05-12-2010, 08:12 PM
i needed a new beat up reel, and reel to help "learn" people that wanted to FF with me. so i saw a $50 okuma at sportsmans, and thought, what the hell ill bite... i loaded it with RIO LT line and stuck it on my TLS 9 foot 5 weight. very first thing i noticed was it had almost a less than great balance on that rod, but on my backup POS rod, it was dead perfect!
i went down to roy pond after work the other day and started catching silver torpedos, since being a fish and having fins in the lake is a sin supposedly.... smooth drag, was nice and quiet also. here is where i find the reels down fall.... the drag is great, but adjusting it is done on a little wheel like object, not like you can jam two fingers at it and turn it... i did find i could adjust the drag with the palm of my hand though, which is cool i guess..
so right before i left i decided to really put it through a little ringer.... i threw it in the lake lol, like i said it was only 50 bucks, than i threw it in the sand.... took it home, opened her up, and not a drop of water or grain of sand got into the workings.
overall for 50 bucks it was well worth it and i went ahead and ordered the spare spool. i like the feeling of the drag but dislike the adjustment (see the pic in the link and youll see the knob). paired with a pfleuger 9 foot 5 weight rod and some decent line, well worth the 50 bucks for the reel and 35 for the spare spool.
[url "http://www.okumafishing.com/family/61832"]http://www.okumafishing.com/family/61832[/url]
enjoy!
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i went down to roy pond after work the other day and started catching silver torpedos, since being a fish and having fins in the lake is a sin supposedly.... smooth drag, was nice and quiet also. here is where i find the reels down fall.... the drag is great, but adjusting it is done on a little wheel like object, not like you can jam two fingers at it and turn it... i did find i could adjust the drag with the palm of my hand though, which is cool i guess..
so right before i left i decided to really put it through a little ringer.... i threw it in the lake lol, like i said it was only 50 bucks, than i threw it in the sand.... took it home, opened her up, and not a drop of water or grain of sand got into the workings.
overall for 50 bucks it was well worth it and i went ahead and ordered the spare spool. i like the feeling of the drag but dislike the adjustment (see the pic in the link and youll see the knob). paired with a pfleuger 9 foot 5 weight rod and some decent line, well worth the 50 bucks for the reel and 35 for the spare spool.
[url "http://www.okumafishing.com/family/61832"]http://www.okumafishing.com/family/61832[/url]
enjoy!
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