Your favorite obscure reels
Your favorite obscure reels
Wondering if anyone has any lesser known reels they like? I'm mainly referring to any reels that may not be well known for whatever reason...perhaps it was a rebadged reel made for a company or some other store brand; ie some of the cabelas 50th anniversary Daiwas Zillions or Pfluegers...Or something that was made w/a Pro's name slapped on it that maybe made/makes it slide under the radar. Something made for a limited time (I still have a rosewood knob pflueger president LE I LOVE). Something made by a now defunct (but still relatively modern) company, etc.
What say you everyone?
PS: merry christmas!
What say you everyone?
PS: merry christmas!
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Not sure if it fits the criteria, but Love the Daiwa Deps-100zx...fairly unusal reel with the lock down drag.....dont see a ton around
Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Abu Garcia Royal 4600.
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
The original gold BPS Pro Lite Finesse were nice reels. Similar to an Alpahas. Light, cast well, easy to palm.
Other than most of the things that I have used that stood out were for a reason and not something that was under the radar
Other than most of the things that I have used that stood out were for a reason and not something that was under the radar
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Shimano Stile 100XG
8.1, slightly smaller than the current Aldebaran, sweet cosmetics, shallow spool...perfect for short range 14lb FC like the T rigs.
8.1, slightly smaller than the current Aldebaran, sweet cosmetics, shallow spool...perfect for short range 14lb FC like the T rigs.
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
I'm not sure any reels in existence have flown under the radar on this particular forum.
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Probably true. There are a lot of "A Shimano what" or "Daiwa made what" type reels. Like I been eyeing up a Daiwa HRF Sonic Speed as a flipping reel candidate.Hogsticker2 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 2:25 pmI'm not sure any reels in existence have flown under the radar on this particular forum.
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Scorpion 70 based Engetsu. Brass MM gears. Aluminum handle side plate and shallow but heavier spool.
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Dual braking skeet Revo.
A souped up generation 1 revo premier so all aluminum. Longer power handle but a few were made with dual braking before the generation 2 revos came out.
Got mine for $70 bucks and it is still smooth as glass
A souped up generation 1 revo premier so all aluminum. Longer power handle but a few were made with dual braking before the generation 2 revos came out.
Got mine for $70 bucks and it is still smooth as glass
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Evergreen Opus-1 Nero.
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That's a good one...From what I recall kicking around that platform they were just solid sherman tanks, great for slinging big squarebills.grantman83 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:54 pmDual braking skeet Revo.
A souped up generation 1 revo premier so all aluminum. Longer power handle but a few were made with dual braking before the generation 2 revos came out.
Got mine for $70 bucks and it is still smooth as glass
Re: Your favorite obscure reels
These are great guys! I recently picked a Pro Qualifier Tournament up...(basically the original Gold Carbonlite w/a couple differences)...Nice little lightweight, dual brake reel that palms good and behaves itself predictably. Was listed as a "BPS tourney special" which is a low end reel. Anyway this got me thinking about some of the forgotten lesser known reels out there that perform well.
Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Johnny morris gold series.
Unbelievable smooth....cast a mile ....
chrom finish.....
and recently ....Quantum Icon ....smooth...brass gears , cast great even small spoon, ....and the price is ,,,no price
Quite impressive
Unbelievable smooth....cast a mile ....
chrom finish.....
and recently ....Quantum Icon ....smooth...brass gears , cast great even small spoon, ....and the price is ,,,no price
Quite impressive
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Re: Your favorite obscure reels
I guess no one has won lotto either.hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:29 pmI'm surprised no one has mentioned the Evergreen Opus-1 Nero.
Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Precisely the reel I was thinking of when I opened the thread. Actually the price isn’t too bad either if one looks around however I’ll stick to my fleet of Stella FJ and Exsence spins.hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:29 pmI'm surprised no one has mentioned the Evergreen Opus-1 Nero.
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