Does anyone have any experience with Spiderwire's new DuraBraid? I have been seeing a lot of ads for it but haven't see very many review.

Shouldn't be a problem at all. The only issues would be dunking in salt water. It also has a sealed drag.

Does anyone turn the Instant Anti Reverse off on their freshwater spinning reels? Personally I don’t and was wonder why manufactures offer this feature as it appears to be problematic. From what I have seen most saltwater reels don’t offer on/off Instant Anti Reverse so I would assume it is for dura...

There was a long thread several months ago regarding drag in the Patriarchs. Some reels seemed to have 2 drag washers while others had 1 (in 30 or 35 size I believe). From what I remember the reels with 2 drag washers were the latest design and all newer reels should have 2 washers. Is this correct...

Looks like a new President Spinning reel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aEgvKwMj9A

I have owned and used Pflueger spinning reels for quite some time. Never had any problems out of them. The past two weeks I have had the drive gears in two separate reels, a 9040xt and 8040mg, lose teeth during a hook set. I have already ordered replacement parts, but was wondering what the cause c...

I called Pflueger this morning to ask about the drag and if any changes had been made from earlier production runs. I had to leave a message with a "Dale" but he did call me back just a little bit ago. His word is that there have been no changes. I know that this is by no means a final word on the ...

Typically a mid 6 is the best all around gear ratio just be careful because what you are really talking about is IPT or inches per turn. A baitcast reel could have a mid 7 gear ratio with the same IPT as a mid 6 gear ratio with a larger spool. I personally prefer a 25-27 IPT for general use. This ty...

Can't say that I have ever used a spare spool in my life but I get the idea behind having one. Do people actually use them for something other than an ashtray? If that is the deal breaker for you I am sure you can order a replacement spool from Pflueger or Abu's repair center and then just buy the r...

Noticed the same thing being mentioned in the write up here on Tackle Tour but the reel I have has plenty of drag. According to Pflueger Customer Service they added an additional drag washer to the 30 size in production which increased drag from 6 to around 10lbs as stated below. Sure enough I took ...