Also got this reel. The spool spins very tightly! With a wiggle, the finger makes only a couple of turns and stops. I have a lot of bfs reels and this is the first time I see it.
Hey there! Sorry I can’t write your user name as I don’t have Russian, I think?, font. Yes, you are correct in that the spool does not want to free spin at all. I had originally thought that the reel was heavily overbraked due to this phenomenon but upon casting I am finding that it is not quite the case. It’s odd because we saw this with the kastking ve2, kestrel and kestrel elite reels and now we’re seeing this again with the silver feather. It’s not too surprising as DMK is the manufacturer that produces these reels for these brands. The difference that I am experiencing though is that this reel is not nearly as overbraked as the other kk reels. I do need more time testing the reel though as I have found that it can be a bit overbraked in some situations and I want to explore that a bit more. Thanks for sharing your experience and cheers my friend!
Hey drink! Hahaha I didn’t mean to on purpose but you’re basically seeing things as I see things and my progression of impression has really changed on this one. To give you a bit of respite, the reel casts phenomenally and the braking system really does perform and feel like what they did on the daiwa SS air tw. Extremely easy casting with amazing distance. Hope you’ll stick around to watch the teardown(it’s a doozy lol..) and the casting impressions(need to film a bit more of this I think). Cheers my friend!
Almost bought the reel based on the specs when it came out. Some buyers' feedback made me hold back, and now your initial review makes me hesitate even more. Still open to getting one, depending on your further examination and testing. Your work is very much appreciated.
Hey fishingelbow! So… do me a favor and take the reel out of the box and try it out. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. It casts amazingly well for feeling like how it does… very unusual but very pleasant! Cheers my friend! PS ah sorry didn’t realize that don’t own one yet… sorry it’s early in the am haha. I suggest waiting until a sale to pick one of these up if you are interested. Cheers!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Compared to the original Soloking Acura HICC 50 with it's stock ballbearings or with the upgraded ballbearings? Just curious. Cheers!
@@upstreamer1661 hey upstreamer! Sorry just to clarify are you asking which I think is a better caster between the original Acura, an upgraded original Acura and this reel? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I was asking about the original(not the new Pro version), before and after upgrading it with RORO hybrid ballbearings. Thanks. PS. Yes casting performance.
@upstreamer1661 hey upstreamer! I would say that this is easier at casting than an original Acura with roro bearings. In the low lure weight range 0.5-2g it will outcast the rorod acura with ease. In the mid to upper range 2-10g it will be a lot closer in performance. This reel will backlash a lot less than the Acura though. It is an extremely convenient reel to cast and makes me want to call it a baby SS air tw. I still have some reservations about the reel but if it were cheaper I would recommend this reel without any hesitation. The casting performance has really surprised me. I hope that helps! Cheers my friend!
Hey Frank! Yep I completely agree. I can overlook some of the shortcomings as the performance is so great. I will say that it’s definitely not worth the full asking price but the 11.11 sale price was pretty spot on I think. Am excited to hear your experiences with yours! Cheers my friend!
Hey David! My pleasure! I’m more than happy to review these reels so that you guys can figure out if you want to spend your hard earned money on them. As a consumer myself it’s super disappointing when I spend money on a product and then come to find that it’s something I don’t like and get major buyers remorse… I hope that my videos help alleviate that and prevent it. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and cheers my friend!
Purelure is not a bad brand. Once a friend of mine bought a rod from the brand, the Sharpen 7'6 model. It's a very good, light weight and budget friendly rod,. Even i am surprised with the rod performance. But for reel, i didn't have any experience yet.
Hey Fauzi! I would agree with you on that and I think I have eaten most of my initial thoughts about the reel. It’s pretty good with a few complaints on my parts. Thanks so much for chiming in and sharing your thoughts and cheers my friend!
yay, btw my box didn't have that sticker,,, I bet they never even had the XG or an extremely low stock. Everyone says "I wanted the XG but they didn't have it". They even messaged me and offered a free spool of braid, I saw someone else got one but I never got my "free gift" for not getting the XG I ordered.
Hey yep! Yea… I bet they are running into production issues with the higher gear ratio. Cutting the extra teeth in the main gear must be giving them quality control problems… that being said I could be totally wrong on that 🤷♂️. In any case, it is a bit odd but also what about the “elite” model? I wonder if that’s supposed to be a mag framed version like the kestrel elite? I did ask purelure if they have plans on any other new reels and they said no so I’m not quite sure what that’s all about… cheers my friend!
@@yep.fishing hey yep! I’ve noticed a similar issue with other reels as well… I think the Acura pro actually has had this issue for the 8.1:1 ratio iirc? Cheers my friend!
I’ve actually been looking at this reel since I heard about it a month ago. Good job being the first to do a video on it. That proves you’re for sure on the forefront of what’s currently going on in BFS. I couldn’t find any reviews on this reel until yours. I’m curious to know if this new Purelure Silver Feather will cast 1/2 gram lures, and how far. Also curious as to what the upper end of the lure weight spectrum is??
Hey Kenneth! I appreciate the kind words! I’m glad I picked up the reel even though I was really skeptical of it due to the fact that it’s made by DMK. That being said, I’m happy to report that the casting performance is quite good and they seem to have found a good balance between performance and ease of use. I will also report happily that the reel is quite capable of casting 0.5g with ease. I need to put the reel on my Tenryu rod as that is the rod I typically use for benchmarking reels, I had the reel on a 4.9UL purelure rod, so a very similar rod but not the same. Anywho, I somewhat top out my lures at the 7.38g mark which is did well. Unfortunately, my benchmark rod tops out at 8g and so I tend to not cast over that. I’m sure it will happily do 10g though. I plan on making this a long term tester reel as I’ve been very impressed with how it was doing on the purelure rod and am excited to see how it does on the Tenryu benchmark rod. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
That is fantastic! Yes, it absolutely does help. I can’t wait to see the more in depth videos on the Silver Feather. I’m thinking of pairing it with a Purelure Telescopic UL rod. That combo should make it an excellent mountain stream trout BFS assassin. 😎 Keep up the good work. Your channel is the best, and if we don’t chat again in the short term, Happy Holidays! 🎅 🍻
@kennethfriedl3428 hey Kenneth! Much appreciated my friend and the same to you! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season! PS I think the purelure telescoping rod does look pretty interesting. I kinda wish they had sent that to me to look at instead of the creek dance but that’s ok haha. Cheers my friend!
Hey chris! Yea it’s definitely an interesting reel for sure… need to do more testing as I’m getting some odd results as of yesterday. Not ready to share those results but hopefully I’ll get more opportunities to use the reel very soon. Cheers my friend!
Hey vand! The brakes are dynamic but they don’t move all that much. It’s hard to measure the actual travel distance but I will estimate that the ring magnet moves about 1mm or so closer to the spool under high spool rpm. The system is somewhat of an inverse magforce braking system that we see in the daiwa SS air tw and performs very similarly to it. I’ll be making this reel a long term tester because I’ve been extremely impressed with my initial casting impressions. Will get more time on the water with it before I release that but from what I’ve experienced so far it’s pretty darn amazing. Cheers my friend!
T@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Thanks! nonlinear brakes interesting for me too! Maybe it's a strong springs there,if mare it more soft,like on KTF spools,should be good result,I did that to some chinese reels ,and come good work then. Keep in touch!
@@vandn100 hey vand! The movement of the magnetic ring is fairly easy but it doesn’t have much travel tbh. Maybe 1mm or so? Either way, it works really well and I have been very impressed with the reels performance. The price and some of the components are a different story haha… 😅. Cheers my friend!
@@vandn100 if you want to check out some use footage here’s a friend of mine who got one as well! th-cam.com/video/GQFZ2YrELbg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3t3Y1hkICKk2LXLp
Hey earl! Hahaha yea my initial disappointment was pretty big… but since then I’ve eaten my words and think the reel doesn’t need any adjustment to the brakes. AT. ALL. It’s that good. I have really enjoyed using the reel and am planning on making it a long term tester. I’ve already swapped out the handle knobs and shimmed the main gear shaft a bit better lol. Cheers my friend!
Hey Patrick! All in due time haha. Currently, out of town for the holidays and spending some time with the family =). Then, after I get back I’ve got an ever growing list of things to take a look at 😅. Good problems to have haha but apologies on the delay. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season! Cheers my friend!
Hey mrucl! Ah man that’s terrible… yea I played a bit of tag purchasing the reel myself… but I will say it was well worth it for the 11.11 price. I don’t quite think it’s worth the full retail asking price though =/. I wonder if you can reach out and ask them if they can help you out? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I was looking closely at what I got, I purchased an... Air elite xg 8.5 left hand. But it's black not silver. Is the one I got metal? Or carbon fiber???
@@HCBCHEMISTRY hey hcb! It sounds like you picked up an elite. If the coloration is black, which is actually more of a dark gray, then it appears you purchase the alum framed model. There is either the Air or the Elite. If I’m not mistaken there is no “air elite” model. I’m going to go with you picking up the elite. How much was the final price? Cheers!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL 104.43 which was funny because all I had in my bank account was 104.74. imagine that. I really do hope I got the aluminum model. I just went with that one because I thought it was the cheapest best of the 2 models. I can send you the link. Idk if TH-cam will delete it. It's says 99$ but with shipping it's 104.
@@HCBCHEMISTRY hey hcb! Ya send me the link and I can take a look. Fingers crossed you got the alum version as well. A buddy just picked one up and he is over the moon with his haha. Cheers my friend!
Hey su7! Hm that’s a difficult question to answer as I’m not sure what you are looking for in a reel? If you’re looking for ease of use and convenience I think the purelure wins that hands down. If you want absolute distance then I feel like the arise might have a tiny advantage in that aspect at the sacrifice of requiring “tuning” of the inductor cup on the users part. Another advantage that the arise has right now is the price and the build quality. It’s going to be a bit cheaper depending on the store you purchase from and I think overall the manufacturing practices and components are just ever so slightly better. That’s not to say that the purelure is poorly made but I do question some of the components like the star drag. Anywho, I hope that helps and cheers my friend!
The reel feels cheaply made for $119. It's okay reel in my opinion. The free spool is not really a free spool....overly brake.... heavy lure it will bomb it out ...light 1/16 ...not going to bomb out.
Hey ich! I agree it does have parts that feel cheaply made but that’s where I eat my own words on this reel. While it feels overbraked it really isn’t which is so odd to me. It casts phenomenally well with light lures and I was able to cast 0.5g with extreme ease. While the construction doesn’t feel amazing the saving grace of this reel is that it is amazing casting reel. Stay tuned for the casting impressions and teardown! Cheers my friend!
@@yep.fishing hey yep! I agree it does feel a bit like a toy because it’s so light… that being said, since using it I’ve adjusted to that and it’s not so bad. I will say though that I feel like reels that are under 140g are kind of end up feeling the same lol… cheers my friend!
Hey Patrick! The silver feather has been a bit of an interesting reel for me. When I first got it, I didn’t like it at all due to the “rough” feeling and the extremely short free spool(usually an indication of being extremely overbraked), but since then and especially compared to reels like the sembo…(🥲) I quite like the reel. It will do 1g but I have only paired it with a purelure creek dance 49UL rod. On that rod the reel really sings so it definitely needs to be paired correctly. Being a DMK reel it reminds me a lot of the kk ve2 and kestrel elite but I like this better. I think the price is a bit high though and so I think a good alternative would be the Haibo arise air(altho the adjustable rotor system can be a pain at times). There is also the new histar reel that just came out. I have that on the way so we’ll see what that is like. What do you plan on throwing ooc? Also, happy early bday!!! Cheers my friend!
Hey Patrick! In a nutshell? Nope. It casts amazingly well. So well that I will be making this reel a long term tester. Stay tuned for the casting impressions and the teardown videos! Cheers my friend!
@patrickhartman6818 hey Patrick! I think the braking profiles between the two are different. I wasnt able to compare the two back to back but I will say that this reel is much easier to cast, not that the Acura is hard to cast. The way that this silver feather casts is how the valiant eagle 2 and the kestrel elite should have been imho. I will say that I do not think the reel is worth the full asking price and that I suggest waiting for a sale if you want to pick this reel up. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@@patrickhartman6818 hey Patrick! Yea at $136 I think it’s overpriced… I take back about 90% of what I said about the reel though and think that it is an amazing casting reel. I’d just sit tight and wait for a sale for the reel! Cheers my friend!
Hey Lee! Haha fair enough! It is a DMK reel so it may end up falling apart on me at any given moment but I plan on making this a long term tester to see how it fares. Hopefully well as it would be a good sign to see that DMK is improving but who knows… Thanks for taking the time to comment and share your thoughts! Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I mean love light reel too ... but 119g is too light; im not sure what is it anymore, they can claim anything women about their material, not falling for those, BS. to be realistic, i like it between 140g to 150g; i'm good
@@leepao6302 hey Lee! Yea I agree with you on that. Once you get to around 140g and lower you don’t really feel a noticeable improvement and the reels start to feel a bit “cheap”. It’s part of the reason why I want to make this a long term reviewer. It has some really odd quirks that I want to really feel out and understand. It’s definitely not a reel for everyone I think. The price alone will detract a lot of folks 😅. Thanks for sharing your insights and thoughts my friend! Cheers!
Hey upstreamer! Yes you are exactly right imho. Then again… I think every reel is overpriced haha 😆. I always am rooting for us, the consumers, in that regard. Anywho, I will say that the casting performance is extremely good. So good that I am planning on making this a long term tester. Stay tuned for the casting impression and the teardown! Cheers my friend!
Maaaaan... You got those cliffhangers down to a sience, don't ya. 😂😂 Now I want the other two videos ASAP to know what your verdict is, after you sounded somewhat disappointed in the first impressions. 😅
Hey oxyuran! Hahaha my apologies! I wanted to make sure to let people know that my initial impressions were and are just that. Since then, my verdict on how it casts is that it’s pretty freaking amazing. Haha I hope that helps with the cliffhanger! This reel is what the valiant eagle 2 and the kestrel elite should have been basically. Imho if purelure drops the price a bit to say under $100 I would have no problems recommending this reel to anyone. My revised buyers guide would be Acura pro for $50 and under and this reel for $100 and under. That being said, it’s still at full price for $134… so at that price it’s a bit harder to recommend for me. Great reel though! My initial impressions couldn’t be more wrong 😅😅😅. Cheers my friend!
Also got this reel. The spool spins very tightly! With a wiggle, the finger makes only a couple of turns and stops. I have a lot of bfs reels and this is the first time I see it.
Hey there! Sorry I can’t write your user name as I don’t have Russian, I think?, font. Yes, you are correct in that the spool does not want to free spin at all. I had originally thought that the reel was heavily overbraked due to this phenomenon but upon casting I am finding that it is not quite the case. It’s odd because we saw this with the kastking ve2, kestrel and kestrel elite reels and now we’re seeing this again with the silver feather. It’s not too surprising as DMK is the manufacturer that produces these reels for these brands. The difference that I am experiencing though is that this reel is not nearly as overbraked as the other kk reels. I do need more time testing the reel though as I have found that it can be a bit overbraked in some situations and I want to explore that a bit more. Thanks for sharing your experience and cheers my friend!
U got us all hook line and sinker to see part 2. "Wile E Coyote, Genius"!!! Loving the vids bro. Excellent resource for sure
Hey drink! Hahaha I didn’t mean to on purpose but you’re basically seeing things as I see things and my progression of impression has really changed on this one. To give you a bit of respite, the reel casts phenomenally and the braking system really does perform and feel like what they did on the daiwa SS air tw. Extremely easy casting with amazing distance. Hope you’ll stick around to watch the teardown(it’s a doozy lol..) and the casting impressions(need to film a bit more of this I think). Cheers my friend!
Almost bought the reel based on the specs when it came out. Some buyers' feedback made me hold back, and now your initial review makes me hesitate even more. Still open to getting one, depending on your further examination and testing. Your work is very much appreciated.
Hey fishingelbow! So… do me a favor and take the reel out of the box and try it out. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. It casts amazingly well for feeling like how it does… very unusual but very pleasant! Cheers my friend!
PS ah sorry didn’t realize that don’t own one yet… sorry it’s early in the am haha. I suggest waiting until a sale to pick one of these up if you are interested. Cheers!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Compared to the original Soloking Acura HICC 50 with it's stock ballbearings or with the upgraded ballbearings? Just curious.
Cheers!
@@upstreamer1661 hey upstreamer! Sorry just to clarify are you asking which I think is a better caster between the original Acura, an upgraded original Acura and this reel? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I was asking about the original(not the new Pro version), before and after upgrading it with RORO hybrid ballbearings. Thanks.
PS. Yes casting performance.
@upstreamer1661 hey upstreamer! I would say that this is easier at casting than an original Acura with roro bearings. In the low lure weight range 0.5-2g it will outcast the rorod acura with ease. In the mid to upper range 2-10g it will be a lot closer in performance. This reel will backlash a lot less than the Acura though. It is an extremely convenient reel to cast and makes me want to call it a baby SS air tw. I still have some reservations about the reel but if it were cheaper I would recommend this reel without any hesitation. The casting performance has really surprised me. I hope that helps! Cheers my friend!
Very nice intro video Peter. I am still in love with mine, there is something about
Hey Frank! Yep I completely agree. I can overlook some of the shortcomings as the performance is so great. I will say that it’s definitely not worth the full asking price but the 11.11 sale price was pretty spot on I think. Am excited to hear your experiences with yours! Cheers my friend!
Thanks bro! You’re really digging in to these reels and providing a solid resource.
Hey David! My pleasure! I’m more than happy to review these reels so that you guys can figure out if you want to spend your hard earned money on them. As a consumer myself it’s super disappointing when I spend money on a product and then come to find that it’s something I don’t like and get major buyers remorse… I hope that my videos help alleviate that and prevent it. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and cheers my friend!
Wait until he pulls it apart! I'm definitely looking forward to that one
Hey yep! The reel is… interesting… internally. Haha that’s all I’ll say for now. Just wait til you see the sideplate 😅… very unique… cheers my friend!
Looking forward to the following series.
Hey Abel! Right on! I hope you are able to get some good info out of the videos! Cheers my friend!
Purelure is not a bad brand. Once a friend of mine bought a rod from the brand, the Sharpen 7'6 model. It's a very good, light weight and budget friendly rod,. Even i am surprised with the rod performance.
But for reel, i didn't have any experience yet.
Hey Fauzi! I would agree with you on that and I think I have eaten most of my initial thoughts about the reel. It’s pretty good with a few complaints on my parts. Thanks so much for chiming in and sharing your thoughts and cheers my friend!
I cant wait for the teardown video (as Im obviously invested in this reel)
Hey yep! Coming up soon! Really stoked I purchased the reel haha. Cheers my friend!
yay, btw my box didn't have that sticker,,, I bet they never even had the XG or an extremely low stock. Everyone says "I wanted the XG but they didn't have it". They even messaged me and offered a free spool of braid, I saw someone else got one but I never got my "free gift" for not getting the XG I ordered.
Hey yep! Yea… I bet they are running into production issues with the higher gear ratio. Cutting the extra teeth in the main gear must be giving them quality control problems… that being said I could be totally wrong on that 🤷♂️. In any case, it is a bit odd but also what about the “elite” model? I wonder if that’s supposed to be a mag framed version like the kestrel elite? I did ask purelure if they have plans on any other new reels and they said no so I’m not quite sure what that’s all about… cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL that's a great theory none the less regarding the extra teeth.
@@yep.fishing hey yep! I’ve noticed a similar issue with other reels as well… I think the Acura pro actually has had this issue for the 8.1:1 ratio iirc? Cheers my friend!
Nice review! Appreciate your opinion! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Dallis! Thank you as well for taking the time to leave a comment and share your thoughts! I hope the video was helpful and cheers my friend!
I’ve actually been looking at this reel since I heard about it a month ago. Good job being the first to do a video on it. That proves you’re for sure on the forefront of what’s currently going on in BFS. I couldn’t find any reviews on this reel until yours. I’m curious to know if this new Purelure Silver Feather will cast 1/2 gram lures, and how far. Also curious as to what the upper end of the lure weight spectrum is??
Hey Kenneth! I appreciate the kind words! I’m glad I picked up the reel even though I was really skeptical of it due to the fact that it’s made by DMK. That being said, I’m happy to report that the casting performance is quite good and they seem to have found a good balance between performance and ease of use. I will also report happily that the reel is quite capable of casting 0.5g with ease. I need to put the reel on my Tenryu rod as that is the rod I typically use for benchmarking reels, I had the reel on a 4.9UL purelure rod, so a very similar rod but not the same. Anywho, I somewhat top out my lures at the 7.38g mark which is did well. Unfortunately, my benchmark rod tops out at 8g and so I tend to not cast over that. I’m sure it will happily do 10g though. I plan on making this a long term tester reel as I’ve been very impressed with how it was doing on the purelure rod and am excited to see how it does on the Tenryu benchmark rod. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
That is fantastic! Yes, it absolutely does help. I can’t wait to see the more in depth videos on the Silver Feather. I’m thinking of pairing it with a Purelure Telescopic UL rod. That combo should make it an excellent mountain stream trout BFS assassin. 😎
Keep up the good work. Your channel is the best, and if we don’t chat again in the short term, Happy Holidays!
🎅 🍻
@kennethfriedl3428 hey Kenneth! Much appreciated my friend and the same to you! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season! PS I think the purelure telescoping rod does look pretty interesting. I kinda wish they had sent that to me to look at instead of the creek dance but that’s ok haha. Cheers my friend!
Got to watch these again lol
Hey Patrick! Haha yes!!! Get ready!!! Cheers my friend!
Cool reel Peter❤
Hey chris! Yea it’s definitely an interesting reel for sure… need to do more testing as I’m getting some odd results as of yesterday. Not ready to share those results but hopefully I’ll get more opportunities to use the reel very soon. Cheers my friend!
Thanks a lot! Waiting for cast video. By the way,brakes are linear,or those magnet ring move during the cast? Thanks!
Hey vand! The brakes are dynamic but they don’t move all that much. It’s hard to measure the actual travel distance but I will estimate that the ring magnet moves about 1mm or so closer to the spool under high spool rpm. The system is somewhat of an inverse magforce braking system that we see in the daiwa SS air tw and performs very similarly to it. I’ll be making this reel a long term tester because I’ve been extremely impressed with my initial casting impressions. Will get more time on the water with it before I release that but from what I’ve experienced so far it’s pretty darn amazing. Cheers my friend!
T@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Thanks! nonlinear brakes interesting for me too! Maybe it's a strong springs there,if mare it more soft,like on KTF spools,should be good result,I did that to some chinese reels ,and come good work then. Keep in touch!
@@vandn100 hey vand! The movement of the magnetic ring is fairly easy but it doesn’t have much travel tbh. Maybe 1mm or so? Either way, it works really well and I have been very impressed with the reels performance. The price and some of the components are a different story haha… 😅. Cheers my friend!
@@vandn100 if you want to check out some use footage here’s a friend of mine who got one as well!
th-cam.com/video/GQFZ2YrELbg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3t3Y1hkICKk2LXLp
6:55 the disappointment 😞 😮💨 8:08 unadjustable braking system 😢 dang was in my cart.
Hey earl! Hahaha yea my initial disappointment was pretty big… but since then I’ve eaten my words and think the reel doesn’t need any adjustment to the brakes. AT. ALL. It’s that good. I have really enjoyed using the reel and am planning on making it a long term tester. I’ve already swapped out the handle knobs and shimmed the main gear shaft a bit better lol. Cheers my friend!
Good video bro!
Hey tj! Thanks bro! Cheers my friend!
Really waiting to see casting ability
Hey Patrick! All in due time haha. Currently, out of town for the holidays and spending some time with the family =). Then, after I get back I’ve got an ever growing list of things to take a look at 😅. Good problems to have haha but apologies on the delay. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season! Cheers my friend!
I ordered mine before you and they canceled my order and didn't give me the option to purchase the hg model? WTF.
Hey mrucl! Ah man that’s terrible… yea I played a bit of tag purchasing the reel myself… but I will say it was well worth it for the 11.11 price. I don’t quite think it’s worth the full retail asking price though =/. I wonder if you can reach out and ask them if they can help you out? Cheers my friend!
What's the difference between the 2 models besides the gear ratio???
@@HCBCHEMISTRY hey hcb! Just need a bit of clarification before I can answer. Which two models were you refrrring to ooc? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I was looking closely at what I got, I purchased an... Air elite xg 8.5 left hand. But it's black not silver. Is the one I got metal? Or carbon fiber???
@@HCBCHEMISTRY hey hcb! It sounds like you picked up an elite. If the coloration is black, which is actually more of a dark gray, then it appears you purchase the alum framed model. There is either the Air or the Elite. If I’m not mistaken there is no “air elite” model. I’m going to go with you picking up the elite. How much was the final price? Cheers!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL 104.43 which was funny because all I had in my bank account was 104.74. imagine that. I really do hope I got the aluminum model. I just went with that one because I thought it was the cheapest best of the 2 models. I can send you the link. Idk if TH-cam will delete it. It's says 99$ but with shipping it's 104.
@@HCBCHEMISTRY hey hcb! Ya send me the link and I can take a look. Fingers crossed you got the alum version as well. A buddy just picked one up and he is over the moon with his haha. Cheers my friend!
Purelure or haibo arise air ?
Hey su7! Hm that’s a difficult question to answer as I’m not sure what you are looking for in a reel? If you’re looking for ease of use and convenience I think the purelure wins that hands down. If you want absolute distance then I feel like the arise might have a tiny advantage in that aspect at the sacrifice of requiring “tuning” of the inductor cup on the users part. Another advantage that the arise has right now is the price and the build quality. It’s going to be a bit cheaper depending on the store you purchase from and I think overall the manufacturing practices and components are just ever so slightly better. That’s not to say that the purelure is poorly made but I do question some of the components like the star drag. Anywho, I hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Thanks
How much does it cost
Hey zaki! There’s a sale going on on aliexpress currently so this can be had for under $100 usd if you can find it in stock! Cheers my friend!
The reel feels cheaply made for $119.
It's okay reel in my opinion. The free spool is not really a free spool....overly brake.... heavy lure it will bomb it out ...light 1/16 ...not going to bomb out.
it does feel a bit like a toy, maybe because it feels unusually light
Hey ich! I agree it does have parts that feel cheaply made but that’s where I eat my own words on this reel. While it feels overbraked it really isn’t which is so odd to me. It casts phenomenally well with light lures and I was able to cast 0.5g with extreme ease. While the construction doesn’t feel amazing the saving grace of this reel is that it is amazing casting reel. Stay tuned for the casting impressions and teardown! Cheers my friend!
@@yep.fishing hey yep! I agree it does feel a bit like a toy because it’s so light… that being said, since using it I’ve adjusted to that and it’s not so bad. I will say though that I feel like reels that are under 140g are kind of end up feeling the same lol… cheers my friend!
Will the silver feather throw 1 gr? My b-day feb 19 ill make 64 and want a reel that can under $150
Hey Patrick! The silver feather has been a bit of an interesting reel for me. When I first got it, I didn’t like it at all due to the “rough” feeling and the extremely short free spool(usually an indication of being extremely overbraked), but since then and especially compared to reels like the sembo…(🥲) I quite like the reel. It will do 1g but I have only paired it with a purelure creek dance 49UL rod. On that rod the reel really sings so it definitely needs to be paired correctly. Being a DMK reel it reminds me a lot of the kk ve2 and kestrel elite but I like this better. I think the price is a bit high though and so I think a good alternative would be the Haibo arise air(altho the adjustable rotor system can be a pain at times). There is also the new histar reel that just came out. I have that on the way so we’ll see what that is like. What do you plan on throwing ooc? Also, happy early bday!!! Cheers my friend!
Is it over braked
Hey Patrick! In a nutshell? Nope. It casts amazingly well. So well that I will be making this reel a long term tester. Stay tuned for the casting impressions and the teardown videos! Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL better then acura pro ?????
@patrickhartman6818 hey Patrick! I think the braking profiles between the two are different. I wasnt able to compare the two back to back but I will say that this reel is much easier to cast, not that the Acura is hard to cast. The way that this silver feather casts is how the valiant eagle 2 and the kestrel elite should have been imho. I will say that I do not think the reel is worth the full asking price and that I suggest waiting for a sale if you want to pick this reel up. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL yes $136 now
@@patrickhartman6818 hey Patrick! Yea at $136 I think it’s overpriced… I take back about 90% of what I said about the reel though and think that it is an amazing casting reel. I’d just sit tight and wait for a sale for the reel! Cheers my friend!
It’s a no, no … for me; pass … next! 😂
Hey Lee! Haha fair enough! It is a DMK reel so it may end up falling apart on me at any given moment but I plan on making this a long term tester to see how it fares. Hopefully well as it would be a good sign to see that DMK is improving but who knows… Thanks for taking the time to comment and share your thoughts! Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I mean love light reel too ... but 119g is too light; im not sure what is it anymore, they can claim anything women about their material, not falling for those, BS. to be realistic, i like it between 140g to 150g; i'm good
@@leepao6302 hey Lee! Yea I agree with you on that. Once you get to around 140g and lower you don’t really feel a noticeable improvement and the reels start to feel a bit “cheap”. It’s part of the reason why I want to make this a long term reviewer. It has some really odd quirks that I want to really feel out and understand. It’s definitely not a reel for everyone I think. The price alone will detract a lot of folks 😅. Thanks for sharing your insights and thoughts my friend! Cheers!
Az first glance looks way overpriced for what you get.
Hey upstreamer! Yes you are exactly right imho. Then again… I think every reel is overpriced haha 😆. I always am rooting for us, the consumers, in that regard. Anywho, I will say that the casting performance is extremely good. So good that I am planning on making this a long term tester. Stay tuned for the casting impression and the teardown! Cheers my friend!
Maaaaan... You got those cliffhangers down to a sience, don't ya. 😂😂 Now I want the other two videos ASAP to know what your verdict is, after you sounded somewhat disappointed in the first impressions. 😅
Hey oxyuran! Hahaha my apologies! I wanted to make sure to let people know that my initial impressions were and are just that. Since then, my verdict on how it casts is that it’s pretty freaking amazing. Haha I hope that helps with the cliffhanger! This reel is what the valiant eagle 2 and the kestrel elite should have been basically. Imho if purelure drops the price a bit to say under $100 I would have no problems recommending this reel to anyone. My revised buyers guide would be Acura pro for $50 and under and this reel for $100 and under. That being said, it’s still at full price for $134… so at that price it’s a bit harder to recommend for me. Great reel though! My initial impressions couldn’t be more wrong 😅😅😅. Cheers my friend!