Been offered a set of these from a friend who pretty much gave up fishing not long after getting them so they’re pretty much unused. Being around 15 years old i think and having so many Basia variants since can’t find much info on them from a search. Anyone use / used them? Just seeing what your opinions are of them and how they compare to the newer versions. Thanks
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If I were after a set of Basia’s, those are the ones I would be looking for. They were the first black ones I think?
If I were after a set of Basia’s, those are the ones I would be looking for. They were the first black ones I think?
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Yes👍 The original Basia 45 QD’s were silver and constructed from magnesium alloy to make them lightweight. They came with wooden handle grip which had an annoying clicking sound.
The 45 QDX’s were the same reel but in Matt Black and a rubber hand grip which did away withthe annoying clicking noise. Apart from cosmetics that was about it although I may be wrong in thinking that the main shaft was now stronger to eliminate a problem that didn’t exist.
There was a further ‘custom’ variant which was just another cosmetic upgrade and reverted back to a wooden handle.
After that came the new ( current) shape and SCW variants which came out every couple of weeks or so it seemed.
I’ve got QDX’s and wouldn’t swap them unless for original Shimmy Tech 10,000XT’s😎
Yes👍 The original Basia 45 QD’s were silver and constructed from magnesium alloy to make them lightweight. They came with wooden handle grip which had an annoying clicking sound.
The 45 QDX’s were the same reel but in Matt Black and a rubber hand grip which did away withthe annoying clicking noise. Apart from cosmetics that was about it although I may be wrong in thinking that the main shaft was now stronger to eliminate a problem that didn’t exist.
There was a further ‘custom’ variant which was just another cosmetic upgrade and reverted back to a wooden handle.
After that came the new ( current) shape and SCW variants which came out every couple of weeks or so it seemed.
I’ve got QDX’s and wouldn’t swap them unless for original Shimmy Tech 10,000XT’s😎
Thanks chaps.