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any one know of where i can buy one of these fine reels,i called several of the dealers listed on their website and each one said they no longer carried these,any help would be appreciated.

What are you looking for? I might have one for you.

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thank you George,looking for the effortless 700x,i did find one @jimmy houston s site,but am interested in what you might have,the wave bar intrigues me,thank you sir.

Ahhhh...ok. I have a Hibdon 810sx. It is a left handed reel. I am guessing that you are looking for a right handed model.

I would steer clear of  US Reels.  The design is interesting and the concept is a good one, but the execution is a bit lacking.  Quite a number of problems with the level-wind not working have been reported, and after taking a look inside a Hibdon 801SX I found out why:  The Wave Bar is cast in a poor-quality mold, and some of them have warped shafts where they connect to the reel gearing.  This leads to misaligned and slipping gears under load, so when you're fighting a fish you basically don't have a level-wind.  Plus your reel buzzes from the slipping gear teeth.  The bar can be replaced, but in my experience US Reel is very slow to ship parts.  I had a terrible time getting a replacement Wave Bar for the reel I worked on—it took upwards of a month.

 

The reel worked well enough after I got it put back together, but I wouldn't buy one.

Their spinning reels leave a lot to be desired

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thanks for all the info,i really appreciate it.

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