Hi Andrew, I've already ordered one. I hope the quality control by Histar is good and that mine is as good as yours seems to be. I noticed the reel has only 5 +1 ball bearings, but that doesn't bother me as long as the spool bearings are top quality. No doubt an important factor in the lower weight than the Aurora Air. Love your excellent reviews! 🎣
After using the reel briefly on a single occasion (super hot temperatures), I noticed that the drag clicking mechanism is quite rough. At certain amounts of pressure, you can feel the clicks very much and it actually makes the reel shake! When I tried to take the reel apart to attempt to fix this, I found that the screws were extremely small and finding the proper screwdriver was quite a puzzle. And the very small screws used for the carbon fiber body strike me as a failure waiting to happen. Still love the reel, but with a couple of caveats.
I got a few good fish pulling the line and the drag feels sublime to me as per video. I do get what you are saying though re it "shaking" which is a by product of clicker being loud/powerful and the reel being super light. Re screw size, I don't think there was enough room to use something like m6 across as the thing is so small!
@AndrewsKnots Thanks for reply I bought all 3 model the other are fine but this one I'm going to take apart and see what's causing it...thanks for reply and great video!
Good as always Andrew
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Andrew, I've already ordered one. I hope the quality control by Histar is good and that mine is as good as yours seems to be. I noticed the reel has only 5 +1 ball bearings, but that doesn't bother me as long as the spool bearings are top quality. No doubt an important factor in the lower weight than the Aurora Air. Love your excellent reviews! 🎣
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks.
That's probably part of the weight reduction compared to the Aurora Air
The main question is, does it outcast the Aurora Air for double the price ?
Yes, it would but not by much.
After using the reel briefly on a single occasion (super hot temperatures), I noticed that the drag clicking mechanism is quite rough. At certain amounts of pressure, you can feel the clicks very much and it actually makes the reel shake! When I tried to take the reel apart to attempt to fix this, I found that the screws were extremely small and finding the proper screwdriver was quite a puzzle. And the very small screws used for the carbon fiber body strike me as a failure waiting to happen. Still love the reel, but with a couple of caveats.
I got a few good fish pulling the line and the drag feels sublime to me as per video. I do get what you are saying though re it "shaking" which is a by product of clicker being loud/powerful and the reel being super light.
Re screw size, I don't think there was enough room to use something like m6 across as the thing is so small!
Hello. My i know which is better? Regular GIU99 or GIU99 regular edition? Ibhave heard that the regular version got some issues
GIU regular is as good as GIU regular ☺
The only question i have - why to use such thin PE lune? The whole bebefit of BFS reels is usage of relatively powerful lines.
Better presentation because of lower resistance to wind and water..
Does your make a clicking sound when turning the the handle slowly like metal to metal contact?
It doesn't.
@AndrewsKnots Thanks for reply I bought all 3 model the other are fine but this one I'm going to take apart and see what's causing it...thanks for reply and great video!
That extra weight on the reel could be grease but still a pretty light reel
Yes.
Гарний огляд 👍👍👍
Thanks.
Hi Andrew. Would you choose this reel over the Soloking Acura? Thanks.
Yes, absolutely on any day!
Thank you for the quick reply.
Can you use the Giu99 spool in the Aurora Air, does it fit ?
Haven't tried it but it should.
How do you compare this to a dark wolf ultra?? And which one casts lower weight???
GIU is way better at casting.
Фантастический вес шпули . Я уже заказал Аврору . Интересно , чем они кардинально отличаются , кроме веса шпули .
Yes, correct. Thanks.
Hy , in what country are u catching those big chub ? can you leave me a contact or a email , i would like some guiding if u can do it !
Hi,
It's UK. You can find email at the end of this video th-cam.com/video/znmcrBg0jZY/w-d-xo.html