03-17-2004, 06:25 PM
Ahhh, one of the FLW pieces of garbage. I bought a spinning reel and rod combo last year. FLW. Looked nice, cost $50, so I figured it might be worth a try. Took it out on the Wolf River by New London, Wi. for it's trial run. Was drifting with my cousin & my son. Cast out about 6 times. Everything seemed o.k. Caught a few small smallmouths. Still lookin good. Then, all of a sudden like, it starts to wind up, but gets a big loop wound up in the spool. A little agravating, but still cool. This starts to happen frequently after a bit, causing short, snappy casts. Now I'm getting ticked. Finally, the bail starts acting up. Cousin is laughing histerically as I sound like a kid who is trying to beat up a bully. The last straw was when the spool just happened to cast right off of the reel. Managed to get the spool back after pulling all line off. Took it back to Walmart, minus the hardware for the front drag. Told them that I would not be buying another one of those in this lifetime.[mad]
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