If you are looking at buying these things for your boat, DON'T!! I put these things on my brand new aluminum trailer to hold my boat, thinking that all f the "reviews" were good. After the VERY FIRST trip to the water, the next time out they became hard to release. I then took them off, sprayed them inside with corrosion X, lithium grease and even MAX WAX!! They made three trips to the water, after the third trip I had to cut the straps with my knife to release my boat from the trailer. I currently have two giant chunks of rusted together garbage to show for my money. DO NOT BUY, unless you like throwing your money away.
Excellent video and attitude bro I'm switching over to schimino im an experienced caster and I've heard good reviews on the reel. And my opinion anything that helps us get less backlashing is a plus. I want longevity i mean I've seen two different people on u tube test the casting distance on the SLX DC and he was getting to 189 feet bro that's far . But we want a reel that's going to last . I don't like that these schimino reels don't have 10 ball bearings in them but every review I've read says they are smooth as butter. But anyway thanks for the great tips on the slx dc I'm going to buy one and try it out. God bless you and your family.
why put in live well? picture it weigh it measure it and back in the lake. I been fishing dripping springs and okmulgee for over 20 years. it now will be over fished for sure, should have a limit to how much pressure it will get, liked the show but need to get the bass back in the lake not in the live well #1 is take of the bass.😊
This is an awesome video! Just bought one of these myself, and am glad that I found this before testing it out. It can’t be emphasized enough though, READ THE INCLUDED DIRECTIONS!
Yall are the polar opposite and its hard to watch, and taking your time to get a birds nest out instead of helping your friend with the fish and filming... you were definitely salty and mad at your friend 😂
Unfortunately for them to work properly they don’t cast far. If you utilize all the backlash features it does not cast very far. But if you set it up like other bait casters they do cast well but then you’re paying a premium for features you don’t need because your still fine tuning and feeling with your thumb while making cast to prevent line flare or backlash. They also cast a heck of a lot farther when they’re not filled 95% full. 🙂
Enjoy your video, your advice, I think on buy one of these reels, because a friend fishing with me, keeps casting about 25 yds each time he throws beside me. I just try to get reviews
I just bought this reel. The numbers on the magnetic brake dial are completely illegible. I had to take a picture zoomed in on my phone to see if there were even numbers on it. The numbers are there but the engraving is so small.
I just took mine out of the box 6.3:1 and the cap on the handle knob went flying off when I spun the handle which was kinda cool bc it let me know what that wrench coin that came with it was for bc I just couldn’t figure it out but yeah it’s a heavy beast I just hope it doesn’t do what my last Lexa is doing which is making a terrible noise while casting as in when the line is coming out and not just in the beginning but all the way to the last ten feet almost a clicking sound and I’m sure it’s just lube but it just happened so fast and the same sound comes out of my buddies tatula and that happened pretty quickly too only a few trips with the 150 size and I have that reel as well in the 300 size and while I don’t think it’s making the sound it does slow down insanely fast once it should have another 15’ more to go it acts like you are thumbing the spool heavy to stop the bait enough that you don’t have to thumb it at all in open water to slow it down of course on the end of the cast but sometimes I test that too and no backlash and I’ve got it set to 3 throwing a Bucca Burrito and sometimes a 3oz glide but my older model Lexa the matte black one cast a lot better than the tatula and I also hate the wide open T shape like guide bc it rides on top and just annoys the hell out of me and doesn’t help with anything but yeah I’m wondering what good it does to make the handle like this bc it’s no longer than the double knob so I don’t see any more leverage coming from it but if it’s just as good or better than this older Lexa that looks no diff other than shiny blue paint and “power handle” I will be very happy as I love my other Lexa bc in the 300 size Shimano has disappointed me terribly with their drag system not working hardly at all and that’s the curado 300 and the tranx 300 and the tranx 200 too but the drag on all my Diawas have a healthy click to them and are very adjustable. Good luck I think I’ll buy this one again.
Dude, I have fished 8 and 5 hour tournaments and never had a bite all while my partner put 12 fish in the and caught all five keepers. We have those days and that’s just fishing.
You are so right ! That vinyl gets so dang hot. My wife wanted it over the carpet. I would like to remove the rod tubes. I hate them. I have the TF model as well in a 2023.. 75 hp mercury four stroke. The Edge trolling motor sucks and I’m planning to up grade.
Sorry you’re getting the same stuff. Those tubes are trash and at this point the vinyl is a real nuisance. I’m thinking about trading this thing in on a pontoon and just fishing from my tournament kayak
