Comfy and secure PSS/PLS palmsupport reel seat.Top quality Fuji guides with low friction, heat-dissipating SiC inserts.Weighing just 400 gr, the competitively priced jigging reel boasts. High-performance Japanese Toray nano-carbon blank designed specifically for hard-fighting fish. The newly launched Transformer from MAXEL is one of the smallest reels on the market. The Reel s rigid, monolithic, one-piece frame is built to withstand all the heavy loads generated by strong lines, powerful drag and big fish.Jigstar Battle Royale BR52BMH rod features Maximum strike drag (still allowing freespool): 16kg maximum fighting drag (still allowing freespool): 30kg. All models have silent line-retrieve operation.Recessed stainless steel seat sees reel sit lower on rod.Eight oversized, shielded stainless-steel ball bearings plus two roller bearings.Smooth, high precision, heat-treated stainless-steel helical-cut gears.Super strong, cold-forged aluminium spool and side plates.Precision machined, rigid, one-piece tempered aluminium frame.Lever-controlled carbon dual drag that delivers smooth performance even when wet.Plenty to like with this gear! Maxel Transformer 70 jigging reel features Two months on, the reel’s tough finish is still unmarked, despite being dragged all over the place, although I note a personal need to clean the lever-drag quadrant more thoroughly it’s easy for salt deposits to gather in the small holes. Although typically short and powerful, I found the rod bent over nicely with drag pressure that suited the 37kg braid, so it wasn’t too hard on the angler, whilst also combining nicely with the reel’s powerful crank handle and grunty 4:1 gearing ratio to effectively control and lift the fish. While I didn’t land a monster (sorry), I tangled with enough modest-sized kings and tuna to appreciate what was in my hands. In practice, the silky performance saw me tiring more slowly so I could jig for longer. In short, the rod and reel work particularly well together, making the angler’s job so much easier. This combines beautifully with the rod’s inherent ‘bounce’ (created when lifting suitable-sized jigs) when retrieving and is further aided by the reel’s jigging-friendly shape and balance, along with a practical cranking-length handle and spot-on retrieval ratio. (Please note, though, that on the advice of Chris I left the reel-brace off when used, the grip would probably not be as comfy.) First, the outfit fits snugly in the hand my own hands are modest in size with short fingers, yet my left hand wrapped around the palm tang and reel side plate nicely, providing a secure grip with plenty of potential for effective rod movement and control. I ended up using the outfit on several occasions and found it offered several excellent qualities. I had a couple of good options coming up to test the 18-37kg outfit, which had been loaded with 300m of Jigstar Katana 37kg braid: first, kingfish at the Three Kings Islands, then yellowfin tuna and maybe wahoo at Niue, so the opportunities were there.
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