Hello Fishing Buddies!
Today, we'll be talking about the Akios Spyro RS Spinning Reel.
(Intro)
Here I have the Akios Spyro RS Spinning Reel in its unopened box.
Let's go ahead and open it up.
We have the spare deep spool.
And the reel itself - and nothing else.
I just love the reel scheme they have going for this reel.
This is the 3000 size version of this reel.
You can put the reel handle either on the right side of the reel or the left side - depending
on your personal preference.
The brake adjustment knob is loud enough to give
you both an auditory as well as a tactile feedback when you are setting drag.
The line out alarm is not the loudest, but then again, you wouldn't be leaving your spinning
rod and reel out unattended, now would you?
Like mentioned earlier, this reel comes with 2 spools - a shallow spool and a deep spool
. Both are made out of machined aluminum.
The shallow spool can take up to 180 metres of 0.20mm line while the deep spool can take
270 metres of 0.25mm line.
When I tried to spool this reel for the first time, it seemed too rear-sided - as can be
seen in this picture.
So I took the spool out and it turns out
there area 2 shims on the shaft.
So I took those 2 out to see if the line lay would get better.
However, this is how it turned out.
Unusable.
So I got in touch with Akios regarding the issues I was having and they were able to
confirm that the shims are supposed to be there and the issue seems to be the gearbox.
And that the reel needs to be replaced...
And in literally less than 24 hours...
I got a package.
Many thanks to Martin and Simon from Akios for their excellent after-sales service.
This is the very reason why I love Akios products.
You can tell that they really stand behind their products and customers.
Now let's go ahead and put some line on.
This time, the line lay is just spot on!
So let's go ahead and cast this reel out.
1st cast is always just a very easy cast.
Again, this is the Akios Spyro RS 3000 spinning reel
Now let's go ahead and put some more muscle into the cast.
There we have it.
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