What key features define great cranking reels?

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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by Scorpio » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:53 am

Question: What key features define great cranking reels?


Ans: Extra smooth and effortless power under load
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by Bassmar » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:15 pm

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The ultimate deep crank reel. Upgraded with 95mm Avail swept handle and cork knobs :D A casting machine and smooth as silk.
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by mark poulson » Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:17 pm

Bassmar wrote:Image
The ultimate deep crank reel. Upgraded with 95mm Avail swept handle and cork knobs :D A casting machine and smooth as silk.
That reel is much too beautiful to fish. Send it to me, and I'll keep it safe for you, I promise! ;)
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by Bassmar » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:09 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Give away the love of my life? Not likely [-X :lol:

This is the best blonde in the harem and will be for a while!


Jeez I hope the wife does'nt see this 8-[ . Otherwise :beat up:
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by 21farms » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:25 am

Scorpio wrote:Ans: Extra smooth and effortless power under load
yup, that's it for me right there.

bassmar, that is THE ultimate. very nice indeed.
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by dragon1 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:57 am

Old school bad boy: http://forums.tackletour.com/viewtopic. ... ilit=pt33c
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by StarTzar » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:09 am

Bassmar wrote: The ultimate deep crank reel. Upgraded with 95mm Avail swept handle and cork knobs :D A casting machine and smooth as silk.
I agree that this is the ultimate cranking reel deep or shallow. The silkiest smoothest I have ever owned. 8-)

All I need to do now is upgrade the handle to a 95mm cork knobs and Hedgehog offset clutch.
(Upgrades are not really necessary ... but that is what we do here) :roll:
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by dragon1 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:15 am

StarTzar wrote:
Bassmar wrote: The ultimate deep crank reel. Upgraded with 95mm Avail swept handle and cork knobs :D A casting machine and smooth as silk.
I agree that this is the ultimate cranking reel deep or shallow. The silkiest smoothest I have ever owned. 8-)

All I need to do now is upgrade the handle to a 95mm cork knobs and Hedgehog offset clutch.
(Upgrades are not really necessary ... but that is what we do here) :roll:
Nope...ultimate would be 200 size or bigger. 100 spool size is not sufficient enough for to cover a large base of size, depth and longer casting distances (read line capacity). ;)

FWIW, my 250 sized CTs always out-cranked my 100s/150s...I have owned the Cold Forged, TE GTs and DCs in these sizes.
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by StarTzar » Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:35 am

dragon1 wrote:
Nope...ultimate would be 200 size or bigger. 100 spool size is not sufficient enough for to cover a large base of size, depth and longer casting distances (read line capacity). ;)

FWIW, my 250 sized CTs always out-cranked my 100s/150s...I have owned the Cold Forged, TE GTs and DCs in these sizes.
I should have specified that I have the 200
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by dragon1 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:04 am

StarTzar wrote:
dragon1 wrote:
Nope...ultimate would be 200 size or bigger. 100 spool size is not sufficient enough for to cover a large base of size, depth and longer casting distances (read line capacity). ;)

FWIW, my 250 sized CTs always out-cranked my 100s/150s...I have owned the Cold Forged, TE GTs and DCs in these sizes.
I should have specified that I have the 200
I'ZE just razzin' ya man... :P
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Re: What key features define great cranking reels?

Post by StarTzar » Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:48 am

dragon1 wrote:
I'ZE just razzin' ya man... :P
Well, you got me .... :lol:
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