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This Ain't Necessarily Fly Fishing => Gear Reviews => Topic started by: Onslow on June 12, 2015, 19:39:33 PM

Title: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Onslow on June 12, 2015, 19:39:33 PM
Bent the spool on the very first outing.  Tried to mend the injury and the rim broke.  Very disappointed.  I'm considering trashing the reel rather than purchasing spools every three weeks.
Title: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Dee-Vo on June 12, 2015, 19:59:02 PM
Was this damage done in an understandable manner or is it just a piece of shit? That sucks dude.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: driver on June 12, 2015, 20:13:01 PM
Yeah thats one thing that sucks about cast reals. I have 3 Lamson Konics that I have beat the shit out of and have held up. But The new Lamson cast reels are made in China and built in the USA.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Onslow on June 12, 2015, 20:49:57 PM
Quote from: Phallus in Wonderland on June 12, 2015, 19:39:33 PM
Bent the spool on the very first outing.  Tried to mend the injury and the rim broke.  Very disappointed.  I'm considering trashing the reel rather than purchasing spools every three weeks.
The spool is shit.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: bmadd on June 13, 2015, 18:23:22 PM
I bought the three packing December, haven't had a problem yet. I suppose I have been fortunate.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Onslow on June 13, 2015, 20:11:14 PM
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/13/2edcce847b8f995fca8ae3b5de13715b.jpg)

Yep.  This is where it happened.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Dee-Vo on June 13, 2015, 21:41:41 PM
Sweet looking place dude. Fukk yes.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Grannyknot on July 10, 2015, 08:23:00 AM
Glad I saw this Phallus.  I was about to pull the trigger on one.
Guess I'm back to digging in the couch cushions for spare change to save for a kraken.

Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: Onslow on July 10, 2015, 10:04:49 AM
If one is inclined to get physical with rocks, i would steer clear for sure.  If one is mild mannered or is fishing ponds, gravel bottom rivers n such, it does it's job well.

The affordable TFO prisms can take a beating.  Not a cool reel but, i love em.
Title: Re: Lamson Liquid
Post by: bmadd on July 10, 2015, 10:58:00 AM
After seeing the water you fish Phallus I can see how different your area is from what I do. Mine takes constant beatings riding in the boat, but that's carpeted, flat areas. I've used mine for 7 months and have no complaints. Mines is the 3.5 and the drag hasn't really been tested yet. Seems smooth though for the very short times it has.