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It would be nice if they told who made it but it seems they are keeping it a secret for now. Does say its made in Korea on the box. I luckily managed to get out for two trips with the 200 BC and the spinning reel. Caught a couple of bass on the 200 BC cranking and jigging. 12lb fluorocarbon is spooled on and as expected the sound of the line with tension drowns out the audible drag. Nonexistent literally. For the few who wants to hear drag ripping stay away from the 200 unless I got a bad one. Casting wasn't an issue although I didn't do anything light or heavy. Stayed between 3/8-3/4oz. I did notice my thumbar and reel locking up a couple of times no idea why as I've never had an issue with any of my other reels like this and most of my fishing is done one 90% BC. Need more time on the water to see why. Spinning reel did fine on bass but like I said it is kinda weird fishing with such a heavy reel with on finesse application. Might just be me but it reminds me of fishing with my daiwa fuego 4000 even though its labeled as 2000. Here is the bad news for the guys that like to use their reels for multiple species or looking for one reel to do everything. One of the trips was a salmon trip. Got none on the BC but I did manage to hook and land a 17lb king. The spinning reel now feels like its been though a couple of seasons with a little bit of that grind to it. Now I know most of you guys won't be using it for salmon but for those guys who use it for power fishing or fishing in areas where you can hook a big one, probably should think twice. Even guys who only wanna buy one reel and use it for everything should take caution. I didn't hog it in either, let the fish tired itself out to test the drag. Smooth drag though, no clunkiness. Again, not an expert but here are my experiences so far with my two trips. BC is solid for now but besides audible drag being nonexistent. Spinning reel does fine for bass but kinda concern now on hooking onto fish that will test your reels durability or stress it out.

Hi everyone, this is my first impressions for these reels just incase anyone wanted some more info on these because it seems like there really isn't any. I am by no means a reel expert so if anyone expects tear downs, that won't be happening as I do not trust myself for which I apologize. This a not a final review as I have not even casted it yet or even put line on it yet. Baitcaster first! Got the series 1 BC in the 100 and 200. 100 is left and 200 is right. Fairly light reel, not the lightest but lighter than the curados. The clicks for the drag star and tension knobs are very loud. The little line reminder on the side is nice but consider having a coin to turn it. It is possible to turn it with your nails if you have them long and strong enough, but you may end up having finger nails shavings in it lol. The audible drag is nice but a hit or miss. My 100 sounds loud and feels smooth but my 200 is the very opposite. It is VERY quiet and clunky. Not sure why that is but feel free to chime in. Box does not show line ratings. The case provided is very nice. The oil bottle that it comes with needs to be rethought asap! Looks nice and all but the little silicon cap does not prevent leakage. Slips off easy too. Both mine came in and the bottle was upside down drowning in its own oil. Not a biggie for me as I have plenty of reel oil myself but I can totally see people being tick if this happens to them. Spinning now. Kinda heavy. If you are looking for a light reel for finesse, I do not believe I would recommend this if you are willing to go up to like a Daiwa tatula. I know if you look at their number one review the guy compares it to a Penn and a stradic fl. While I have never fished the Penn, I am a proud owner of a stradic fl and the FL completely wipes this reel out. FL is a lot smoother. Will come back and compare the performance once I use this reel enough. The drag for the Kistler is a lot louder though. It does not feel like a real 2000. More like a 2500 or even a 3000 almost. It does have the anti reverse function for folks who likes that. The handle knob is a little big for my liking. Its smooth but not shimano smooth. I would even say if you spun a Daiwa fuego it feels very similar but that's just me. Solid reel though if you wanna do some heavy fishing with a spinning reel. Biggest thing though is that this reel is heavy. Overall impression is nothing special but nothing bad either. Hopefully this helps the few that were eyeballing them because of the current sale that is going on but are hesitant. I say for the sale price depending on how much reels you plan on buying, makes them worth it. I bought three and got it for $330 ish when the BC retail for $250 while the spin is $150. If your a fan of daiwa or shimano go with the Curado K or the Daiwa tatula SV. If your an abu or lews fan this reel isn't anything special besides the few quirks. Will update this if I remember in the future.

From what I've noticed and experienced is that the a lot of the vanfords have a slight scruff or scratching noise out of the box. No idea why but all the vanfords I've played with had it. Two of my buddies were complaining about theirs making noise as well, probably what you got. One oiled it and got it silent while the other just fished with it until he broke it in I guess. Be careful on Vanford 2000s and below. I know plenty of people including myself with the roller bearing having issues with minimum use.

I agree on this being better for the 6th sense Axis. I think that one may have too big of a wobble in my opinion. Combine that with lots of flash and you think you got a great combo, but my jabber jaw has consistently outperformed the Axis in one season compared to my two seasons with the Axis. Not gonna lie though I did smack a couple of good walleyes on the axis....

Bump. Unfortunately the guy isn't giving me the specs so I can't provide any details in what model it is even. He says it feels more like a stiff med

Has anyone ever fished these rods? If so how do they compare to other rod brands? Might be getting one as a trade for a st croix legend elite and was wondering if they were worth the value or was it just the megabass name that carried their price tag. Am I getting a better deal, good deal, or am I getting the shorter end of the stick here?

I actually caught one smallie with it so far and from what I've notice with it, plus that video is that it might be a reaction bite bait. You either get one immediately becaused you threw it on top of a bass or you don't. Still a little early to do a full review on it but thats what I go so far. Not recommended as a serious bait but for fun sure!

Cabela had this on sale a while back, possibly the month of november if I rememer right. Honestly I was not impressed. Opened ALOT of them out of the box and unless you oiled it, the regular president felt better. And yes unfortunatly Covid messed alot of things up in the industry with just people getting laid off and slowing down production. Certain big companys had productions shutdown for 8 months. The demand for fishing went up and no one can keep up with it now.

No issues for me so far. Been using it for chatterbaits, cranks, and a bit of jigging. A bit on the stiffer side but other than that isn't bad for its price.

Oh that's a shame. Loved the 2019 version because it did and I enjoy hearing bass rip out drag.

Does this model still have the audible drag? Checked it a while ago and it didn't mentioned anything about an exciting drag if I remember right.

I have the revo alx also and yes I've experienced this. That thing for some reason will not cast right if you don't keep it at max breaking. Put it at max and I'm casting alright, not perfect but alright. Dial it down ONE and I'm backlashing.

What size is the reel or what did you intent to use it for? If you put 10lb on the reel and its not design for that then your asking for trouble. I'm assuming you got the in house line which has a lot of memory even with line conditioner. Do not recommend unless your using it for baitcasters. Many guys there run into new guys all the time and they get tired of explaining the same thing over and over again so if you don't do some research before hand and go at an unlucky time they might just spool you for failure even though they know it. Biggest issue I always hear where I'm at is that people wanna catching everything on one rod so they want 10lb or more on a reel that isn't suited for it just because of the occasion of a pike or something "big".

The zodias cosmetically looks really nice. The levante looks awesome with the green when the light hits it right kinda like the old hyugas. While I do not have the mh levante, I have the flatside special gen 1 that was released and got recalled. Regardless of that I love that thing and have had no issues with it. Even lifted up a 4lber by accident night fishing with it. Very light rod and I like the feel of the eva on it a lot more than the new zodias. I have the 6'10 MH for the zodias and it feels quite heavy. Not of fan of fuzzy eva foam vs smooth. You have to be very careful with the new handle as it scratches quite easily. I never cared for bruises or scruffs on my gear by I'm in the minority group for that.

Lost a limited edition color megabass oneten after getting greedy with a cast and backlashing. Proceeded to panic mode and tied on another megabass lure as fast as possible to try to save my oneten only to forget about my backlash. Donated two megabass lures in the span of two minutes. I've also picked out lures out of the tackle box only to forget that I didn't tie them on and proceeded to throwing them off the boat also....

I had an awful experience with this line but there are definitely others who had the opposite, anyways fisherman's source have P line tatical fluorocarbon 8lb 1000 yds for 59.99.

That seems to be the most popular opinion. I usually crank only with graphite rods and never really had an issue, but I do like exploring. Normally if it wasn't so expensive I take the dive but it is a hefty price to jump into without knowing. I know the saying for your standard graphite rods is that it is more sensitivity as you go up the chain which I'm pretty sure could be the same as glass as well.

Anyone have any input on this rod? Been looking around online and it doesn't seem like this rod is that popular compared to the other actions in this line up. Might pick one up soon since I'm mainly a crankbait guy and I heard glass rods are suppose to be better for that. Was wondering if I was better off just getting a cheaper glass rod rather than going that high end for one.

Good to know. No issues casting it, just kinda thought it was strange since all my other baitcaster and the previous generation for that reel had it.

So normally baitcaster have a side to side play if you play with the tension knobs. I have a shimano antares and no matter how loose I turn the knob it does not have any side to side play at all. This makes it kinda hard to adjust for casting. I have the previous antares and it does though. Not sure if this is a bad sign or if its just this reel? Any thoughts?

Fishing with live bait is fine but I tell people to try not to rely religiously on it. I work in a bait shop and you can tell when someone only fishes with live bait. On normal occasions when we have bait they are set, but when the full run of walleyes or white bass happens and we don't they become angry headless chickens.

Not sure if anyone posted this yet but. Fisherman source is selling sunline xplasma 50lb braid 600 yards at 50%.

The BPS red ones are amazing for the price if you can find any in store. I have one for a year now and it has lasted me the longest. Also the scissor handle can be pushed in if that matters. Had the boomerang snippers and they were great but last me about half a season only. Worst one I used was the Gamakatsu foldable ones. I like how it came with a split ring but the cutting was crap. Couldn't cut braid at all.

Line matters but it is also on luck. I probably catch more pike a year than bass up here in WI. I have lost whopper plopper 130s due to head shots and tons of bass jigs flipping docks just because I decide to swim it an inch. Been bitten off on 20lb fluoro too. Just the name of the game.

I have the most recent M-1 gen in the med lite and I like it a lot. I don't think the new M-1s fish lighter than they are compared to the old ones. Comfortable rod with the handle although in wet conditions it is very slippery! Very light rod and sensitivity is great for the price. Cork is kinda mediocre, I do recommend using that cork seal stuff as I didn't and it is really beat up atm. Finesse applications seems fine for it but it will struggle with anything that requires power hooksets. Lost a pretty nice bass on a chatter bait due to that. Do plan on picking up more in the future though in heavier actions.