Where are the shimanos?

[Mike son]

From my short pond outing before the lightning ran me off

Sexy! Which PG is that?

Hyper Approach

[Slazmo]

Any tips on smoothing them out or is that normal for these reels to buzz in your hand when palming and spinning the handle?

Being such new old stock I would start at a grease refresh... Brass gears so shouldn't be an issue, but the greases may have dried out and your experiencing a byproduct of that ageing...

[LowRange]

Any tips on smoothing them out or is that normal for these reels to buzz in your hand when palming and spinning the handle?

Being such new old stock I would start at a grease refresh... Brass gears so shouldn't be an issue, but the greases may have dried out and your experiencing a byproduct of that ageing...

Thanks.

[hoohoorjoo]

Any tips on smoothing them out or is that normal for these reels to buzz in your hand when palming and spinning the handle?

Being such new old stock I would start at a grease refresh... Brass gears so shouldn't be an issue, but the greases may have dried out and your experiencing a byproduct of that ageing...

Thanks.

I agree. The 50E reels that have come across my bench have all been very smooth, with the exception of one well-used specimen that was in need of a fresh gear set.

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[BRONZEBACK32]

Old school with new handle.
#prestine

[481VSangler]

This and my old 200E7 pull double duty with inshore fishing.


The Scorpion MGL is still my favorite in my line up at the moment.

[radu_andrei]

New boy in town

[BRONZEBACK32]

New Ice fishing reel.

[Slazmo]

Just to break up the monotonous upload of super high end gear.

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I went for my first flick yesterday in a VERY long time, at Mudgeeraba creek here in Queensland (freshwater) and had an absolute ball... Flushed the stock bearings and applied the TSI 321 and god almighty she made Sigletts disappear across the river with utter ease.

[triple_illusion]

Shimano Curado 200DPV 5.0:1
Upgraded with Hawgtech 102mm carbon handle, Carbontex drag washers and drive shaft bearing from Core 50mg7:

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[CFDoc]

Here’s my Mets with the black accent handle knob seals instead of the chrome. Much more subtle and I think I like the black better.

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[Gone Phishin]

Very nice! What are you using to hold your reel in place?