this one okuma XPD has a build in line counter and it also has a higher line capacity like a 420m 0.40mm


the only flaw is that it only have the two pathetic ball bearing. T.T

this one on the other hand.......has lower line capacity like a 150m 0.45mm but it has like 5 ball bearing and the whole reel is........GOLD. its golden colour dammit..........
and the damn thing look like a freaking shimano Calcutta from far.
just look at it. how can you saw no to it.........T.T



see don't they look a like.......the shape.....design...ofcoz the colour are better on the starion.........

This post has been edited by runeX: Aug 17 2014, 10:52 PM

thank you for the nice info about starion and the line counter.......

as to your question........simple....mount the starion on to a surf rod.......then swing hardd....

today catch........



I owe my pinnacle inertia an apology......
baitcaster drag's strength is stronger when you mount it on a stronger rod like a surf rod.

another thing I found out today.
shimano Calcutta
this one

VERY VERY VERY EXPENSIVE.....rm 2260

This post has been edited by runeX: Aug 20 2014, 06:56 PM

...........
yeah sorry my bet. i'm not familiar with shimano Calcutta spec.
but I do remember reading this name on the cover of the box " Calcutta conquest "

and on the right corner of the box has a price tag RM2250
shimano Calcutta conquest



they look pretty much the same in one glance. conquest however have more........well holes??? the hell...

This post has been edited by runeX: Aug 20 2014, 09:11 PM

I still can't decide which to buy?

banax starion or okuma pro XT with line counter.

banax has more ball bearing and looks nice and cooler......its gold dammit....
the largest banax starion the 400 only has 0.45mm/150m capacity

okuma on the other hand can load more line like 0.45mm/450m. i'm gonna need more line if I hook my self a game fish! and you get know how far you've cast the line.

see la....

rite now i'm having trouble finding left handed banax starion 400.
left handed 300 they have.....but figure i'm gonna buy it anyway, I might as well swing for the largest they have the 400

another thing i'm a little worried that okuma drag force is........well looow

banax starion comes in 3 size 100, 300 and the 400. small medium, large........
300 ----> 0.40mm/130m
and a 300 has one more ballbearing than the 400. don't ask me, asked that douche that made it
300 ---->5+1bb
400----->4+1bb

every fish that you can catch with surf fishing.
I will fish any saltwater port. but not fresh water.
I just don't like fresh water fish

what are you doing dweeb?

oh yeah.......

I went to young trading yesterday.
and I showed him a picture of that okuma XPT and I ask him how much are they selling them for.
he said " oh sorry we ran out stock. then I proceed in asking what is that reel there in the cupboard below you?" that reel its right there in your stupid cupboard jackass!
to add to that.....while TCE are selling okuma for RM185. those goons at young trading is selling them for RM200 something. its the same damn reel but there cost 30 or more extra. what the hell la!

yeah I know tce are selling the 100 and the 300 cost around RM275!




by the way....banax starion has up to 12kg drag force.....but I won't put much hope in it. a reel that cost 200+ each.....I doubt it can even reel in a 5kg fish

This post has been edited by runeX: Aug 28 2014, 10:40 PM

oi oi oi....

just dug up some info on another banax reel, the GMC.

max drag force up to 20 kg! is this for real now?

see that's the problem.....I've never caught anything that weight more than 500G.
what?
places where I do my fishing, they don't have fighters over there.
the largest fish I ever caught was a stringray the size of a shoe box!

why!

what's a jelawat?
pacu I know......overgrown piranha with human teeth

look man. a baitcaster that is mount on an average 6ft batcasting rod probably has 15-20ft casting distance. depend how on your drag setting and how you swing it.
but when you mount a baitcaster to a 9ft - 14 surf rod ( i'm swinging a 9ft ), your casting distance increase in double easily.....
to add to that after every single cast.....there's only 20-30% line remain on my reel. if by luck the gods plan to give me a surprised and hook me a fighting fish, ima so screwed.

FYI i'm currently using pinnacle inertia finesse 12/120
FYI again......banax starion 100l also has the same line capacity as pinnacle.....12/120 while the 300 is 14/250
refer to this site : http://www.knkfishing.com/pd-banax-starion...ishing-reel.cfm

there's no banax starion 200......either 100, 300 or 400

hoven's carp.....strange name for such a normal looking fish.
oh well fresh water fish are never my thing....

i'm planning to load 30lb mono as mainline and 50lb mono as leader on my new reel........but anyway it not the line problem.
the problem is that I have never caught any fish weight more than 500g. so I don't know what will happen. chances are that fish gonna pull all my line out before it gets tired. so i'm gonna need a lot of line. strong line.

This post has been edited by runeX: Sep 2 2014, 03:27 PM

yo man.......um....I got a question....how do you know if the reel that you bought is faan pan or original?

FYI this is what banax starion look like in banax site


this is what they have in tackle shop and lelong.com.my


then there is this one with spool that has holes...



conclusion......I think i'm gonna either go for okuma with line counter or banax GMC. the banax starion.....unless they have left handed 400.

oi oi oi banax starion use centrifugal brake system rite.
any casting problem you know compare to a low profile reels that has magnetic braking system

I read about it. but can't really understand though......

This post has been edited by runeX: Sep 5 2014, 10:05 PM

sing what?

if you r referring to the term bird nest, I get it.
I agreed with you on the getting backlash even with a magnetic braking system reel. I still get backlash even when I set the brake properly. T.T
dude is the casting far and smooth with the banax starion............man its so hard to find 400l


hey can I get some opinion on the banax GMC and okuma reels.

forget it....I've settle for the banax GMC

it has stronger drag force, more ballbearing and the centrifugal system work better than I thought......cool

the only down side is the colour sucks

dude......is fishing rigs really that important and particular?

I wonder why.............

????
what the hell are you talking about dude?


This post has been edited by runeX: Sep 13 2014, 08:30 AM

presentation you say.....
alright I play along.

FYI i'm using this rig



its what I call it my universal rig. I used this rig for both my surf rod and my baitcaster.
and I have catch a hand fun of varieties of fish.....with this rig.

small jack, whiting, mojarra, grouper, snapper, rays, croaker, grunter, catfish.......

I have however used other varieties of rig. but somehow I think three way rigs works better for me.