J Francho

Never seen the ears wear off. And I've dealt with some 20+ year old reels that use the dog and bone AR. The Zillion is probably an isolated case. Every once in a while I'll see an AR sleeve crack. In this case, the fragments did in the gear end of the worm, main gear, pinion, idler, and bent some of the clutch parts. Obviously, there was some continued reeling after the failure - I mean there was a fish on the end of the line.

I'd work up to it. Who knows, maybe someday you'll have a pic like this:

Dude, seriously, who knows. That's what the Shimano rep said. It's their leading seller. I mean, you own the reel, and you're ripping me, LOL?

Geez, that's even more primitive than my centrepin!

Darn, I need another swimbait reel.

You selling?

It's there because Shimano believes that US users are harder on their hooksets, hard enough to warrant the redundant AR mechanism.

Actually, SI is a big part of success with the rig. Locate balls of bait with larger predators, and deploy the A-rig.

Yeah, no. The part will get pushed into the styrofoam, and probably won't hold up to the quantities I see.

I would think the fish are biting because they see multiple fish, not multiple rods, LOL.

Neutral bouyancy is not going to be perfect every time with every bait. Temperature has an affect.

If your having issues reeling in a square bill, you probably have some serious carpal tunnel, or something else going on. I like a faster retrieve with square bills. Burning them seems to trigger more strikes most days.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/95956-skipping-jigs-with-a-bait-caster-under-docks/

Set the hook whenever. Hook sets are free. Eventually you'll get a feel for what thumps and ticks are fishy.

Honestly, who knows. Some will say Hyundai's 10 year warranty is strong, others will say it just shows how crappy their cars are. It depends on what side of the fence you're on. I've only seen a few AR failures, and they usually involve a rupture of the sleeve. Once those fragments get into other parts of the reel, that's where the mayhem starts. The redundant AR pawl isn't going to stop that, if it fails that way. At any rate, you'd be hard pressed to tell if the AR pawl was there or not, when properly set up.

And you haven't even seen the posts I've deleted, LOL.

Only the Cruados have that pawl, the same question could be, "Why do Shimanos need a redundant AR mechanism?"

It would be pretty cool. I'd think the guys still competing might have an edge.

I use it in my hair, keeps it nice and shiny.

You'd have to had seen the devastation an AR bearing failure causes a reel. I had a Zillion that failed on a frog hook set. $90 worth of parts. Zillions don't have that pawl, but to each his own.

I'm hoping New England runs the score up, and embarasses Denver.

Geez, a little grease on part #3483 Anti Reverse Ratchet will eliminate any "not smooth" feelings.

That was my favorite fish of that season, LOL. It was a very spunky little brown that attacked my rig twice in the "tune up" hole. These tribs have a very healthy, naturally reproducing population of browns. Almost too healthy.

Wow, people mark up their services and goods for a profit? So un-American, LOL.