Good review. I have been a fan of the cheap Shimano's for years. I have a 500 Sienna that I use for ultra light. I still use a couple of AX 1000's from the 90's. I believe they were 12$ then. I think they replaced it with the FX series. IMO. Some of the best basic economy reels.
I would not use the factory grease if you can avoid it. It was basically like valve grinding paste. I also was a little rough on my screws, i think they are just cheap. I like the 1000 so much, I’d like to pickup the 500 series. I also started with a Lews 75. The bail spring broke in less than 2 months of heavy use, but i will say my man at the NE/PA Lew’s warranty claim can help you out with free parts.
Great review! Very detailed and clean presentation! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Been looking for a replacement reel, gonna give this a try. Thanks for the review!
Glad I could help
Good review. I have been a fan of the cheap Shimano's for years. I have a 500 Sienna that I use for ultra light. I still use a couple of AX 1000's from the 90's. I believe they were 12$ then. I think they replaced it with the FX series. IMO. Some of the best basic economy reels.
Thanks' for sharing some history of the Shimano reels. I'm confident in this reel every time I go out with it.
Very nice!
Thanks!
I would not use the factory grease if you can avoid it. It was basically like valve grinding paste. I also was a little rough on my screws, i think they are just cheap. I like the 1000 so much, I’d like to pickup the 500 series. I also started with a Lews 75. The bail spring broke in less than 2 months of heavy use, but i will say my man at the NE/PA Lew’s warranty claim can help you out with free parts.
Stop being so fuzzy about a brillyant buget reel because ur using top range 😂