*I love it **enjoyable.fishing** recommend I’m using it for my 1.0 Crankbaits and small Jerkbait. Paired with my Assassin. Works great, feels great. Would definitely recommend this setup.*
This is the best reel on the market for the price. You can’t beat this reel I’ve had mine for about 2 years and it’s still as good as new. It bombs casts and the drag is very smooth. I absolutely love mine probably more than my Diawa Lexa HD.
Just bought the 5.9 and the 8.1. I also own the Torrent, Spark, and Phantom X reels. So far ive been super happy and ultra impressed with Piscifun products. Im a HUGE fan of their motto, "Fish with family".
@@dbbfishing2528 Yeah but it's not only that, in my opinion. They will fix what's wrong. Their support is super friendly. My reel handle for my honor xt got loose and I lost it. They sent me another one for free.
Hi I have never used a bait caster type reel in my life (im 62) but want to try the piscifun alijos 300 reel for surf fishing...... I use a 4 meter long rod and sling a minimum of a 4oz sinker, 50kg braid with 2 hooks and large baits...... is this reel capable of handling this type of setup. Am I wasting my time and money even trying something like this...... you advise would be most helpful....... Cheers
Hi, thanks for your question! Yes the Alijoz is capable of throwing your rig, I throw an 8oz mother swimbait all the time and it never has a problem I also throw an Alabama rig that has 5 half ounce heads and 5 5” inch swimbaits on it weighing close to 9oz and it has never been a problem
I love my Alijos reel I’m thinking about getting another one. I got the regular handle on mine. I’ve seen a few guys complain about the power handle not being counter balanced and causing the reel to engage in cast. Thanks for the video. Good one.
@@dbbfishing2528 right I understand. Reportedly it happens if the power handle gets in a particular position. I think the reel is well worth it’s money. An absolute value for sure. Thanks for the video.
If you are casting with the your right hand with a left hand reel or casting with your left hand with right hand reel it will not happen. Many use right hand reels and cast them with their right hand too. Like in this video. With any reel with a Power Handle this can occur if casting with the reel side hand.
@@bobbywilliams9203 thanks for your comment! That's exactly correct I should have asked that question when responding to him. I have to remember not everyone cast the same.
@@Samuel-kz3vo I use the 5 gear ratio for glides in the winter but the 8 gives me more versatility when I’m trying to move the bait more erratic to force a reaction strike in the summer/fall
I have mine coming in tomorrow but I got the dual handle for comfort and less problems,. Also, I have the Spark Pro and it is a finesse reel for sure it has a very small spool and is extremely light and small in the hand, perfect for plastics, smaller jigs and baby crankbaits/rattletraps
Thanks for your comment William.! I have two with the regular hands. I like them both. I'm very excited about trying out the spark pro I should be able to get to the lake this week to do a video on it
@@dbbfishing2528 I don't own one of these DBB. I just suggested that the people who say theirs slip may have ghost drag. It'comes from using braid and the line isn't attached directly to the spool properly and the spool actually spins but the line stays still. The old fix of using mono backing or insulation tape solves the problem. Cheers.
@@chepachii ok I see what you're saying now! That happened to me back in 2007 my first time really using braid. I use to do the tape thing then started tying backing ever since.
The reason the other reel was slipping was probably user error either not spooling it correctly or he didn’t have the drag locked down. The brass gears and pinion on those reels are rock solid. If you make something idiot proof they will just create bigger idiots. I hate when people bad mouth a good company and leave poor reviews when it has nothing to do with the product and all about the user.
Yeah I know how you feel! I had a client come on the boat and keep birdnesting one of mine he had turned the breaks all the way down and loosened the tension knob I asked what why he did those things he said he had never used a bait caster but someone on RUclips said if you want good distance then you have to do these things……Good grif
*I love it **enjoyable.fishing** recommend I’m using it for my 1.0 Crankbaits and small Jerkbait. Paired with my Assassin. Works great, feels great. Would definitely recommend this setup.*
This is the best reel on the market for the price. You can’t beat this reel I’ve had mine for about 2 years and it’s still as good as new. It bombs casts and the drag is very smooth. I absolutely love mine probably more than my Diawa Lexa HD.
I agree for the money you can’t get a better swim bait reel! That’s probably the reason I have 7 of them now.
from what I heard they are made in the same factory in China as daiwa .
Just bought the 5.9 and the 8.1. I also own the Torrent, Spark, and Phantom X reels. So far ive been super happy and ultra impressed with Piscifun products. Im a HUGE fan of their motto, "Fish with family".
Agreed! They make great reels at great prices.
@@dbbfishing2528 Yeah but it's not only that, in my opinion. They will fix what's wrong. Their support is super friendly. My reel handle for my honor xt got loose and I lost it. They sent me another one for free.
@@Namllitcr1238 you're right on that. They're very good to deal with.
how they holding up after 2 years? would you still recommend your piscifun reels?
@jesusflores7323 no problems. All still working.
Hi I have never used a bait caster type reel in my life (im 62) but want to try the piscifun alijos 300 reel for surf fishing...... I use a 4 meter long rod and sling a minimum of a 4oz sinker, 50kg braid with 2 hooks and large baits...... is this reel capable of handling this type of setup. Am I wasting my time and money even trying something like this...... you advise would be most helpful....... Cheers
Hi, thanks for your question! Yes the Alijoz is capable of throwing your rig, I throw an 8oz mother swimbait all the time and it never has a problem I also throw an Alabama rig that has 5 half ounce heads and 5 5” inch swimbaits on it weighing close to 9oz and it has never been a problem
I love my Alijos reel I’m thinking about getting another one. I got the regular handle on mine. I’ve seen a few guys complain about the power handle not being counter balanced and causing the reel to engage in cast. Thanks for the video. Good one.
Thanks James! I've never had a problem with the power handle but I guess time will tell.
@@dbbfishing2528 right I understand. Reportedly it happens if the power handle gets in a particular position. I think the reel is well worth it’s money. An absolute value for sure. Thanks for the video.
If you are casting with the your right hand with a left hand reel or casting with your left hand with right hand reel it will not happen. Many use right hand reels and cast them with their right hand too. Like in this video. With any reel with a Power Handle this can occur if casting with the reel side hand.
@@bobbywilliams9203 that’s interesting. I never thought of that.
@@bobbywilliams9203 thanks for your comment! That's exactly correct I should have asked that question when responding to him. I have to remember not everyone cast the same.
What kind of line are you using? And where can you find it?
I’m using P-line original in 20lb from Tacklewarehouse.com but there is cheaper places to buy it from
Why you using the 8 gear ratio with swimbaits?
I use the 8 gear ratio for glide baits and big top waters
@@dbbfishing2528 i suggest using the 5 gear ratio for glides and swimbaits. Just my opinion tho
@@Samuel-kz3vo I use the 5 gear ratio for glides in the winter but the 8 gives me more versatility when I’m trying to move the bait more erratic to force a reaction strike in the summer/fall
What size rod do you have that on? I like the tip on that rod for Swimbaits
That is a Daiwa TW 8’H it’s one of my favorite for throwing Glide baits.
@@dbbfishing2528 it's the DXSB 801MHFB
Great 👍 review. I have mine coming Sunday 😎
Good deal I'm sure you'll be happy 😊
what is the diameter and lbs of nylon used on the bc?
I was using 28lb Diawa hard mono. I’ll get you the diameter tomorrow.
slips normally happen when there's tension - you need to hook something to test to see if it slips
I’ve caught bass up to 6.8 on this reel and a few really big flat heads and I haven’t had any slipping, do you have one that is slipping on hook sets?
estaba esperando video de este carrete, aun no uso en mio lo tengo en la caja. Thanks bro!
Thanks!
I have mine coming in tomorrow but I got the dual handle for comfort and less problems,. Also, I have the Spark Pro and it is a finesse reel for sure it has a very small spool and is extremely light and small in the hand, perfect for plastics, smaller jigs and baby crankbaits/rattletraps
Thanks for your comment William.! I have two with the regular hands. I like them both. I'm very excited about trying out the spark pro I should be able to get to the lake this week to do a video on it
His slips from casting and it engaging stopping mid cast likely hurting gears that’s what’s I’d guess
Maybe the slip is being caused by ghost drag?
Might be, try tightening it up see if you’re still having the issues. Might have to take it apart to make sure nothing has come lose
@@dbbfishing2528 I don't own one of these DBB.
I just suggested that the people who say theirs slip may have ghost drag.
It'comes from using braid and the line isn't attached directly to the spool properly and the spool actually spins but the line stays still.
The old fix of using mono backing or insulation tape solves the problem.
Cheers.
@@chepachii ok I see what you're saying now! That happened to me back in 2007 my first time really using braid. I use to do the tape thing then started tying backing ever since.
The reason the other reel was slipping was probably user error either not spooling it correctly or he didn’t have the drag locked down. The brass gears and pinion on those reels are rock solid. If you make something idiot proof they will just create bigger idiots. I hate when people bad mouth a good company and leave poor reviews when it has nothing to do with the product and all about the user.
Yeah I know how you feel! I had a client come on the boat and keep birdnesting one of mine he had turned the breaks all the way down and loosened the tension knob I asked what why he did those things he said he had never used a bait caster but someone on RUclips said if you want good distance then you have to do these things……Good grif
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Thanks John!