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Fin-Nor offshore spinner- massive 60lbs drag!
This is a discussion on Fin-Nor offshore spinner- massive 60lbs drag! within the Rods & Reels forums, part of the After Hours category; Leave the stellas, saltigas, twinspins & van staals at home boys, go get a Fin-Nor offshore! Massive 60lbs+ twin ...
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28-09-2006, 11:37 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 6  | Fin-Nor offshore spinner- massive 60lbs drag! Leave the stellas, saltigas, twinspins & van staals at home boys, go get a Fin-Nor offshore! Massive 60lbs+ twin drags, twindrags, 100lb braid rated and take a look at those gears  Looks like serious competition for the Japanese spinners http://www.finnorfishing.com/offshore_reels.html Last edited by MarkR : 28-09-2006 at 11:41 PM. |
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29-09-2006, 12:27 AM
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Rep Power: 4  | Hi Mark , Just look at the grip on the handle , do you think you can crank with your fingers instead of the whole hand ? Things like these make me wonder whether they really know how hard it is to crank at 60 lbs drag set , or they just calculate the surface area of the drag washers x coefficient of the drag washers surface and arrive at such and such lbs. of drag ? Looks like an external bail too . Certainly a good looking profile but remain to be seen if this will will really perform as claimed , now who is buying one ? Sportfisherman . |
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29-09-2006, 11:02 AM
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According to specs Stella 10k and 20k can deliver 30kg drag which is equal to 66.1386lb. That's higher than the 60lb that was quoted right? Or am I missing something here..  | |
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29-09-2006, 12:43 PM
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Pelagic dude.... take it easy man  ... MarkR was just making a "tongue in cheek" comment, don't take us too seriously.... Regards, Saimee
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29-09-2006, 05:28 PM
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Yes, the handle paddle looks a bit tiny. Thinking of heavy drag settings and big reels reminds me of an old Australian production titled "Marlin from the Rocks" . There was an angler fishing from a cliff and I distinctly recall that he was able to palm a Tiagra 50 with his left hand and crank with the right hand- no belt, handled the Tiagra 50 as if it were an Ambassadeur 5000  Last edited by MarkR : 29-09-2006 at 05:37 PM. | |
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29-09-2006, 11:51 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 6 | hehehe... MarkR... base on specs, the Fin-Nor indeed sounds impressive but maaaaaaaaan its even uglier than my Van Staal Then again, if it's cheap, why the hell not! |
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30-09-2006, 01:40 AM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 4 | Pricewise, Tackle Direct has them listed at US$140-170 or roughly S$230-280, so I guess if you really want a decent similar alternative to the old Penn 9500ss, then this is it guys. Even the smallest size has more than enough capacity for most applications that we use spinners. Pair the smallest sized reel (OFS65) with a PE-8 JigWrex, load on PE8/80lb Braid and you would have a heck of a "Budget" Jig Outfit. Hmmmmm this would make a good crew spinning reel. Saimee
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30-09-2006, 09:55 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Another affordable piece of gear for offshore use. Things are really brightening up for low-mid income group anglers like myself |
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11-10-2006, 04:55 PM
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12-10-2006, 03:03 PM
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Rep Power: 4 | Just curious how heavy for this ree? Just get the replied from email saying that the weight is 31.2oz, about 884.5g. Last edited by octopus : 13-10-2006 at 03:40 PM. |
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15-10-2006, 07:54 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 0 | Where can i get this reel in sg ? How much ? Thank you PS. Replaced "GamSia" with Thank you. (edylie) Please try not to use dialects when replying/posting thread. Last edited by edylie : 15-10-2006 at 08:14 PM. |
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15-10-2006, 08:14 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Not available here Mr Man. I'm planning to order mine from USA. Octopus, the weight you quoted is for which size? if the 95 is less than 900g then I'll get one for sure!! |
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15-10-2006, 08:23 PM
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http://www.fishingkaki.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26317 | |
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15-10-2006, 08:26 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 0 | This Fin nor OS95 can fix on shimano Jigwrex or not ? Dialect words have been removed and added - reputation point. (edylie) Last edited by edylie : 15-10-2006 at 08:32 PM. |
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15-10-2006, 09:32 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Don't tempt me with the G4!! I've got 6 BC rods staring @ me from the rod rack already I'm not very sure about the reel foot size yet... will let you know when my OFS95 arrives  FYI I won't be using this reel for jigging I'm going to load this big mama spinner with 20lb Momoi Diamond (Under-rated/breaks at about 40lb!) and go hunting for rays from shore! Last edited by stickbom! : 15-10-2006 at 09:45 PM. |
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15-10-2006, 09:57 PM
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kkk..wish u good luck. May the force be with you | |
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17-10-2006, 02:40 PM
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Rep Power: 4 | Stickbom, I asked for the smallest model OFS65... Remember to let us know the performance of this reel after you got 1.... I intend to have 1 for GTs... Last edited by octopus : 17-10-2006 at 02:47 PM. |
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17-10-2006, 03:45 PM
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Rep Power: 4    | Octo bro.. i oso wan!! i wan it for toman fishing... |
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17-10-2006, 03:52 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | I was told that the OFS isn't in stock yet and to check back in 2-3 weeks time. I'll try my luck again in early November |
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17-10-2006, 04:42 PM
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Rep Power: 4 | You got buddy at US right, bring back a dozen will do. Then you go and try out for Selar, Kembong, Toman as you wish Talking Quote:
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