Hi Folks,

 

I got one of these used off eBay for cheap.  I was curious about it.  It was advertised as an LEX200, but so far as I can tell, Quantum has no such animal.  EX200 is the closest, and upon looking up that reel, I got other reels that looked exactly like it does.  Mine just has no markings left. 

 

Looking inside, all this reel needed was a good cleaning out of sand and some tuning and polishing.

 

It appears to be pretty good.  There is plastic in a couple places I'd like to have metal, but there's really nothing that stands out as terrible in design.

 

What can you tell me about this reel?  I'm mostly Abu Garcia in taste and experience, and got this one out of curiosity. 

 

I'd been meaning to post this before, and I was just reminded by another thread.

 

Thanks folks,

 

Josh

Why not post a picture of the reel...

Why not post a picture of the reel...

 

Will do. 

That was a really good idea.  Using the flash and some Photoshop filters, I got the old decals to show back up, in the pics at least!

 

Here they are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, folks!

 

Josh

Is that a flip switch on the side? I don't know, it looks pretty usable. If you got it for cheap and it works then you win. You don't really have to spend a lot of money for a new top of the line reel, if you like it and it works, that's all you need to catch fish. enjoy your new (old) reel. 

Is that a flip switch on the side? I don't know, it looks pretty usable. If you got it for cheap and it works then you win. You don't really have to spend a lot of money for a new top of the line reel, if you like it and it works, that's all you need to catch fish. enjoy your new (old) reel. 

Not a flip switch, that's the clutch. It's just called a Quantum EX200. Came out around 1994. It was a low-to-mid range Quantum at the time, and cost around $50 new. The 5 is just a straight 5:1 gear ratio. Nothing too fancy, but if it works, it works.

Old reels are so pretty! At least you know that if you don't like it, you can stick it In a display case. Beautiful reel!