In reply to Post #28
I use Shimano, Daiwa and Penn reels regularly on river, lake and beach. Every make and model will occasionally trap line under the spool. I have not really noticed any one reel is worse than another. Possibly Daiwa Cross casts. Overloading the spool will cause this problem on any reel. I can't ever recall this problem on my old baitrunner Aero 6010s
I use Shimano, Daiwa and Penn reels regularly on river, lake and beach. Every make and model will occasionally trap line under the spool. I have not really noticed any one reel is worse than another. Possibly Daiwa Cross casts. Overloading the spool will cause this problem on any reel. I can't ever recall this problem on my old baitrunner Aero 6010s
In reply to Post #26
A guess it's all relative, going strong after 3 years....... I'd expect 20 years plus then again they may well last that long.
A guess it's all relative, going strong after 3 years....... I'd expect 20 years plus then again they may well last that long.
I gave up commenting on reels after the first set of 5500 XTB shimano's came out ..... Everyone went crazy for them, as they did the following XTC and XTD's .... but they were such a poor reel in comparison to other Shimano reels, but so many Shimano fan boys were having none of it. They were perfect size though and the only option at this size when the XTBs first came out so I did have about 9 of them (price dropped very quickly form original rrp). I then "upgraded" to XTC's (cos i thought they couldne be any worse ... wrong! ... so i havent bought a mid level shimano pit style reel since). The Daiwa Linear-X at the time were streets ahead in use but but the body was just a bit big, heavy and not the prettiest. Thankfully there is far more choice now and even the budget reels will generally last many many years if not treted to harshly.. I dont own anything of Fox but have the FX9's and FX11's and really like them myself.
In reply to Post #28
If you buy the emblem 35s you wont get rid of the issue , if you use flourcarbon that is. Emblems 35s dont have a line guard like the tournements or the emblem black edition I would assume the 45s dont either.
I thought id try out the emblems instead of my really old ultegras and they still have the issue im tempted to put the flouro on some emblem black editions see if that solves the issue. Ironic really that the cheapest of the 3 reels seems most likely to be the best one for flourocarbon. With Mono the emblem 35s are lovely by the way, although they could have a folding handle
If you buy the emblem 35s you wont get rid of the issue , if you use flourcarbon that is. Emblems 35s dont have a line guard like the tournements or the emblem black edition I would assume the 45s dont either.
I thought id try out the emblems instead of my really old ultegras and they still have the issue im tempted to put the flouro on some emblem black editions see if that solves the issue. Ironic really that the cheapest of the 3 reels seems most likely to be the best one for flourocarbon. With Mono the emblem 35s are lovely by the way, although they could have a folding handle
If i was after some new reels, i would seriously consider the Penn's as i have read loads of posts recommending these reels and have yet to read a bad review.....
In reply to Post #35
I have 3 for sale..
Brand new PENN Affinity II 7000 Carbon Reel, still in the boxes.
I am in London.
I have 3 for sale..
Brand new PENN Affinity II 7000 Carbon Reel, still in the boxes.
I am in London.
In reply to Post #29
It certainly is for me or I wouldn't of mentioned it. Fully understand it might not be the be all and end all for some people and that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinions but I do not want to add anymore weight to any of my rods.
As for the line lay, although all reels might have it, I do not hear anywhere near as many issues with the Diawas as these XTD/XSD reels, a quick look in the search bar will probably show that
It certainly is for me or I wouldn't of mentioned it. Fully understand it might not be the be all and end all for some people and that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinions but I do not want to add anymore weight to any of my rods.
As for the line lay, although all reels might have it, I do not hear anywhere near as many issues with the Diawas as these XTD/XSD reels, a quick look in the search bar will probably show that
In reply to Post #1
Hopefully this lot have put their Manpax in now
Of the 2 reels you mentioned , I only have experience of the Fox FX11 as I purchased these not long after they first came out after going on a try a rod day with a Cotswold Rods rep on Durliegh Reservoir and was blown away by their performance to price ratio.
The line lay was fantastic and I was regularly hitting the clip( lead only) at 150 yards over water.
I had them for 3 seasons and had absolutely no problems with them whatsoever.
Hopefully this lot have put their Manpax in now
Of the 2 reels you mentioned , I only have experience of the Fox FX11 as I purchased these not long after they first came out after going on a try a rod day with a Cotswold Rods rep on Durliegh Reservoir and was blown away by their performance to price ratio.
The line lay was fantastic and I was regularly hitting the clip( lead only) at 150 yards over water.
I had them for 3 seasons and had absolutely no problems with them whatsoever.