Thread: Chinese Reels on eBay

I got curious about these reels that we see on eBay, so I bought one. It was advertised as 11+1 bearing bait cast reel.

I received the China Special today. Box states the manufacturer as DynaMicer, whatever that may or may not mean in Cantonese or Mandarin or whatever. I'll do up some pics tomorrow but the DM120RA reel looks presentable. Low profile, 3-1/2" re-curve handle, U shaped spool, oval line guide... It looks a bit like a Lew's BB1 Pro knock off.


First thing I noticed is play in the handle shaft, probably .040" to.060". I never find this in a good quality reel but here, I expect it.


It claims to have 11+1 bearings, meaning 11 ball type bearings & 1 clutch/anti-reverse bearing. We'll see as I dig into this thing.


More soon
Karl

very interesting karl, keep us posted!!!!!!

Was hoping to get a review up today, server maintenance took lead...
I'll do a review with photos & test results soon

good deal!! cant wait to hear the results!!!!!!