Cabelas CSR Fly Reels

[rscheckler]

I was at Cabelas in Hamburg last week and found out that they are discontinuing their CSR line of fly reels. Right now they are only $49.88 so if you were looking for an extra reel, these reels are pretty descent and for the price it makes them look even better. The link is below.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?cmView=full&type=pod&id=0029684&cmCat=netcon&cm_ven=netcon&cm_cat=N/A&cm_pla=N/A&cm_ite=netcon

 

[jayL]

I got one for my salmon rod, and it was junk.

DO NOT use these reels for something drag-intensive.

Looks like I'm screwed on returning the thing for full price... Oh well.

 

[tomgamber]

I wouldn't give up on trying to return it if you haven't tried yet...they have a very liberal return policy.

Its funny I saw those too and have really like the prestige plus I got in a combo deal for the beach and steelhead...so I thought about getting one since they were supposed to be better. I guess the cheaper one survived that battle this time...

 

[jayL]

Mine could've been defective, but the first fish I caught fried the drag bearing.

It was giving line in short bursts for the rest of the week.

I guess the disclaimer is that its first action was on a 20+ lb king salmon a few hundred yards from the mouth of the river. She was fresh, and very angry.

https://www.cs.drexel.edu/~jal63/salmonriver/2.jpg

Even so, a reel rated for 9/10 should handle most anything I throw at it.

Even so, you're right. I have to get up there to try to return it for full price if possible. I think I paid $85 or so.

 

[tomgamber]

Just cal them...they sent me a new reel without even sending my old one back when it showed up with a ding on it...of course I had just bought it so it was in the computer and easy to look up but if it saves gas..hey!

 

[rscheckler]

Sorry to hear about your trouble with it. So far the one that I have is working great. From the sounds of it, it seems like yours was defective so I hope you will be able to get full price for it.