[Bill McIntyre]

Speaking of the ono, and in keeping with the theme of this thread- a few guys have had Daryl make Super Magnums as an alternative to the ono gun- same length and bands, but easier to swing. I have seen a photo of a tuna of about 250 pounds (I think) taken with one.

The only horizontal reel with which I have any experience is that stainless steel Rob Allen on the gun at the left of the photo. It will hold about 200 feet of 2 mm Spectra. It has little wings sticking up on the sides which interfere with mounting on a flat surface, so you need to put a wood or delrin spacer between them. I contemplated just grinding them off, but the Rob Allen folks didn't recommend it.

There is a vertically mounted reel that still mounts to the bottom of the gun and wouldn't interfere with your art work. Its the old alunimum "Riffe" reel that he lost the rights to years ago, and I believe is now made my Trident. I have 150 of 3 mm Spectra on mine, and Mori tells me that he now has a special run of 2.5 mm Spectra and the reel will take between 180 and 200 feet, depending on how anal you are in winding it on.

Here are three photos of the Rob Allen, one of my magnum with the "Riffe" reel filled with pink 3 mm Spectra, and one of one of Mori's "Riffe" reels filled with 2.5 mm yellow Spectra.