In reply to Post #15
Not yet, still cant decide on which one to get after stumbling across bepoke bait boats pd-33. Prefer the smaller size of the sb3 mind.
Not yet, still cant decide on which one to get after stumbling across bepoke bait boats pd-33. Prefer the smaller size of the sb3 mind.
In reply to Post #14
Some like the baitrunner caps but I have genuine Shimano standard non baitrunner and the baitrunner drag caps for my xtb's. Someone I know has a large room full of rods, reels and a few nets that he has collected since the seventies and most of it has never been used with reels in boxes and rods still tagged and I know he has 10k xt's in there.
Some like the baitrunner caps but I have genuine Shimano standard non baitrunner and the baitrunner drag caps for my xtb's. Someone I know has a large room full of rods, reels and a few nets that he has collected since the seventies and most of it has never been used with reels in boxes and rods still tagged and I know he has 10k xt's in there.
In reply to Post #17
Nudge, nudge wink, wink.....they know the XTB's are the dog's danglies really. They just can't admit to it having coughed up all that dough on the XTD's and found them pants
Nudge, nudge wink, wink.....they know the XTB's are the dog's danglies really. They just can't admit to it having coughed up all that dough on the XTD's and found them pants
I've had a set of XTB MGS for about 9 years I think, bought them not long after they were released.
They have had a lot of hard use, but still work faultlessly, the bait runner 2 caps take a little getting used to but are great once set up correctly.
They have had a lot of hard use, but still work faultlessly, the bait runner 2 caps take a little getting used to but are great once set up correctly.
In reply to Post #19
I had the carbon washers fitted to my XTB caps and they really are spot on. I'm joking a bit about the XTD's. They look really good to be fair, it's just I wouldn't want to change. You can all remind me about this in 2 years time when you see me posting a picture of my setup with a set of XTD's
I had the carbon washers fitted to my XTB caps and they really are spot on. I'm joking a bit about the XTD's. They look really good to be fair, it's just I wouldn't want to change. You can all remind me about this in 2 years time when you see me posting a picture of my setup with a set of XTD's
In reply to Post #20
And there we differ as I love the standard felt washers as the drag is butter smooth and the standard non baitrunner caps are so progressive to adjust, a full turn from completely slack to locked up this is the best drag I've had on any reel except twin powers.
And there we differ as I love the standard felt washers as the drag is butter smooth and the standard non baitrunner caps are so progressive to adjust, a full turn from completely slack to locked up this is the best drag I've had on any reel except twin powers.
In reply to Post #1
I did a day with Terry myself and he said that the reel and line lay make very little difference to casting performance far more important factors. His biggest casts ever have been done on a windcast and ultergra which are both at the lower end of the cost scale. I personally think the 100 turn oscillation of the mags is just there as a marketing tool and a reason to justify the higher price, nightmare to line your handles up to
. Even If you compare a power aero ( I think the best value reel currently ) and mag what are you getting in performance for twice the price other than 5 or 10 gram weight saving and a magnesium body .
I did a day with Terry myself and he said that the reel and line lay make very little difference to casting performance far more important factors. His biggest casts ever have been done on a windcast and ultergra which are both at the lower end of the cost scale. I personally think the 100 turn oscillation of the mags is just there as a marketing tool and a reason to justify the higher price, nightmare to line your handles up to
. Even If you compare a power aero ( I think the best value reel currently ) and mag what are you getting in performance for twice the price other than 5 or 10 gram weight saving and a magnesium body .
In reply to Post #16
He sounds similar to me 😀 will be some moneys worth there.
He sounds similar to me 😀 will be some moneys worth there.
In reply to Post #18
Yep,I've had em all in my 40 yrs carping,
The black Mgs 1200 xtb top the lot,decent sets still command big money👍🙂
Yep,I've had em all in my 40 yrs carping,
The black Mgs 1200 xtb top the lot,decent sets still command big money👍🙂
In reply to Post #20
I had carbon washers put in mine and thought it totally ruined the drag as it was like 1/4 of a turn from free spool to to tight so i had no control. Its was like one click and it was to much either way. I should of left them with the original washers in.
I had carbon washers put in mine and thought it totally ruined the drag as it was like 1/4 of a turn from free spool to to tight so i had no control. Its was like one click and it was to much either way. I should of left them with the original washers in.
In reply to Post #25
Yes i tried that with a set of ci4 xtb's it totally ruins them far to quick it was something like 3 clicks from locked to free spool, i would only use carbon type washers with a standard drag cap.
Even when i fitted carbon washers to some of my xt techs i thought they were to quick with the standard cap (which doesn't have a spring in ) and only got them nice or at least nice for me by fitting a spring in the spool cap
Yes i tried that with a set of ci4 xtb's it totally ruins them far to quick it was something like 3 clicks from locked to free spool, i would only use carbon type washers with a standard drag cap.
Even when i fitted carbon washers to some of my xt techs i thought they were to quick with the standard cap (which doesn't have a spring in ) and only got them nice or at least nice for me by fitting a spring in the spool cap
I might get four XTDs at some point for my french kit ... but I wanted to see what they were like first.
I was even going to sell three of my spare/boxed XTBs to finance it...but then I saw posts where people said the XTDs were a bit 'plasticky'...and having seen the XTCs (and not bought them) I believed maybe XTB was the last of the quality builds.
Since then, however, I have fished with a mate who has 3 of the XTDs. They look nice, and I don't think they are too plasticky...although he has had that plastic bit around the back of the spool break and had to get it replaced...and he does look after his gear, and it happened on his first trip out!? (I am sure that's the bit that broke, I can ask him if that helps...just in case anyone else has suffered the same)
I am sure they'll still be some left to buy this year, I don't think using my faithful old XTBs is going to cost me any fish...so I will wait a bit longer.
I was even going to sell three of my spare/boxed XTBs to finance it...but then I saw posts where people said the XTDs were a bit 'plasticky'...and having seen the XTCs (and not bought them) I believed maybe XTB was the last of the quality builds.
Since then, however, I have fished with a mate who has 3 of the XTDs. They look nice, and I don't think they are too plasticky...although he has had that plastic bit around the back of the spool break and had to get it replaced...and he does look after his gear, and it happened on his first trip out!? (I am sure that's the bit that broke, I can ask him if that helps...just in case anyone else has suffered the same)
I am sure they'll still be some left to buy this year, I don't think using my faithful old XTBs is going to cost me any fish...so I will wait a bit longer.