On 8/2/2011 at 1:34 AM, SirSnookalot said:

It's the quality of parts and engineering, assembly can be done anywhere. Cars have thousands of parts, reels have very few in comparison.

Sometimes things are assembled in those countries with USA made parts

On ‎8‎/‎2‎/‎2011 at 3:39 PM, J Francho said:

Chevy Equinox. Just sayin'.

 

Made in Canada!

 

My Lew's reels made in Korea and my Curado 70s made in Malaysia are both great.

 

These modern day reels are pretty impressive no matter where they come from. The biggest fish I've ever seen was yanked in on a Spiderman Zebco rod.. from then on I stopped thinking so much.

32 minutes ago, thebillsman said:

Made in Canada!

 

Six year old thread.  In 2011, they were mostly made in China.  Assembled here, Mexico, and Canada.

I'm more concerned about the engineering and tolerancing of the parts. Whether or not a reel had it's part shipped over to China and had someone who makes 50 cents an hour assemble it isn't as important as how well the gears were machined, or the quality of the bearings used, or the grade of metal/plastic used for the parts themselves. Basically what I am saying is the quality is going to primarily come from the sum of the parts, so looking at the parts themselves rather than the assembly location is going to give you a better idea of the reel's quality. 

On ‎8‎/‎2‎/‎2011 at 9:30 AM, 00 mod said:

I drive a Tundra! Made in Texas!

Jeff

  I drive a slightly older model Jeff--made in Indiana!!

On 8/2/2011 at 9:30 AM, 00 mod said:

I drive a Tundra! Made in Texas!

Jeff

Yep, my Chevy was built in Ontario. What people seem to care more about is union-made. But not me.

I dont mind where it make as long as it big brand company, but would I pay more for made in Japan or USA depends on how much more.

I believe in QC and material use for all the parts of reel. Big company most likely have better QC and also better material than those counterfit or cheap brand.

With that said a lot of product from chinas can sell a lot cheaper because they copy others and use lower grade of material.

 

I could care less where a reel was built so long I will be able to find parts later down the road. 

 The design tolerances are so tight in modern reels that the performance should be good with anything at a certain price.

case in point, I needed a pinion gear in a Calcutta 200 a. Tackleshop had it. Fixed. 

wether that Calcutta was built in Malaysia or Japan didn't matter. I try and stick with familiar models and models that have sister models like Curado/citica so that if I need a part it will be attainable somehow when needed 

 

 

The Shimano facility in Maylasia is staffed by only Shimano trained personnel with Shimano components and they have been producing quality Shimano reels for years.  That is why the Curado 70 is only $200 and not $250, or more.