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Anyone have a hands on with one of these reels yet? Wondering how they compare to the 13 fishing black Betty. Going to try a higher end one this year but i want to make sure they are decent before i buy.https://www.piscifun.com/collections/ice-fishing-reel/products/piscifun-icx-precision-ice-fishing-reel-2-6-1-inline-freespool-ice-reel-ultra-smooth-strength-7-1-shielded-ball-bearings?variant=31892378222661
Got mine from Amazon on Saturday. My opinion is they are a very nice reel. The spool and housing are probably close to half of the size of the ghost which could be interesting. I do not have the ghost free fall to compare it to but messed around with one in Scheel's last year and think this reel is nicer. The drag appears to be good, won't know for sure until on the ice in the cold. The star adjustment knob is nice and tight and doesn't slip out of adjustment like the cheaper Frabill 261s I have. Aluminum spool. Composite body, stem and trigger. Plenty of clearance with the stem to wear gloves if wanted. There is an open part of the spool if you choose to play the drag that way instead of using the star adjuster. The one thing that I'm not sure of is there is no free spool adjustment so it might take some getting used to if you had say a Frabill 261, 271 or 13 descent or similiar. I have all three of those and there is a little tension knob to keep the spool from dumping too fast causing backlash and rats nests of line.If this reel is half as nice as the ICX spinning reel they had last year, it's a winner. Have to wait and see what it's actually like on the ice, at this point I say it's a top notch free fall reel for half the price of others. Almost tempted to buy a second to replace my Frabills with.
Thanks for the review. An inline with a smooth drag sounds good! Have you put line on it, and did it seem like it had a good retrieve speed? If the listed specs on Amazon are right, it has a slow retrieve gear ratio and that with the smaller spool could mean a really slow retrieve.
(Image removed from quote.)This one is way more interesting, but I'm not going to buy into to. LOL.I feel that it's a finger death trap.
Looks like would weigh more than a 1/2 lb.
What kinda reel is this?
It has to be a gag.
Got mine from Amazon on Saturday....Aluminum spool. Composite body, stem and trigger....
The frame is indeed all aluminum. I just posted a thorough teardown of this reel HERE.
My bad. Everything except the trigger is aluminum. Mine has some thin finish on it makes it look like a parting line from injection mold. Betting that I will end up breaking the trigger some how. Seems flimsy.
Used the piscifun inline for the first time this weekend, everything worked great outside of the trigger location. The extended handle stem and location of the trigger causes the line to run the same path, it is a pain to weave through the line to grab the trigger each time. Pretty major design flaw, i don't know that i'll be able to continue using it on my rods until they fix it. Unfortunate because the reel otherwise had great feel, was smooth and the drag worked as expected.
That’s the only thing I don’t like about mine!! Terrible design flaw. Can’t believe they pushed them through like that
I had mine apart the other day and something I might try later if I find it a nuisance is reverse the trigger. Looks like an easy done if memory is right. The trigger would be to the back of the reel with lots of room for my hand and easy to reach with my finger.
It CAN be done, I already tried. However, unfortunately, not only does it block your ability to hold the rod in the pistol-style grip, which most people use for small jigging, due to the offset dogleg in the trigger, it hits the reel body prematurely and the spool doesn't disengage. Bummer.Since there is a keyed metal plate molded into the trigger stalk, there are only two ways it can go onto the actuator, 180º apart. Also, keep in mind, installed like this, you would have to push down on the trigger (rotation direction of the actuator remains the same).Without major modification or manufacturing a new part, the trigger isn't easily moved. Close-ups showing how the trigger hits the reel body almost immediately after activation.PS - You don't need to disassemble the reel to remove and flip the trigger. Just. Be cautious not to push the actuator into the reel body. I screwed in the screw a few turns before pressing the lever on, just to be sure.