08-20-2004, 02:47 PM
We've always hear the term "If you buy cheap, you buy often". That is not always the case. There are some bargains to be had out there and by looking around carefull (as you are doing now), it could save you some money in the long run and also help you to establish a nice relationship with some decent fishing equipment.
The reel manufactures found a way to make some decent money on people by comeing out with an economy line of many of their reels.
Many of these include the Brass gears driven by a hardend gear on the handle. Result? The softer material will always loose the battle especially on the Mohes scale. That just sticks us with a slightly inferior product with the top namebrand on it.
If you could find a reel that has the stainless or hardened gear components in the inside, you will notice that you can get a tremendous amount of life out of the reels.
I still have some older Mitchell reels. I'm sure that my dad has put them through the test for many years and then passed them on to me quite a number of years ago. They are still working great.
All in all, you are getting the expected life out of the equipment that you have purchased. I'm sure you fish quite a bit if not every day.
Most of the lower line reels are intended for the angler that gets out to fish only once or twice a year. That person is happy after 20 years and boasts how his equipment has lasted him so long. That person has only used it 20 to 40 times!
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The reel manufactures found a way to make some decent money on people by comeing out with an economy line of many of their reels.
Many of these include the Brass gears driven by a hardend gear on the handle. Result? The softer material will always loose the battle especially on the Mohes scale. That just sticks us with a slightly inferior product with the top namebrand on it.
If you could find a reel that has the stainless or hardened gear components in the inside, you will notice that you can get a tremendous amount of life out of the reels.
I still have some older Mitchell reels. I'm sure that my dad has put them through the test for many years and then passed them on to me quite a number of years ago. They are still working great.
All in all, you are getting the expected life out of the equipment that you have purchased. I'm sure you fish quite a bit if not every day.
Most of the lower line reels are intended for the angler that gets out to fish only once or twice a year. That person is happy after 20 years and boasts how his equipment has lasted him so long. That person has only used it 20 to 40 times!
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