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Complaint about new style Shimano Tekota 600LC
stinger replied to nickihoyboy's topic in Tackle and Techniques
I had the same problem with Diawa Saltist 40LC. Diawa made a design change last year and moved the line counter to the top of the reel. I bought a couple of the new version reels this winter and that solved the problem for me. I still have the old version reels. They sit in a zip lock bag in the cabin and are now a back up reel. -
Looks like they are chasing the SMART TROLL. Same system in a new package. I wounder if there is any patent infringement.
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Rip for sure. Been replacing them since the mid 80's and have never had a outdated flare fail. Some were 20 years old. I save all my old flares, work great for smoking out wood chucks .
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Set your line counter to zero. Pull out the line until it reads say 20. Measure how much line is out. That should give you a good idea of THAT reel is doing. Keep in mind that a full spool will play out more line at 20 than a spool 3/4 full.
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I bought the Solas prop and installed it on my 2006 Mercury 9.9 4 stroke kicker. Had it out fishing twice now and am sorry that I didn't do something like this long ago. Although the standard three blade prop worked I find that this prop gives my kicker better performance overall. There is less vibration, smoother running and better throttle control with the TrollMaster. I have a 19' glass hardtop and run bags so the kicker will run at a higher rpm for better thrust and boat control. Top boat speed (gps) is 4.5-5 mph with either prop. I too thought my stock prop was just fine until I replaced it. At $67.00 from Amazon it is worth the try. Thanks AA for your recommendation.
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I bought two of the new Saltist 40's over the winter. I'll probably never use the old silver version again. It will sit in the cabin as a backup or a guest can use them if they want to. I would prefer the old Daiwa Sealine GL 47's over the silver wrist wacker. All those daiwa's are easily repairable.
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Welcome aboard Wes. Lots of good stuff here. The " Search " feature in the upper right hand corner will cut down on a lot of scrolling. Place a "Wanted" add in the classifieds for those rigger parts. You'll get a lot more looks there for what you are looking for.
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Thanks for digging that up. The only info I have on my stock prop is "P 8.5" stamped on the back of one of the blades. The blades are cheap enough to experiment with. I spend more than that on vehicle and boat fuel for one trip. I appreciate your help AA. Not trying to steal your thread cnyh2ofowler. Someone may chime in on this and answer your question.
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for sale : usa Furuno 520 IHD, P79 Plastic In-Hull Transducer
stinger replied to stinger's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent