Never had one, and they are sexy looking.Ĭons - A bit more expensive, not as simple. Better for casting light jigs and lures, and also small baits if need to. A name that has become synonymous with premium quality. Pros - smaller, star drag and thumb bar, therefore marginally better control for staying in the strike zone especially with lighter jigs. Maxel has been manufacturing high-quality big game trolling and deep water jigging reels since 2003. Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reels feature a compact 1-piece aluminium frame, cold forged aluminium spool, and deliver smooth Star Drag performance, even when wet. Pros - cheaper, goes with my other two SGs and the spares I have, easy to work on, lovely reels.Ĭons - had problems with drag adjusting itself (often at the worst possible moment), limitations on how light can go on jigs etc. Most of the reels use will be jigging and soft plastics in shallow water, species encountered range from small reefies to large YTK and Samson fish with trevally, snapper and tuna in between. Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reels feature a compact 1-piece aluminium frame cold forged aluminium spool and deliver smooth Star Drag performance even when wet. It is constructed of aluminum and weighs just 13 ozs while delivering 28 lbs of fish stopping power with its top of the line carbon drag system.
#MAXEL HYBRID REELS REVIEW SERIES#
Was initially looking at a Seigler SGN, but the Maxel intrigues me and their lever drags get mainly rave reviews from the kingfish boys in NZ. Maxel Hybrid 25 Star Drag Slow Pitch Reel Product Description MAXEL HYBRID 25 REEL STAR DRAG Max Drag (lbs):28.0 Line Capacity Mono (yds/lb):390/8 Braid (yds/lb):390/30 Weight (oz):12. Home Reels Hybrid Series USA Model USA Model Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reel is the future of star drag reels Fishing reels are getting lighter and more powerful and this reel hits on both notes.
Anyone had any experience with the maxel hybrids? I'm looking for a small reel (lefty, so choices are limited) to put on a Black Hole PE 1-3 jig rod (will be used with Tasline PE 2 that breaks at about 28lb, rod has a small reel seat so choices more limited).
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