Not just an old wives tale...

[BigFishCompatible]

Just a 2c word of warning, if you recognize this product on one of your rods and you are in the game of targeting big fish, rather replace now or add the extra reel clamp while fishing. Winch broke after a 4hour fight with a black pylie on skurwes,which we guestimated to be in excess of 200kg, with the dacron of the wind-on already visible above the water.
Tackle was HMG heavy, trini50 with synergy 0.55 line, 20/0 circle.

Needless to point out it is not nice to see your trini flying thru your rod eyes before the line got cut by one of the broken eyes. Requested this winch to be installed on the rod less than a year ago as an bigger/stronger alternative than the thinner fuji winch. (excellent choice of product mr rodbuilder!!)

And so we pay the school fees...hope this will save you some LOL

 

[Trophy]

Hiya BFC,

Yip been there done that got the T-shirt...not quite under the same conditions you had though!!!

I also recon I know the rod builder and several anglers in the PE gang have warned him about the winch breaking?

Hard luck on missing the Black Ray

 

[ferrars]

Flip just thaught about it the other day will definitally not take any chances again....

 

[tuna]

Het langs Jacques gestaan toe dit gebeur, was amper bewusteloos gelaan deur daai flying trini 50
Jammer oor daai vis ou maat, as ek dink hoe daai vis gele het en hoe moeilik hy geskuif het dan dink ek persoonlik hy sou daai 250 van jou ver gebeat het
...meer n 300 kg vis
Dit gebeur ook somtyds as n mens vir die vrystaat skreeu

 

[xerxes]

i would have broken my rod in half in angry if smth like that happen to me....
sorry to hear that bud

 

[BigFishCompatible]

tuna wrote:

Het langs Jacques gestaan toe dit gebeur, was amper bewusteloos gelaan deur daai flying trini 50
Jammer oor daai vis ou maat, as ek dink hoe daai vis gele het en hoe moeilik hy geskuif het dan dink ek persoonlik hy sou daai 250 van jou ver gebeat het
...meer n 300 kg vis
Dit gebeur ook somtyds as n mens vir die vrystaat skreeu

Ek glo na more se wedstryd uitslag sal ek beter voel!!!

 

[Ray Hall]

watse hmg heavy stok kom met sulke reel seats uit?

 

[BigBen]

OOCCCHHH SORRY TOC & HEAR THIS.

 

I JUST HAD A WINCH REPLACED ON MY SUMMER GEAR.I NOW HAVE GET HOME AND CHECK WHAT WAS FITTED. THIS NEVER CROSSES U'R MIND TILL IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

NOW I'M WORRIED

 

[Shorty]

Eish Thanks for the feedback BFC

My custom has got the same reel seat!!! time to have it removed!!

Pity about the loss fish would have been a monster!!

 

[Fluffy]

mine is already cracking.dont have money.so will replace when it pops of.lol

 

[Elf 786]

Ray Hall wrote:

watse hmg heavy stok kom met sulke reel seats uit?

all the poseidon hmg's has the fugi winch.....

 

[Marthin]

well luckily your line parted, or the trinni would also have gone!!!

 

[Ray Hall]

Elf 786 wrote:

Ray Hall wrote:

watse hmg heavy stok kom met sulke reel seats uit?

all the poseidon hmg's has the fugi winch.....

not necessarily.. when those rods get build you can choose which seat you want.

I dont know that particular seat but by the looks of it, its not so good. 

what seat is that? and what does it cost?

 

[Elf 786]

Ray Hall wrote:

Elf 786 wrote:

Ray Hall wrote:

watse hmg heavy stok kom met sulke reel seats uit?

all the poseidon hmg's has the fugi winch.....

not necessarily.. when those rods get build you can choose which seat you want.

I dont know that particular seat but by the looks of it, its not so good. 

what seat is that? and what does it cost?

but standard it comes with that winch. why would u wonna replace the winch , surely the fugi one will be able to hold?

forgive me if i'm sounding studid but what are the benefits of replacing the standard winch,???

 

[Ray Hall]

Elf 786 wrote:

Ray Hall wrote:

Elf 786 wrote:

Ray Hall wrote:

watse hmg heavy stok kom met sulke reel seats uit?

all the poseidon hmg's has the fugi winch.....

not necessarily.. when those rods get build you can choose which seat you want.

I dont know that particular seat but by the looks of it, its not so good. 

what seat is that? and what does it cost?

but standard it comes with that winch. why would u wonna replace the winch , surely the fugi one will be able to hold?

forgive me if i'm sounding studid but what are the benefits of replacing the standard winch,???

two words.... "Personal Preference"

 

[Shorty]

Hi Guys just a penny for your thoughts!!

Since I started fisheing for eds way before non-eds I use to use the reel clamp that comes in the box, but after picking up some bad habit ( Laziness!!! LOL) I stopped fishing with them even when I started fishing for non-eds. Looks like one should use what they put in the box and it might save all of us some money and heartache in the future!!
Maybe a wakeup call there guys?

 

[Ray Hall]

Shorty wrote:

Hi Guys just a penny for your thoughts!!

Since I started fisheing for eds way before non-eds I use to use the reel clamp that comes in the box, but after picking up some bad habit ( Laziness!!! LOL) I stopped fishing with them even when I started fishing for non-eds. Looks like one should use what they put in the box and it might save all of us some money and heartache in the future!!
Maybe a wakeup call there guys?

mana to you !!

 

[Pylstert]

Fuji trigger reel seats also break, they are even thinner than the one in the picture, and I think they are actually ment for smaller baitcasting type rods. time to get someone to manufacture heavy duty aluminium trigger whinches for SA market, the other option is to use the 24mm fuji without the trigger as it has got stainless steel bands on both clamps and you can fit a Breakaway coaster as a trigger

 

[BigFishCompatible]

forgive me if i'm sounding studid but what are the benefits of replacing the standard winch???, with a bigger winch...
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Trini50 and Tyrnos50.

 

[Pylstert]

you mean the 22mm trigger with the 24mm non trigger? It is a much stronger winch got stainless steel reinforcing band on both clamps, the trigger winches don't have that and that is exactly where they break like yours did. The 24mm trigger you have on is supposedly stronger than the 22mm Fuji, if it has been proven I don't know, it seems for a Trini 50 size reel you shouldn't use either, there must be crap loads of pressure on that winch with that strong drag