01-01-2010, 03:38 PM
yah, deffeanatly a good idea to stay away from the 29.oo and under reels, they work ok for a short time, but in the long run you will end up haveing to replace them more often.
a good reel will last you a good 10 - 20 years no problems if you keep them cleaned.
find a modle on the floor and test the drag when ever posible, it should be smooth and not bumpity when pulling the line.
if the drag tightens when you pull on it, that will surely guarentee a brokel line, lost fish and posibly a broken rod.
You have to test even the best quality reels for this, you need to know if there is a manufactures defect before hitting the water.
On a used reel if you find the drag bumpity or tightening down or loosening there is a couple things that can cause it, one is that it is in dire need of cleaning or two there is a machanical failure wich requires attendion.
It can be something as simple as a grain of sand that has found its way in to the glide shim washer or something major like a broken tooth in side the reel. In any case you need to have a reel in good working order before you hit the water.
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a good reel will last you a good 10 - 20 years no problems if you keep them cleaned.
find a modle on the floor and test the drag when ever posible, it should be smooth and not bumpity when pulling the line.
if the drag tightens when you pull on it, that will surely guarentee a brokel line, lost fish and posibly a broken rod.
You have to test even the best quality reels for this, you need to know if there is a manufactures defect before hitting the water.
On a used reel if you find the drag bumpity or tightening down or loosening there is a couple things that can cause it, one is that it is in dire need of cleaning or two there is a machanical failure wich requires attendion.
It can be something as simple as a grain of sand that has found its way in to the glide shim washer or something major like a broken tooth in side the reel. In any case you need to have a reel in good working order before you hit the water.
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