My friend just bought this reel. I was given the opportunity to try thisreel. it is its very light and smooth. i Like it very much.
My Rate for this Reel : 10/10 star.
Okuma has been making some serious waves in the fishing industry lately, leaping from relative obscurity to respected brand in short order. Part of their rapid climb up the ladder has been a series of innovative and fresh ideas, none more so than the Okuma Trio
series.
The main two features of the reel are what Okuma calls “Crossover Body Design” and “Crossover Spool Design.” Beginning with the former, instead of the single side-plate design for the body you see on most reels, Okuma uses a stamped aluminum stem with two graphite side plates. The idea here is that stamped aluminum is stronger than the die-cast stuff, so there is less chance for the gear and shaft housing to flex, keeping everything in alignment. The graphite side plates help reduce the overall weight.
According to Okuma, the Trio spool construction utilizes a multi-piece construction, housing the drag system in an Aluminum Drag Chamber for added stability and smoothness, while utilizing a lightweight graphite housing for weight reduction and distinctive styling.
The reel also features what the manufacturer calls its Dual Force Drag (DFD) system built with multi-disc Japanese-oiled felt drag washers on top of the spool and a carbon fiber drag washer on the bottom. This DFD system provides tension on the spool from both the top and the bottom — which they say makes the system smoother and better at dissipating heat. The Trio also has a Hydro Block watertight drag seal.
The Trio’s Hybrid rotor is made of stamped aluminum and graphite, which they say, also helps keep the flexing down — which especially important when using braid or pulling on big fish…both of which we did a lot of during the tests.
One other thing that was immediately appealing about the Trio was the heavy duty, solid aluminum, anodized bail wire, which looked burly as hell.
Other important features include the Trio’s Corrosion Resistant Coating Process, Corrosion Resistant, High Density Gearing, rigid forged aluminum handle and computer-balanced Rotor Equalizing System (RESII).
Specifications
We used the Trio 30, which has:
• 9 stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing
• 5.0:1 gear ratio (there’s a high speed, 6.2:1 ratio model available too)
• 25″ Line retrieve per crank
• Line capacity: 200/6; 160/8 and 110/10
• 9 stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing
• 5.0:1 gear ratio (there’s a high speed, 6.2:1 ratio model available too)
• 25″ Line retrieve per crank
• Line capacity: 200/6; 160/8 and 110/10
Info from : http://www.fishwithjd.com
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