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Phil Hackett 2
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I’ve written before about Okuma reels and praised them for quality and value for money.
So I’m going to do it again, and no I have no connection with them.
On the strength of the two interceptors I purchased back at the start of the season I decided to go for a pair of the top of the range Epix Bait Feeder 40. In fact I got the very top of the new range, the Epix Bait Feeder 40 Pro., which cost 59.99.
These reels are top-notch quality, 10 bearings, three spools, one polished aluminium and two graphite with a polished gold aluminium lip. Even these spools don’t cheapen the look of the reels. They come with two handles, one single polished aluminium and the other a double black graphite.
The body of the reel(s) are finished in a black colour with silver chrome and gold trim. The gear ratio is 5-1 and the clutch and bait feeder runs very smoothly with no snagging or jerkiness.
The reels are very smooth in the winding with the usual brass pinion and die-cast aluminium gears wheels that you find in all top quality reels, including Shimano.
The line lay is excellent and I can’t fault it at all.
All in all I personally think they are one of the best reels on the market at the asking price.
Interestingly, the assistant in Trafford Angling told me that he’d sold his Shimano 8000 and bought the 60 Epix Pros to replace them, as he thought they were a better reel all together.
Two further points I'd make are that the spools from the 40 Pros also fit the 40 interceptors I’ve got. The Pro spools have three bearings in them to give them the very smooth clutch that they have. This fact now gives me the facility to make the interceptor clutch even smoother than they were, if I so wish and they were smooth before.
Secondly, the handles are also interchangeable with the interceptors as well, giving me the facility to have a single handle on them, again if I so wish. Interceptors are double handled BTW.
I think it will be sometime before I post again on reels!
So I’m going to do it again, and no I have no connection with them.
On the strength of the two interceptors I purchased back at the start of the season I decided to go for a pair of the top of the range Epix Bait Feeder 40. In fact I got the very top of the new range, the Epix Bait Feeder 40 Pro., which cost 59.99.
These reels are top-notch quality, 10 bearings, three spools, one polished aluminium and two graphite with a polished gold aluminium lip. Even these spools don’t cheapen the look of the reels. They come with two handles, one single polished aluminium and the other a double black graphite.
The body of the reel(s) are finished in a black colour with silver chrome and gold trim. The gear ratio is 5-1 and the clutch and bait feeder runs very smoothly with no snagging or jerkiness.
The reels are very smooth in the winding with the usual brass pinion and die-cast aluminium gears wheels that you find in all top quality reels, including Shimano.
The line lay is excellent and I can’t fault it at all.
All in all I personally think they are one of the best reels on the market at the asking price.
Interestingly, the assistant in Trafford Angling told me that he’d sold his Shimano 8000 and bought the 60 Epix Pros to replace them, as he thought they were a better reel all together.
Two further points I'd make are that the spools from the 40 Pros also fit the 40 interceptors I’ve got. The Pro spools have three bearings in them to give them the very smooth clutch that they have. This fact now gives me the facility to make the interceptor clutch even smoother than they were, if I so wish and they were smooth before.
Secondly, the handles are also interchangeable with the interceptors as well, giving me the facility to have a single handle on them, again if I so wish. Interceptors are double handled BTW.
I think it will be sometime before I post again on reels!