Fin Nor teething problems
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Recently acquired a Fin-nor 20 and this little reel casts very well !!
The finish is better than that of the saltists - that said, the innards are pretty much the same as a saltist.
Only issue I found in servicing one was that the coating was applied to the inside of the reel too. The reel in question had done some time and the coating had started lifting on the inside causing the yolk plate transition under the yolk to become rough and sticky..
Flatted the surface down to the ally, removing the corrosion, and its smooth again! That coating on the inside could be removed entirely far as I am concerned, less issue with smooth function of all the moving bits..
My drag stack is the carbontex variety that came with the unit and the handle seems solid. Lets hope it stays the case.
I would highly recommend one of these reels!
The finish is better than that of the saltists - that said, the innards are pretty much the same as a saltist.
Only issue I found in servicing one was that the coating was applied to the inside of the reel too. The reel in question had done some time and the coating had started lifting on the inside causing the yolk plate transition under the yolk to become rough and sticky..
Flatted the surface down to the ally, removing the corrosion, and its smooth again! That coating on the inside could be removed entirely far as I am concerned, less issue with smooth function of all the moving bits..
My drag stack is the carbontex variety that came with the unit and the handle seems solid. Lets hope it stays the case.
I would highly recommend one of these reels!
till you used it. Mine seemed fine untill now, handle dodgy, screws breaking.....
this is after having from September last year. My torium gets the same treatment as finnor and the durability is not the same. It cast well and has a nice drag, but if it only lasts six months then it is not good.
this is after having from September last year. My torium gets the same treatment as finnor and the durability is not the same. It cast well and has a nice drag, but if it only lasts six months then it is not good.
This was his first Diamond he got two on the day but lost a Leerie of around 15kgs I nearly shat myself when he shot the line in the shallows we were filming the whole fight but unfortunatley he lost it. He didnt stop crying for forty minutes. He has a caught this leerie of 6kg and a 8 kg kob in the first Rock and Surf Pro league. Last year.
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I have had my Finnor for 2 years now and have caught flat fish and bronzies with it without any problems.What i did notice that i had to oil the bearings more regularly than my Torium.Finnors dnt take a liking to wading but thats understandable becox its a offshore reel as i understand it.I prefer my Finnor over my torium 30 and trini 40 on any day
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Roland not exactly sure what the grease is called. I heard about it from a mate. as soon as i know i will let you know. Spin i work for bayworld, and we are currently doind allot of research in the Sardinia bay MPA and all the reefs in the sundays river area. All the research involves a catch per unit effort analysis, and we are tagging as many fish as we possibly can.