Honestly, i didn't find ONE thing to criticize on this reel! Maybe the plastic drag discs... but it had bearings all around, and really good set of gears!
This is without a doubt one of the most informative and enjoyable videos ever produced. I'm new to your channel but will become a new subscriber. Fantastic video.
I really enjoyed watching this and seeing you break it down and talk about it, I'm actually pretty impressed with the quality with it's price range and may have to pick up one for myself to take to small rivers and creeks I fish from time to time... thanks for sharing the process and solid info along the way!
Hello Victor, very good work and an entertaining but also educational video. It's hard to believe the quality of the gearing on this $20(?) reel. And the final running test...just listen and enjoy :-) greetings from Germany
Love your videos but I have a question, is there any specific reason why we use RH retrieve baitcasters even though we're right hand dominant and use LH spinning reels?
I have wondered that myself - how did this insanity begin and how is it still alive today. U should hold the rod with ur dominant hand! There are zero reasons for the opposite and only in USA people donthe opposite
tackle question: Victor ...wanted to get a rod for Ned Rig fishing ....from reading on the interweb ..many folks say get medium light xfast . I will be fishing from shore on a small lake. I think you are not a fan of xfast from something you said in an older video. Is extra fast for my purpose a bad idea ... fishing ned rig for small bass and crappie ( Zman micro finnese 1.75 trd) ...many thanks
You want extra slow, not extra fast. Extra fast means extra soft tip and extra stiff blank. If anybody says anything else, tell him he's a FOOL, and ask him if he would like to debate me LIVE. You want something with stiffer tip so u have good vibration transfer. Given that you want this for fishing from home, I can STRONGLY recommend either the Soare XR 7'6 Tubular (i have review), or the Yamaga blanks that i reviewed. Both rods will handle 1.75 TRD with jigs up to 3 grams beautifully. They are not extra slow action, but they have absolutely amazing TIP feel, and enough length for bank fishing
There is something to be said about rebuilding something rather than just scrapping it. This is what we all did before the drop in prices (due to offshore, mass production manufacturing) made it "uneconomical". And there is a satisfaction in rebuilding it and putting it back into service. Thanks for showing this Victor!!
Who is Realistic Fishing? Teasing! Have been watching that reel for years. Alex does not abuse his reels but definitely fishes the Bananas out of his equipment! And if you can think of what a reel could go through that one has. Thanks for hooking him up! Can’t wait to see him use it again!
Tbh I switch from abu to kast king becuase of the cost of repairs and maintenance. I buy the kast king Spartacus 2 that I buy for 40$ and it preforms as my tuned abu Alf reels and I can replace it for the cost of cleaning
My dad dropped his rod and swedish made ambassadeur rocket down in the sand bottom in a lake. I managed to fish the rod and reel out with a bunch of trebble hooks and lead weights and there was som sand inside. There aren't many parts on that reel so i just took it apart and did some cleaning and the reel has been in perfect condition since
I’ve said before that I’m not really into the whole tech thing with rods and reels. Finally broke down and watched your the 2023 DAIWA legalis LT found it interesting and entertaining. Now of course I’ve seen Alex fish with that combo forever. Also have read to BS Ccomments from the so called “pros” about what a crappy reel it is. Now to see you rebuild that real was great. You summed it up very well at the end. You got to scratch your itch and review it, Alex still has his beloved “cheap” reel, we fans get a fun video to watch. As fans of both you and Alex, when you said we all win, I couldn’t agree more. Might be one of my favorite videos of yours yet. Sorry so long but this video was so cool. Thanks Victor.
Great video, Victor. I'd bet that the chewed up knobs are from Alex using the Procure attractant. It gets on the knobs and if there are rodents where he keeps his gear (other than his car) then they are probably chewing on the knobs.
sometimes the rubber gets soft, like melting. I have had that happen on very old reels. Then maybe he removes the melted parts with his nails. I don't see any sign of rodent anywhere on the frame..
I kept my baitcasting rod in the car during the summer. In order for it to fit in the car, I had to put the reel/handle end under the rear window and run the rod over the passenger seat and put the rod tip under the sun visor. I wrapped a microfiber cloth around the reel and secured it with a hair band. It got full sun the whole season and did not suffer any ill effects. It was an older Abu Garcia Pro Max.
@@stevegraffmusic thats not it though. I have a tica reel to sell you if u want to see what i mean. Years ago they made knobs from some rubber that would melt from some conditions. Not from heat. My tica has never seen heat but knob melted and had to replace it. Just loke touching two lures can cause them to melt without heat
I'm waiting for the restoration of that old Shimano curado bantam. Looks exciting. I have so many high-end gears but loves these lower-end gear restoration clips. Just something more special sbout them. Maybe a bunch of lower/mid-end Shimano/daiwa gear upgrades.
I loved the video and I've learned a lot. It was very informative. I'm gonna subscribe. I wanted to see what you did to Alex's reels and I a whole lot more. I haven't checked all your videos ,but I have quite a bit of reels. None are super expensive by any means. I do have about 10 vintage Mitchell and Shakespeare reels. I hope you may a couple of videos about old reels. Anyway this video was quite enjoyable. Thank you
Being “critical”, I would lose the regular qtips and get the esr (electro static) qtips which will not leave behind microscopic fibers during cleaning. This is what I use when cleaning cpus and other critical “ha” Items
I think its reasonable, to be honest. I like the cheapest one cos i can use a lot and not feel guilty. I use them to clean the guides on mynrods all the time
Also if you tighten those screws on the knobs just a hair to tight it will make them not spin as good. I always do a 10th of turn losing it until it spins really well and then leave it. Believe it or not you can actually compress bearings wich reduces there velocity to spin well.
both issues you described are results of improper shimming. If the knob is shimmed correctly, you can tighten all the way and it will still spin 100% free, because the screw will not be making contact with the top race. Doesn't matter how tight u screw it. If you have too many shims or you bent one of the shims when u removed it and put it back, now the knob is putting pressure on the bearing, and you are incorrectly compensating for improper shimming with not tightening the screw. The shims and the screws usually touch only the inner race of the bearing. U can compress them as much as u want and will do nothing to the bearing. Anyway.. too long but if u have these issues u have a shim that is too thick or bent or wrong size
Interesting. I will definitely have to give that a try. I will try some shims in the meantime as an experiment but it has been very exceptionally well for me. Also thanks for doing this videos. You did one a few years ago about the amount of grease to put inside the spinning reel and it made a huge difference! Baitcasters for me are easier than spinning. I use dg06 and never star drag grease for the gears
Hey Victor this comment is not about this video but I need a place to share something. So I mentioned that I bought St. Croix panfish series rods for my boys becasue I could not find any 7' Presso rods. Well my shipment arrived on Monday and I ended up returning it today. They are nice rods but..... I didn't like the way the feel. I didn't try them out on the water because I simply did not like the action and whippyness they seem to have. I held one in one hand and a Presso in the other and kind of shook them around a bit. The presso has a soft whip but it finds it's way back to neutral pretty quick. The St Croix was still bouncing around a bit longer than the Presso and it just was to jittery. It also felt a bit more tip heavy when holding it. No reel was attached to either of them while I shook them so to speak. The blank just felt jumpy and it has a strange action. The rod is decent looking and the guides were very nice but compaired to the Presso, the aesthetics were not even close. At half the cost the Presso looks and feels like gold in the hand. The St Croix does not. Today I looked again online to see if I could find 7' Presso and I found several listed in Michigan at Franks Outdoors. I placed an order and then printed out a return slip to Cabelas. I think the St. Croix is priced way too high for what it is. I have other St. Croix rods that are nice and perhaps worth their price but that one is not in my opinion. Especially when you can buy two Presso's for the same cost as one St.Croix panfish.
i might make a communit post later from this. Feedback appreciated. Also confirms my own impressions of the previous model. I was hoping the new model had a different action. Please provide exact model
St. Croix Panfish Series Spinning Rod - PNS70LXF Length: 7' Power: Light Action: Extra Fast SKU: 3280150@@ifishcatfish I tell you what. I have never returned anything to Cabelas but that was delivered on Monday, returned via fed ex on Tuesday and already today they have processed a return. That is fast and I do feel bad returning it because there is nothing wrong with it other than I didn't like it and part of that is becasue the Presso feels better at half the price. I should have sent it down there to you so you could check it out before sending it back. Like I said I didn't take it out and try it on the water because I already was not impressed holding it. Too jumpy for me.
@@greenpea9412 Honestly, after seeing you bought the XF model, i feel you deserve your product and return should be denied. Exactly what did u expect with XF? U need to stay away from XF like from fire
@@gordon985 i already have all the best synthetic greases from Japan, designed for specific applications. Each application has different grease. I would buy this too, if i knew exactly what it does and what are the advantages/disadvantages..
im sure u can figure it, but there are some tiny parts that even when u know what to do are very difficult to put back together. I kind of know where the trouble is and stay away from those : ).
Maintenance is, of course, great, but not many have skills or patience for that. What is critical for those who don't do maintenance is to keep the reel clean and away from sand and dust. As long as sand never gets inside the reel, u can always open , clean and grease it. Once u get sand inside, there is no recovery.
@@ifishcatfish hello thank you very much for the i enjoyed seeing how you saved @relasticfishings reel 👍🏼 I love and enjoy fishing I'm a budget kind of guy because fishing shouldn't be expensive and high end fishing rods and reels I can't wait to see the next restoration of Alex spinning reel 👍🏼🎣
