has anyone owned or used these reels before? its what roland martin and jimmy houston use lmao! but seriously the no levelwind design intrigues me and ive read mixed reviews most of which were great but a few saying it sucks . they seem impossible to find though , other than the occasional ebay listing i only found one other site that sells them and they are 250 and the site doesnt look incredibly trustworthy so im not taking chances. i would really love to try one but they are like a friggin white whale! elusive and mythical lol. any info on how they work, would you recomend or not and why and where in the world actually has them for sale would be appreciated
don't know if u'v seen this. http://www.tackletour.com/reviewicast08usreelsupercaster.html
http://www.usreel.com/dealers/?state=MA
Falmouth Bait & Tackle 258-R Teaticket Highway East Falmouth 508-457-0700
FishLinked, LLC 491 Raymond Road Plymouth 508-591-5811
Natick Outdoor Store 38 North Ave Natick 508-653-9400
Webster Lake Sporting 144 Gore Rd Webster 508-943-6309
Falmouth Bait & Tackle 258-R Teaticket Highway East Falmouth 508-457-0700
FishLinked, LLC 491 Raymond Road Plymouth 508-591-5811
Natick Outdoor Store 38 North Ave Natick 508-653-9400
Webster Lake Sporting 144 Gore Rd Webster 508-943-6309
http://www.usreel.com/dealers/?state=MA
Falmouth Bait & Tackle 258-R Teaticket Highway East Falmouth 508-457-0700
FishLinked, LLC 491 Raymond Road Plymouth 508-591-5811
Natick Outdoor Store 38 North Ave Natick 508-653-9400
Webster Lake Sporting 144 Gore Rd Webster 508-943-6309
Yes I saw that tackle tour review before and thanks for the list of retailers but I wss hoping to find a place to order it from so I wouldn't have to drive an hour each way.
I haven't seen that one yet ill have to look it up. As for the reel I want its supposed to be a powerhouse due to the gear design. The pinion goes inside the main gear rather than outside and as a result more teeth are in contact than a typical gearing degn, people use them for flipping and I've seen guys use them for pike and claimm its a big fish reel so my hopes are high and fingers are crossed lol
I had one, I forget the model number, cost around $60. The concept was great, everything worked fine for the first 5 casts. I palm the reel in my left hand, near the level wind area. When I set the hook , it's usually straight up. What that does sometimes is put torque on the side plate of the reel. The US Reel does not have a button or a catch on the sideplate. To open up the side, you just put your palm on the side plate and turn counter clockwise. The plate comes off and the spool falls out into your hand. EXCEPT when your fishing like I do, the side plate loosens but doesn't come off all the way. The next cast, the side plate falls into the water and the spool shoots out of the reel. That also falls into the water and you end up with 1/2 a reel, a spool, but no line. I got mine from the ABA, American Bass Anglers. They sent me a new one- it happened again. In my defense, I only had the first reel for 5 casts. It took me 10 casts on the second reel to figure out what was happening, by then the side plate and spool were in the water again!!!!!!!
