Reviewed by: Larry Ernst(Unregistered User)
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20 days a year Body of Water:
Pacific Ocean -- Favorite City:
Moss Landing & Sunset State Beaches Favorite State:
Ca Favorite Country:
USA Summary:
Fuctionally a very good reel for the type of fishing I do. Only problem with PHOS I have experienced is their quality control. I know its only a sampling of one but no one wants to send that kind of money and have their reel fall off the rod the first trip and wreck their day. Strengths:
Excellent surf reel for perch and small striped bass. Has large capacity for backing with a T-400 line. Very smooth drag system. Have had no problems handling everything I have hooked up too, although none have been over 8 lbs yet. Beautiful looking reel (very similar to the Abel). Weaknesses:
Only weakness I have found is when you reassemble it from cleaning there is a good chance the you can misalign the center post and the "Lock Nut", which could cause stripped threads. Customer Service:
On first fishing trip with is reel, I had the reel fall off the rod. There was only one thread engaged holding the foot unto the reel (poor quality control). It was fixed by PHOS by using a longer screw and adding blue death (Epoxy). I wasn't charged for the repair although it did cost me the shipping & handling plus a nice scratch on the reel when it fell off (it hit some rocks on the jetty). Similar Products Used:
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