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March 14, 2003 Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
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Reviewed by: TODD (Unregistered User)
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50+ days a year
Price Paid:
$600.00
at grand river troutfit Body of Water:
ontario lakes and rivers Favorite Country:
canada Summary:
I have the 3.8LA model and can say that the reel has work quite well for me.I found out shortly after buying this product that it was discontinued and that I could no longer by a spare spool or parts as was my intention when I orignally purchased this product. A real disappointment. Strengths:
light weight.good drag and looks good. Weaknesses:
Can not buy a spare spool or parts(product only 2 years old).Again areal disappointment Customer Service:
when E mailed about the problem of spool the apologized but could not do anything.For a $600.00 plus reel apologizes do cut it in my books! Similar Products Used:
sage,orvis,stcroix,scientific anglers
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Review Date
February 5, 2003 Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Brian M(Unregistered User)
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40 days a year
, from NJ
Price Paid:
$0.00 Body of Water:
Atlantic - NC to NH Summary:
What an incredible reel - best drag on a reel I have ever used. Lightweight, large arbor. Strengths:
drag, weight Weaknesses:
none so far Customer Service:
havent had to use it Similar Products Used:
Abel, Tibor, Hayden
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Review Date
October 13, 2000 Overall Rating
 1 of 5
Value Rating
1 of 5
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Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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20 days a year
, from San Diego, CA, USA
Price Paid:
$450.00 Summary:
Believe me or not - its up to you. For $100 you could have a better reel than mine performed. As I said, the reel looked great "out of the box" - but once you get it wet, look out.
I'm done with Islander and bought a Tibor. Worlds of difference. Strengths:
Recently purchased a Large Arbor 3.6 - a new model for Islander. Out of the box, the reel looked great. Nice finish, relatively smooth drag, etc. Weaknesses:
I hate to disagree with the other reviewers on this board, but this reel has MAJOR problems. First, Islander seriously misstated the backing/line capacity of the reel. It holds much less than indicated. Second, this reel was absolutely worthless after getting it wet. The drag became very jerky and had terrible start up inertia. Then, the wood handle swelled (again due to water I would guess) and wouldn't rotate freely. After two attempts to lubricate the drag and handle, the reel continued to fail after immersion in water.
It is truly junk in my opinion. Customer Service:
Not good. I basically informed them by e-mail of the problems I had and, since it was a brand new reel, whether they would allow the shop I bought it at to take it back in exchange for a different model.
Needless to say, my e-mails went unanswered for days and I finally had to call and Islander begrudgingly allowed me to return the reel. Similar Products Used:
Tibor, Abel
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Review Date
July 19, 2000 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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50+ days a year
, from Seaside Park, NJ Body of Water:
Island Beach, NJ Favorite State:
NJ Summary:
This has to be the best reel (L.A 4.5) out there. It Blows all the others (especially Abel Super & Tibor) away. The 4.5 has a 1/2 larger diameter than the Riptide and weighs less, and has slightly better capacity. The Abels can't compare. The Super 11 is 3/4 of an inch less than the 4.5.and it's less expensive too!!! Strengths:
Extremely light weight. Biggest diameter reel out there. Weaknesses:
Need to keep the drag well lubed - need to check every few months. Customer Service:
Never had to use them Similar Products Used:
Tibor Riptide, Abel
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Review Date
March 14, 2000 Overall Rating
1 of 5
Value Rating
1 of 5
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Reviewed by: Jsp(Unregistered User)
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50+ days a year Body of Water:
L. ont. tribs. -- Summary:
orvis just as good if not better and extra spools are less than half of islander. Strengths:
great drag. very smooth Weaknesses:
exta spool cost too high Similar Products Used:
orvis vortex
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