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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Too late for you, Sled... |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Having the reel engage while casting is completely a non-issue. Most of you are way over thinking and over worrying about this. It is a non-issue. |
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| One thing is certain, there's a correct way to hold a casting reel when casting, and an incorrect way. The incorrect way will increase the propensity for a reel to engage in the middle of a cast.
Interesting. Probably true. But I really have to wonder if after God-Knows-how-many casts over the last *cough* years since I started fishing if I could change the way I do it or not, and if the time or effort would be worth saving the occasional broken reel... |
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| Everyone listen to Mike.... he's right!
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| Interesting, topic. |
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| I spent 4 days using my lower speed Tranx and did not have it engage on any casts. I tried to get it to engage with a variety of casting motions but it never did. I threw double 10s with it and I was happy with the performance. I spent some time using my usual Abu 7000 throwing the same lure in order to compare the two reels. Both weigh about the same and fit my hand in a similar manner, which means heavy and bulky. They both pull the double 10s with very similar resistance and the line pick up is very close. The Tranx spool is a bit narrower than the 7000 but almost the same diameter when fully spooled. I think this equates to the line pick being close to the same. The Tranx is a very nice reel and I am lucky my wife told me to buy it. I will use it and enjoy it but the performance differences between it and my old 7000s are minimal. After 4 days of fishing, neither caught a muskie but they both did the job of casting and retrieving my lures. |
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| That's the second report I've heard for the resistance being comparable. That's really disappointing. I was expecting there to be a much bigger difference. I was hoping the line pick-up to be a little bit more noticeable. There should be about an 8" difference between the two. |
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Location: Elgin IL | Glad I ordered the HS High Speed one. |
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| I ordered a tranx and when it came in went to the lake and fasted a few diff lures,tens were hard pulling,pg by the way,i was suprised it felt like a gold 16n with tens,lots of power and kinda hard to hold on the rod,i didn't throw dawgs since it was from shore but throwing a glider felt good.I think this reel will be a great rod for dawgs which I throw more than tens,i thought the pg would be easier pulling,if I had to do it over again I would get the hs because I don't think the resistance can be much more |
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| It seems to me that Tranx buyers and users will catch more fish on a Tranx than the other reels they own. Why? Because they will no doubt use them more than all the other reels they own. If the Tranx argument isn't the best example of a self-fullfilling prophecy I don't know what is. If I were to spend $500 on a reel it would no question outperform all of my other reels. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Guest well said
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| Guest - 4/11/2012 6:02 PM
It seems to me that Tranx buyers and users will catch more fish on a Tranx than the other reels they own. Why? Because they will no doubt use them more than all the other reels they own. If the Tranx argument isn't the best example of a self-fullfilling prophecy I don't know what is. If I were to spend $500 on a reel it would no question outperform all of my other reels.
The Tranx will put more fish in the boat because of its reliability and it's easy use. This reel is built to last and be reliable, its not some magical reel as people were hoping.
It is worth every penny! |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Guest - 4/11/2012 6:02 PM
It seems to me that Tranx buyers and users will catch more fish on a Tranx than the other reels they own. Why? Because they will no doubt use them more than all the other reels they own. If the Tranx argument isn't the best example of a self-fullfilling prophecy I don't know what is. If I were to spend $500 on a reel it would no question outperform all of my other reels. -
WOW another GUEST with a small rod syndrome LOL LOL
Don't get into BASS FISHING because see pic below the Megabass Carrozzeria Milano sells for $1399.00 if you can find one.
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| I carry lot's of Megabass gear in the shop including cranks, jerkbaits, topwater, jigs and plastics. I have not brought in the reels or rods but have sold Calcutta, Trinidad and Calais reels all in the DC models. As musky anglers we do demand quality and there is a price to pay.
As a musky angler i used Trinidads for the last 3 years and i and many others would like to see a Trinidad strong reel built with a levelwind and a thumb bar, and thats what Shimano delivered for $20 bucks more than a Trinidad! I really cant see how anyone could complain.
No difference in most of the purchases we do in life |
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| I purchased both a Tranx PG and HG reel about a month ago for casting surface iron for yellowtail here in SoCal. The reels cast extremely well and handle these fish no problem. Unfortunately the handles do cause the reel to engage on casts. I have done it twice (once on both reels) and the gears were shot both times. I have been casting Shimano Trinidad's and Daiwa Saltiga's for many years so i know how to cast. It is extremely important to make sure the handle is facing down before casting this reel to avoid the handle swing to cause the reel to engage. Better yet, a counterbalanced handle would solve everything but I have already spent $500 x2 on the reels. Love the Tranx for what it can do but hate the Tranx for making me think of handle placement prior to every cast. |
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| I own the Tranx HG and have fished with it over 50hrs and have never had the handle engage during casting. |
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