05-16-2003, 06:36 PM
Hey there TubeDude,
Just reminds me of the saying about 'a picture/thousand words' is quite true. That looks exactly like the one I saw in Japan.
On the $100 reel I brought from Japan and use with my noodle rod, I'm forcing myself to use it until I get the hang of it. Truth is, I don't like it as it takes a lot of strength or should I say a wierd way in which you have to apply your strength to cast and apply the brake. You tend to be gripping (squeezing) the brake lever when you are casting (almost un-avoidable) and the braking is anything but smooth as both the bail assembly and the handle (which is in gear at all times) is pulled in reverse to facilitate line coming off the reel. Big fish maybe OK but small fish?? Needless to say, you can't use very light line with this reel unless you like to hear that 'snap' sound echoing over the water. Ever been embarassed by talking to yourself in your tube and then realizing that people half-way across the lake could clearly hear you? ha ha I've stayed out much longer than usual on a number of occasions on that one!!!
JapanRon
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