Hello Fin,

I guess in a way I did ask for an opinion,what I wanted to know about was how well the mag works.I never owned a mag reel before.i have it but, don't use it,I feather the spool with my thumb.
perhaps I erred by not being more specific.
I shall not make such a mistake again.

I do not have any vested interest in them at all.
I only asked a simple question.
I thought thats what this place was for.
I can't lie about any of my experiences 'cause thats just beneath me.
I have not seen any of the faults mentioned here and until I do see some that say,,you mention here,I would be the first to contact you and say it happened.
I just like to see whats up with something I don't know about.
if it doesn't work,perhaps it can be upgraded,perhaps not.
TBH,the only "bad" things I ever had fail with a reel was the old daiwa silver and gold series spinners and then it was just the bail springs that failed every so often.

have I ever been not fully satisfied with a reel,yes I have,the tica winches drags leave much to be desired,I added carbon fibres and it was fine.I did add them to others too.
the shimano reels I have I have not had anything to add and am happy with them.
some others I have upgraded but that was just something diff to do on snowy days.
I guess I am in a different ball field 'er something.

thanks for your opinion M8

Cheers
R-P