Walker surf casting reel.

But it didn't last very long. Took it out on my kayak one day and after
being submerged in saltwater once, it started deteriorating very quickly.
Didn't buy any other Jarvis Walker products since then

Not sure about your specific model - it might be better.


My favorite spinning reels at the moment are the cheap Shimano FX 4000.
They sell them at smart marine for around 45$ and they last at least
2-3 seasons on the kayak with constant dunking in saltwater and exposure to the elements. If they start breaking down I just replace them.

Seems more effective then buying a really expensive one, that will break anyway
after a few seasons.


tight lines

Cheers Mate. I reckon it might last me a while, given that I havn't progressed to kayaking.......yet I always give my gear a decent wash down after a day's fishing, it helps prevent salt build up (the "death" of aluminium!)