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Originally posted by silver hilton:
I wonder if some of the people who are having trouble with the reels are using them like a winch with heavy gear...
or it could be that they are catching fish capable of pulling out line against the REALLY CRAPPY drag... :p

I was gonna keep my nose out of this one but I cant any longer...

AHHHHRRG!!!! THEY DO SUCK... I have quite a few that I inherited from my dad complete with the tool kits and hard leather case. They now sit on a shelf alongside all my other antique fishing gear...

Mingo hit the nail on the head

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Originally posted by Mingo:
faltering, sticky, herky-jerky ambassadeur drag

zzzziippp-jerk-halt........zzzzzzzipppp-jerk-halt....zzzzzippppp-jerk-halt.....zzzzzzippppp-jerk-halt.....

Wow, I feel much better now....