08-09-2006, 10:18 PM
[black][size 3]Hey AFDan52,[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I have had Okumas for a number of years. 1 Mag30 pro, 4 Mag20 pros. I have had great service from them and no problems at all. The drag is smooth and the reel is easy to use and adjust. It has a clicker and that also works well (just make sure you turn it off as you reel in the line). As far as power goes, I have not caught anything over 30 lbs. with any one of them yet, so maybe one of our salt water anglers can chime in on that aspect.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I use them for trolling, jigging, and drift fishing. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As was mentioned, the line counters themselves are not terribly accurate, but as long as you know that up front, you can still get a relatively good idea of how much line is out. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]When I got each of mine, I loaded each with the same diameter/same manufacturer line (Trilene XT 10 lb.) and, I took them out in the back yard and put them up against a 100 foot tape measure and got a reading on the difference between the line counter read out and the actuall distance on the tape (I wrote it down as a plus or minus figure on the reel itself). None of the reels read the same on the line counter, and none of them were right on with the tape measure. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I also used one of those berkley snap on line counters for comparison. It was also not accurate and did not agree with any of the reels or my tape measure.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I have had Okumas for a number of years. 1 Mag30 pro, 4 Mag20 pros. I have had great service from them and no problems at all. The drag is smooth and the reel is easy to use and adjust. It has a clicker and that also works well (just make sure you turn it off as you reel in the line). As far as power goes, I have not caught anything over 30 lbs. with any one of them yet, so maybe one of our salt water anglers can chime in on that aspect.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I use them for trolling, jigging, and drift fishing. [/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]As was mentioned, the line counters themselves are not terribly accurate, but as long as you know that up front, you can still get a relatively good idea of how much line is out. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]When I got each of mine, I loaded each with the same diameter/same manufacturer line (Trilene XT 10 lb.) and, I took them out in the back yard and put them up against a 100 foot tape measure and got a reading on the difference between the line counter read out and the actuall distance on the tape (I wrote it down as a plus or minus figure on the reel itself). None of the reels read the same on the line counter, and none of them were right on with the tape measure. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I also used one of those berkley snap on line counters for comparison. It was also not accurate and did not agree with any of the reels or my tape measure.[/size][/black]
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