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Old 03-02-2008, 05:42 PM   #32 (permalink)
ksong
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Originally Posted by mrbig1225
It is the reel handle that broke… and for that to break you have to apply a ridiculous amount of pressure to the handle while the bail was in a position where it could not be turned easily. Example if I am fighting a fish I would normally pull the rod tip up and reel in the slack as I drop the rod tip… I would never crank against a fighting fish…. That appears to have happened here.
If handle can be broken while fighting fish whether cranking againt a fighting fish or not, it is a serious problem. Fin Nor should redesign the handle if it true.
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