I don't get any of these issues on my 75 dollar reels.
Tell me again why I should blow 500+ bucks on a reel that comes with all these headaches...?
Enough is enough I am going to build my own with a great drag that isn't cork, a reversible free spool from right to left and bearings that can handle the load.....stay tuned it is possible but it will cost some ..
Who is the designer at islander, he needs to give his head a shake.....seriously they just built a LA spool for the mr2? why? All this accomplishes is less line capacity and it actually weighs 1/2 OZ more than the mr2. So let me get this straight you now have less line and a heavier reel, but wait it has a large arbor so it looks cool, they will fly off the shelf because of that. If you are going to put a free spool on a reel, which in my opinion is mandatory do it to the MR3. I would have dropped all of my reels for 4 MR3 sized reels with free spool. I use it all the time especially if I am dropping to 200+ feet all day.
Enough is enough I am going to build my own with a great drag that isn't cork, a reversible free spool from right to left and bearings that can handle the load.....stay tuned it is possible but it will cost some bucks...
That is my rant for the day....
Enough is enough I am going to build my own with a great drag that isn't cork, a reversible free spool from right to left and bearings that can handle the load.....stay tuned it is possible but it will cost some bucks...
Headaches? Everyone seems to forget Islanders are mooching reels we choose to use as downrigger reels. Put a big fish on a $75 reel and a $500 reel and you will see the difference in no time.
The butter smooth drag of an Islander was not designed for the torque of downrigger fishing. To say that they "haven't fixed the problem" is like saying a hammer that doesn't cut wood needs to be re-designed.
A hammer was not intended for cutting wood and an Islander wasn't intended for downrigger fishing. If you use the tool properly, you can pound nails and big salmon all day long.
But for the numbers guys....$75 reels will do just fine
I know its expensive to manufacture in Canada, fortunately I have access to 3D modeling software and use it every day for work so all of the expensive cad work will be on me. When in university my capstone project was to design and manufacture a reel which I did, this was a proof of concept which will be expanded on now. I also have some contacts in the CNC machining business here in Vancouver that I could lean on for this. At the end of the day I would like 8 custom reels for myself regardless of the cost. If I could make them viable for the marketplace then I may do so otherwise they may just be for personal use. We will see......At the end of the day I would not be interested in meeting the 75-300$ market this will be in the 600$+ range easily.
Drop your info in my mailbox as well. If you do prototyping and what machines you have.If you are interested, I own a small CNC shop and can assist in manufacturing.