Funny- exact same thing happened to me and wasn't real thrilled after 5 minutes of use with a brand new reel I was relying on.DougieK wrote:I had the bail arm fall off an Okuma
Fishing gear failing
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deathray
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DougieK
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On a trio?deathray wrote:Funny- exact same thing happened to me and wasn't real thrilled after 5 minutes of use with a brand new reel I was relying on.DougieK wrote:I had the bail arm fall off an Okuma
The line roller end of the bail arm isn't actually connected, it's just sitting in there.
Ridiculous design. Alan Hawk's head would explode.
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Basti
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brand new raider rod
don't aim too close to bridges
Dodgy design
i've also had multiple snaps open, snapped a knife blade, broken about three rod holders and bent the hell out of a cheap net lifting an eagle ray
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davjak
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I had an Okuma arm almost break on me in Bermagui this summer, thankfully it held on, but could not trust it any longer.. So had to upgradedeathray wrote:Funny- exact same thing happened to me and wasn't real thrilled after 5 minutes of use with a brand new reel I was relying on.DougieK wrote:I had the bail arm fall off an Okuma
My cheap mates who have no gear can now use the Okuma
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ducky
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Basti. That last image of yours does my nut in. I have 5 cheaper Shimano reels that have the exact bail arm. Have cut my line on a few occasions as a result. Shotty design and shittier manufacturing leaving sharp edges.
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Basti
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mate that's an image from when i first started spinning gunnaz. the line lay was so bad that i went through three or four spools of braid in a fortnight before i found the issue
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DougieK
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Basti wrote:mate that's an image from when i first started spinning gunnaz. the line lay was so bad that i went through three or four spools of braid in a fortnight before i found the issue
The exact same thing happened to me when i started surf spinning.
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Nude up
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Sorry for the quality of the photo check out the braid destroyed on this reel during a run by a nt dhu fish. A mate and his misses are there atm and sent me some pics some of which I wish I was there
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