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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: Bassthumb: Phill's Guide Svc] #12977122 11/27/18 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassthumb: Phill's Guide Svc
KastKing are junk. I went out on a limb and bought a pair of them this summer for striper fishing. The drag stinks, the braking mechanisms are basic, pieces of the handle have fallen off, and I think they are made very cheaply/ I cannot imagine how they got such a good amazon rating.

Easy: people buy them for vacations, use once, and forget till next summer smile Great memories=nice reviews!


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: MinMirny] #12977182 11/27/18 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MinMirny
Easy: people buy them for vacations, use once, and forget till next summer smile Great memories=nice reviews!


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: BigPoppa007] #12977711 11/27/18 08:48 PM
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I use Shimano Calcutta 400 on my big rods and Shimano Calcutta 300 TE on my smaller big rods ..... the bait clickers are nice sometimes!


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: BigPoppa007] #12978875 11/29/18 12:31 AM
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This fish made the mistake of hitting my big rod .... never even pulled drag!

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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: BigPoppa007] #12978908 11/29/18 01:11 AM
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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: BigPoppa007] #12979051 11/29/18 04:35 AM
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I got my new Penn Rival in and wanted to give you guys some first thoughts. I ended up getting the 20LW because I wanted something with a bit more line capacity. Right out of the box it wouldn't free spool very well. I disassembled it and cleaned all the grease out of the bearings and oiled them with a lighter weight oil. The bearings are not great but the oil helped the free spool a lot. Spooled it up with 25# offshore angler mono and put it on an 11' Penn Prevail rod with a 6 ounce weight to cast it in the back yard. After a couple easy casts I gave it a little harder throw that went 312' (104 yards). And that was measured, not just paced off. The bearings are a bit noisy when the spool really gets moving, but I was more than pleased for a reel under $50. I also checked the drag on the digital scale. Peen advertises that the max drag is 15#. I measured it at 22# with very little start up and it was pretty smooth. I cranked it all the way up to 25# but it was not nearly as smooth. I didn't see or feel any flex in the frame even at 25#. Again... pretty good for a sub $50 reel. Overall I was pretty impressed with the reel. So far it seems to be much more than enough reel to handle any catfish. I'll fish with it this weekend and let you know how it goes.


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: MilesHunter] #12979053 11/29/18 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MilesHunter
I got my new Penn Rival in and wanted to give you guys some first thoughts. I ended up getting the 20LW because I wanted something with a bit more line capacity. Right out of the box it wouldn't free spool very well. I disassembled it and cleaned all the grease out of the bearings and oiled them with a lighter weight oil. The bearings are not great but the oil helped the free spool a lot. Spooled it up with 25# offshore angler mono and put it on an 11' Penn Prevail rod with a 6 ounce weight to cast it in the back yard. After a couple easy casts I gave it a little harder throw that went 312' (104 yards). And that was measured, not just paced off. The bearings are a bit noisy when the spool really gets moving, but I was more than pleased for a reel under $50. I also checked the drag on the digital scale. Peen advertises that the max drag is 15#. I measured it at 22# with very little start up and it was pretty smooth. I cranked it all the way up to 25# but it was not nearly as smooth. I didn't see or feel any flex in the frame even at 25#. Again... pretty good for a sub $50 reel. Overall I was pretty impressed with the reel. So far it seems to be much more than enough reel to handle any catfish. I'll fish with it this weekend and let you know how it goes.


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: BigPoppa007] #12979168 11/29/18 12:49 PM
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I guess if I have to be honest about it, I did catch one 6' long 125# on a 7' bass rod with an ABU 6500C with 20# test line ..... but he pulled drag, in fact he pulled 50' - 60' of drag in 2 seconds.
I got him to the boat 5-6 times and each time he saw the boat he would pull drag faster than I have ever had it pulled ..... but we finally got him landed.


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Re: Abu Garcia Round Baitcaster Alternatives [Re: MilesHunter] #12979213 11/29/18 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MilesHunter
I got my new Penn Rival in and wanted to give you guys some first thoughts. I ended up getting the 20LW because I wanted something with a bit more line capacity. Right out of the box it wouldn't free spool very well. I disassembled it and cleaned all the grease out of the bearings and oiled them with a lighter weight oil. The bearings are not great but the oil helped the free spool a lot. Spooled it up with 25# offshore angler mono and put it on an 11' Penn Prevail rod with a 6 ounce weight to cast it in the back yard. After a couple easy casts I gave it a little harder throw that went 312' (104 yards). And that was measured, not just paced off. The bearings are a bit noisy when the spool really gets moving, but I was more than pleased for a reel under $50. I also checked the drag on the digital scale. Peen advertises that the max drag is 15#. I measured it at 22# with very little start up and it was pretty smooth. I cranked it all the way up to 25# but it was not nearly as smooth. I didn't see or feel any flex in the frame even at 25#. Again... pretty good for a sub $50 reel. Overall I was pretty impressed with the reel. So far it seems to be much more than enough reel to handle any catfish. I'll fish with it this weekend and let you know how it goes.


good to hear. and good luck this weekend.

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