10-25-2012, 02:58 PM
[quote RockyRaab]Found a few minutes to snap a few shots. Not professional, but passable. Here's my reel, loaded with about 100 yards of backing and a WF-5F line. (Click on the image to see an enlarged view.)
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And the drag side
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As it turns out, I took a loupe to the barely seen writing on one side of the mounting foot, and while it doesn't say Made in China, it does say "Chi Tian ®" so I think it probably is.
But let's not allow this thread devolve into a bashing contest, okay?[/quote]
This is the exact reel I bought off aliexpress for $22 shipped and it came with an extra spool. They are definitely chinese made because mine shipped strait from China. I'm pretty sure these are cast and not CNC though. Still a nice reel for the money.
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[.img][url "http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RockyRaab/IMG_0039.jpg[/img]"]http://i27.photobucket.com/...b/IMG_0039.jpg[/img][/url]
And the drag side
[.img][url "http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RockyRaab/IMG_0041.jpg[/img]"]http://i27.photobucket.com/...b/IMG_0041.jpg[/img][/url]
As it turns out, I took a loupe to the barely seen writing on one side of the mounting foot, and while it doesn't say Made in China, it does say "Chi Tian ®" so I think it probably is.
But let's not allow this thread devolve into a bashing contest, okay?[/quote]
This is the exact reel I bought off aliexpress for $22 shipped and it came with an extra spool. They are definitely chinese made because mine shipped strait from China. I'm pretty sure these are cast and not CNC though. Still a nice reel for the money.
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