Looking at upgrading my reels, have a always had shimano reels, been looking at the ci4 baitrunner, do these suffer the spool clicker problem I keep reading about?
Who has a set and are you happy with them?
Who has a set and are you happy with them?
In reply to Post #1
Theres a thread running about this reel i think further down
Theres a thread running about this reel i think further down
In reply to Post #1
Yes they do suffer the same spool clicker issue.
All shimmi's this is a defo weak spot sadly
Yes they do suffer the same spool clicker issue.
All shimmi's this is a defo weak spot sadly
In reply to Post #3
I have had some standard Ci4 XTBs for a few years now and the clickers are fine on them
I have had some standard Ci4 XTBs for a few years now and the clickers are fine on them
I've got ci4+ med baitrunners and think they are great. No problems with clickers yet. What difference does it make to the drag if the clicker mechanism breaks?
In reply to Post #1
Ive got a set of med baitrunners xta ci4s, no issues with the clicker as yet, and if the xtbs are as good, would highly recommend.
Ive got a set of med baitrunners xta ci4s, no issues with the clicker as yet, and if the xtbs are as good, would highly recommend.
In reply to Post #5
none at all it's just the audble click you lose
none at all it's just the audble click you lose
In reply to Post #7
Whilst it doesn't effect the working of the reel it is something we have all been brought up with and used to. It certainly helps in the case of getting a run without the buzzers on when setting up and packing up and the rods are last to go....
For the money it's poor IMO
It's only a matter of time before they go......nice to hear a few luck stories but sadly it'll happen eventually. If your prepared to not care then it's fine but for me I'm out!!!!
Whilst it doesn't effect the working of the reel it is something we have all been brought up with and used to. It certainly helps in the case of getting a run without the buzzers on when setting up and packing up and the rods are last to go....
For the money it's poor IMO
It's only a matter of time before they go......nice to hear a few luck stories but sadly it'll happen eventually. If your prepared to not care then it's fine but for me I'm out!!!!
In reply to Post #8
I'm with you. Had Shimano reels for 30 years. Wouldn't buy another until they address this. A purring drag is one of the best sounds in carp fishing.
I'm with you. Had Shimano reels for 30 years. Wouldn't buy another until they address this. A purring drag is one of the best sounds in carp fishing.
In reply to Post #8
I catch your drift and if it was an abu 7000 and i were boat fishing i would deem it essential. Not so much in a carp reel with modern alarms.
Love the sound of the slow click on the reel as a conger eel mouths the bait.
I catch your drift and if it was an abu 7000 and i were boat fishing i would deem it essential. Not so much in a carp reel with modern alarms.
Love the sound of the slow click on the reel as a conger eel mouths the bait.
In reply to Post #10
apart from the emotioal attachment to the drag click I find it useful to guage how quickly a fish is taking line during the fight and hence to what degree to adjust the drag. I fish a lot of overnights and playing a fish in the dark without audible click was very disorientating for me.
apart from the emotioal attachment to the drag click I find it useful to guage how quickly a fish is taking line during the fight and hence to what degree to adjust the drag. I fish a lot of overnights and playing a fish in the dark without audible click was very disorientating for me.
In reply to Post #1
if or when is does go is it much of a job to repair it?
if or when is does go is it much of a job to repair it?
In reply to Post #12
I was using three reels with 6 spools. it's a tricky job that needs concentratiuon but not difficult.
but the really annoying this is when they go they go, and it's not something you can do by the lake in the middle of the night. with 6 spools I was finding one was going every few months and the more you bend them back the weaker they become and the quicker they go next time.
I was using three reels with 6 spools. it's a tricky job that needs concentratiuon but not difficult.
but the really annoying this is when they go they go, and it's not something you can do by the lake in the middle of the night. with 6 spools I was finding one was going every few months and the more you bend them back the weaker they become and the quicker they go next time.
In reply to Post #12
No it's a doddle,future fishing in Newark sell replacement clickers.The ones shimano should of fitted in the first place
No it's a doddle,future fishing in Newark sell replacement clickers.The ones shimano should of fitted in the first place
In reply to Post #14
nice one, do these cure it for good?
nice one, do these cure it for good?