I tell you the problem with these designs of the month like Quatum puts
out... I bought 3 Quatum EX500 many years back and they were pretty
nice reels at the time. I noticed this year that the little magnetic
brakes were getting corroded and decided to replace them. I can not
find the part number available any where on the Internet. So I
replaced them all with Garcia 4600's, something I know I will always
be able to get parts for.

As a side note, I have a new neighbor building a house that repairs
reels for a living. Hopefully he will be able to tell me where to get
some new magnets or point me to a universal part that will work.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the reels and got 10 years or more out of
them, but I also thought I would be able to get parts when I needed
them. Part number QW330 btw if anybody has a source.

Cheers


Bob La Londe wrote:
"Damifino" wrote in message
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"fishtale" wrote in message
ups.com...
What would be a good baitcaster to start out on. I have used spinning
reels exclusively til now. thanks

What kind of spinning reels do you use? Are you happy with that brand? If
not I personally would recommend
anything with the name ABU GARCIA written on it that is at least 10 years
old...The new stuff they are building is pure Sh*t! The older reels are
durable, smooth, and dependable. You can find them all over eBay @ a good
price as well.

I can't speak for the new Shimanos, but the 100B 200B and BSF models all
work very well. For a little less money I've got 4 new Quantum AC500CX
reels and one AC500PT that are rapidly becoming my main reels. Cool stuff.

The AC500CX has been on sale from Cabelas for a while.


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