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What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:23 pm
by Cal
What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Introduction: 13 Fishing made quite a splash in the bass fishing industry with the launch of their Omen and Envy rods at ICAST just a couple years ago. Not only are these sticks refined, but they are priced within reach of many anglers' budgets. When we received word last year about a new family of casting reels being developed, it immediately piqued our interest. Even though we had the rare chance to play with a couple of the prototypes at the 2013 ICAST show, nothing beats experiencing the finished product. With that said, we were quietly able to acquire a couple of Concept-A reels for testing and a full lab breakdown well before their scheduled release to the general public.
Complete Article:
http://tackletour.com/review13fishingconcepta.html
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:36 am
by Hogsticker2
Thank You sir. Much anticipated for sure!
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:24 am
by JWR075
After reading the review sounds like a pretty decent reel for the money. Wonder if the drag had an issue? Seems way off for the advertised poundage. Overall sounds good to go. Might have to try one out.
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:01 am
by lpquick
I read on another post that the Concept A has single bearing knobs if this is true wouldn’t that change the Feature ratings slightly from 7.14 to 6.42 by adjusting the knob bearings rating of 3 to 2 and the total from 10 to 9. This would only drop the final rating from 7.95 to 7.84 (7.836).
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:13 am
by USA-RET
Great Review.
Wouldn't a Concept A/ Curado I "shoot-out" be interesting? Going strictly off the specifications, the Concept A seems to offer quite a bit vs. the competition.
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:25 am
by Afrayedknot
USA-RET wrote:Great Review.
Wouldn't a Concept A/ Curado I "shoot-out" be interesting? Going strictly off the specifications, the Concept A seems to offer quite a bit vs. the competition.
Don't forget the tatula/R!
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:49 am
by f15h1n6
This reel looks promising after reading reviews. I would only use it for saltwater so has anyone tried it out in saltwater yet?
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:19 pm
by Tavery5
Good article, would have been nice to see a clear picture of the clutch assembly.
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:06 pm
by gfresh
Heres another article about the 13 Fishing reels. Some good insider info too from the reel designers:
http://anglingauthority.com/2014/02/13- ... itcasters/
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:57 pm
by Chode
hmmm...article has been taken down
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:09 pm
by SteveSchmelzle
no article?
what happened?
taken down?
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:00 pm
by f15h1n6
Huh? That's funny. I just read it this morning. Pretty much went over everything about the reel.
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:43 pm
by USA-RET
Poof!
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Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:46 pm
by f15h1n6
USA-RET wrote:Poof!
Magic.jpg
What the heck?!
Re: What a Concept! 13 Fishing's Concept-A Reel
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:39 pm
by Wolbugger
Hi everyone....
The review will return soon. The guys out in CA are performing additional tests on the lab reel (I have my own reel here in FL seperate from our lab-tester) that may alter the review.
-Wolbugger