The Spanish Fly learns about V20 Boys and says Hi

[willy]

Checked the box Bob, no washers in there. Where does that info come from, I would like to check it out

[willy]

And Ferm he was telling me about a special needs kid he took out fishing who did not have the bicep and tricep muscles in his right arm. He is a pretty decent guy, I am usually a pretty good judge of character and I got real good reads on Jose.
He fishes all over and has settled on a set up which he uses all over the world for everything from bonefish and permit to giant grouper from very deep water to amberjacks cobia etc.
He said Shimano finally figured out how to put together the high modulus graphite technology with the toughness of the old fiberglass rods which they were not able to put the two materials together until this line of rods a couple of years ago.
Now this reel or the next one up I forget the name in a 5000-8000 size is all he uses now when he is not fly fishing. He loads it with 50-80 pound power pro with a long top shot of flourocarbon leader. He showed us a video of him pulling a 55 pound marble grouper out of the rocks from 200 feet down and it was this rod and reel set up.
He uses the 5.5 to 6.5 Trevalas and says he has yet to get into a fish he could not fight well with the combo and that the new technology in the reel and the rod has just floored him.
Good enough for me, this rod is the 6.5 foot length and the reel and combo is sweet.
Plus I got Mojo on it now!!!

[chumbucket]

Originally Posted by willy

Checked the box Bob, no washers in there. Where does that info come from, I would like to check it out

That info was with the instructions on all the spinning reels that used to be supplied with them. You know....that printed material that comes in the box that nobody reads. Probably a cost savings move by eliminating the washers. Kind of like the airline industry back in the day eliminating lettuce on the plate of in-flight meals and saving millions of dollars/year. Now you can't even get a bag of peanuts.
I'll have a look in the morning. I'm quite sure I have extras. I'll send you some to try.

[willy]

Thats great Bob, appreciate it much. I will read that manual today, this is a 2009 model and teh fellow helping me said they made changes in it for this year, he did mention that they reshaped the spool especially to handle braids better and they have the one piece no seam bail for that same reason.

[reelapeelin]

You met the KING no doubt about it...

[C YENSEN]

very cool willy....very cool indeed

[Stillrunning]

You know the real reason that he uses that equipment is that he gets it free. LOL

[chumbucket]

Free or not. I can't say anything bad about Shimano. Anytime I've ever had a problem, their customer service has always been top notch. Quick to respond and very good about replacing faulty gear without question.
That Trevala rod is a very tough piece of equipment as well.
This setup will serve you well willy.

I snapped some pics of the washers and also with them mounted on the mainshaft. For whatever reason, my camera is acting screwy and won't let me upload the pics. I think you get the idea anyways.

[THEFERMANATOR]

I personally use SHIMANO as well and am VERY happy with them. I have a baitcaster that I bought brand new in 94 that still works today and has never had a single part replaced in it. I pull it apart once a year and clean and lube it, and oil a few spots the morning I use it and it just works. I can't say that about some others I used.

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by chumbucket

Free or not. I can't say anything bad about Shimano. Anytime I've ever had a problem, their customer service has always been top notch. Quick to respond and very good about replacing faulty gear without question.
That Trevala rod is a very tough piece of equipment as well.
This setup will serve you well willy.

I snapped some pics of the washers and also with them mounted on the mainshaft. For whatever reason, my camera is acting screwy and won't let me upload the pics. I think you get the idea anyways.

I like their stuff as well I was just making a joke.