The Calyx's I have did not come with line. You may have gotten a store return.
"Dave" wrote in message om...
: Hi,
: I just found a Shimano Calyx on closeout at WallyWorld for $62...
: brought it home and opened up the package. Pulled out some of the
: pre-spooled line and went to crank it back in (waiting to feel that
: silky smooth action I found with my Shimano Spirex spinning reel) and
: was appalled to feel a jerk-jerk-jerk as I cranked in the line.
: Is this normal for this reel? Or is it defective?
: If I crank in fast, I don't really feel it, but at anything less than
: a fast retrieve, it feels like it's pulsating. Is it a magnetic
: anti-backlash? I don't get it.
:
: Thanks,
:
: Dave