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People use them here, for brazilian catfishes (Pintado, Jaú, Piapara, Piraíba). They just remove the level wind.

No. But a friend of mine is using and absolutely loving it. The only difference I seem between it and the Kestrel is the frame.

1- Kastking Kestrel Elite BFS + Custom Carbon Rod (6lb/1.78m) 2- Calcutta Conquest 51S + Custom Fiberglass Trout Rod (5lb/1.45m) 3- Calcutta Conquest 51 + Acehawk Victory (8lb/1.5m) 4-Daiwa Tatula 100 + Brazilian OEM brand Rod (12lb/1.4m)

But no plastic-framed reel is sold in Quantum PT series. That's strange. The factory in China is Banax. If paid accordingly, they will deliver you a reel as good as the superb Okuma Komodo. If not, the usual Kastking and glorified Kastking (13 Fishing) quality. I'm testing the Kastking Kestrel elite BFS and the quality is superb, even more so in the price, under U$100 (got a very discounted price). Banax made.

So my plastic-made Icon landed a 120lb Araipama and none of the full metal Shimano 150-sized reels are clearly unable to do the same? I believe you used and older model, before the PT series approach, before Quantum got senses and stopped selling only crappy stuff. My Icon is metal-framed and with very decent internals. The only problem I had with it was the ceramic in the level wind, when I filled it with a very abrasive line and it cracked. Got a replacement one from Pure Fishing. A feat of laziness, I filled it without a rod and the line entered the spool in a 90 degree angle, delivering too much attrition. Quantum needs to be understood under its corporative policies: In-house made reels - superb quality Doyo-phase (early 2000's) - decent quality First Banax phase (mid 2000's) - Loss of quality Second Banax - They got some decency and started using Banax high-end portfolio, the PT series.

Latest Shimanoing from Brazil. A friend of mine contacted me, complaining about his new Curado 150. The drag washers aren't carbon ones, the reel unable to be used on Amazon, on his trip later this year. And I told him: Welcome to Shimano extreme quality fishing gear. His audio itself is somewhat funny, because he brought an Alloy M reel for the purpose. He is complaining about the ''plastipol'' washers on the Curado 150 and the decent carbon ones on the chinese reel.

Owner Broad, the best copolymer I ever used.

Because the slingshot effect would be limited, because only the last quarter of the rod would press it. A parabolic action would create a longer s-swim. The problema is the data for the rod being incomplete... If it is capable of doing what I said, probably isn't overpowered for the task.

Thats the problem... Excessive stiffness will kill the slalom swim for the lure. The slingshoting of parabolic action gives a very provactive S-swim, a must-have for several swimbaits.

Moderate-moderate or slow.

I worry about the backing line, the one who sometimes gets accumulated in the ground.

Yes. The slingshot effect of moderate/slow rods allow a more natural slalom S-swim for these lures.

In extreme distance casting, the way you hold line in the reel seat, before casting, in spinning reels/fixed spools, makes them unusable. I came from a competitive surfcasting background. Even with specific thimbles, weights above 150g (over head and OTG) and 130g (pendulum) were hardly manageable with spinning reels.

Would love to try Fly Fishing, but I live in a place with several Cactuses, rocks, spiny plants overall. Fear the line getting struck on them...

A narrow spool would not affect casting distance, in a synchronized level wind. But It would, over common baitcasters, since closed angles between line and the reel level wind would drastically increase attrition. Weight plays a bigger role in casting performance. Together with the braking system.

Modified Alberto is just the one where the braided line pass twice or more times, inside the monofilament eyelet. Under heavy jerking or slashing, the original Alberto can untie itself.

Way more! I use 8x only for trolling.

Shimano older stuff is of superb quality. I still remember the dual AR reels, with AR clutch and hammer...

https://www.alanhawk.com/blog/19isu.html Shimano must put a lawsuit against Allan Hawk!!! He presented a cheap design flaw in the pricey Shimano Stella SW!!! But it's not a design flaw, but a new technology, called UXGW - ultra-x-gapped-wobbling bail arm! What a shame, Allan Hawk!!! People did the same with micromodule I gearing! They were just as strong as grandpa teeth! Dan Thornburn was mad because Allan Hawk wasn't a Payolla-***** like Cal TT.

He does it with all daiwa reels, who were known for being sold dry, mainly the non-JDM ones.

Alberto has a lower caliber and improved resistance.

I see some problems of standardization on the reel test material. He lacks it when comparing out of the box reels with one's already being in use for some time.

The yoke wear seems more of a serious issue than that. I didn't saw the HD version being in the reported problematic ones.

In Pará state, you can fish big Peacock basses, Snooks and Tarpons, literally in the same spot.

Could you post more info about the matter. I have a Lexa 400HD and it never happened, yet I can see it being possible, with the heavier handle.