The Fin-nor Offshore series of reels are serious. I could not believe how strong and well built they were. I have been selling reels for over 26 years and have seen a few! What stood out to me was here at last I was looking at reels that had serious capacity - the 8500 holds 540 yds 20lb mono - at least 6ooyds of 50lb braid, and the 9500 holds 600yds of 20 - around 700 yds of 50lb braid or 480 of 80lb! Not only that it had the close tolerances and design work to handle that weight of line and last for years.

Everything about the reel is rugged. It has a grunty machined handle with a decent handle knob, huge stainless steel gears & pinion, and a stainless steel main shaft. The drag is multi washered and oversized and the tolerances really precise. I can imagine these being a total blast if you want to go bottom fishing for groper or big bass, and at last we have a left hand wind option for those who hate the fact that you can't get overheads in left hand.

THIS IS A WINNER

SERIOUS BIG REEL Fin-Nor Offshore 8500 Aluminium Body Rotor & Side Plate Stainless Steel Drive Gear Pinion & Main Shaft 4 Double Shielded Stainless Steel Bearings Oversized Multi-Stack Offshore Drag system Gear Ratio 4.4:1 Capacity 540yds 20lb, 325yds 30lb Mono Braid Capacity 540yds 100lb Retrieve 40.2 (1 Meter)Inches per Turn Interchangable Left or Right Hand Wind

APPLICATION Fantastic deep water braid reel for serious bottom fishing with up to 100lb braid. Great reel for jigging or live bait for kingies. Excellent for surf fishing where a large line load is required.

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