Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. They are available in black/gunsmoke and silver/gunsmoke. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Maxel HYBRID 25 Conventional Star Drag Reel GUNSMOKE BLACK at. Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reels are perfect for fishing braided lines. It's also a great casting reel! If you are in the market for a modern star drag reel, and want a reel that you can hand down to your kids after a generation of use, this is it! Its 5:1 gear ratio combined with the torque it generates will allow you to reel in big fish. This is not something you normally see on this powerful of a reel, and anglers love thumb bars! With stainless steel gears, seven shielded stainless steel ball bearings and a clutch bearing instant anti-reverse, the Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reel is corrosion resistant and won't fail under pressure. They’re called Hybrid because they combine the engineering, machining and impeccable high standards of the company’s Ocean Max lever drag reels, but in a star-drag configuration. The Maxel Hybrid's most striking feature is its thumb bar design that allows you to easily engage the reel. It is constructed of aluminum and weighs just 13 ozs while delivering 28 lbs of fish stopping power with its top of the line carbon drag system.

The reel is unable to crank, or pull out line. I finally got to use my Maxel Hybrid Reel, and it locked up. It is difficult to find a 'baitcasting' style thumb-operated reel that has as much power as this reel. I rarely write reviews, but wanted to save others unwanted aggravation. Reviews Maxel Hybrid Reel 2020 With a max brake of 28 lbs, you won’t have to worry about fish taking over. The Maxel Hybrid Star Drag Reel is the future of star drag reels! Fishing reels are getting lighter and more powerful and this reel hits on both notes. Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021.

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