DEAR SHIMANO....

[WAHOONBOX]

I SWEAR... I AM SO CONFUSED HERE

HUNTER MY MAN......ARE YOU PISSED OR SOMETHING? I REREAD YOUR REPLY TO ME AND I DETECT A BIT OF SARCASM....NOW I APPRECIATE HELP VERY MUCH BUT IF I MUST RECEIVE GRIEF TO GET HELP.....


WELL...........

[dunn6253]

Glad to hear that Shimano has good customer service, makes me feel better about my purchase of my 80 and 50.

Just about how many fish would you estimate that those reels have caught over the last 7 years, Box?

[WahooKing]

Switch out all our Tiagra handles and added custom made extended handles some yrs ago...Makes crankin a hell of a lot easier....Like night and day...thank me later.

https://www.reeleasycustom.com/products.php

[wickeditch]

THESE 2 SUPPLIERS MENTIONED ABOUVE ARE THE BEST HANDS DOWN FOR FISHING EQUIPMENT AND HELP, I CAN VALCH FOR THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WAHOONBOX]

THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT SUPPLIERS....IT IS NOT ABOUT MELTONS EITHER... ALTHOUGH THEY CHOSE TO JUMP IN HERE.....THIS THREAD IS ABOUT MY FREAKING TACKLE THAT PARTS CONTINUALLY HIT THE DECK

[babalaza]

It's annoying as hell. The thingy's will fall off every now and then . Same goes for the old TLD50's. The look of the handle without that piece is ugly . Glad the new ones are better.
About customs, reel colors handles are the most comfy I've fished with so far, and love the flexibility on it. Perfect size and "action".

The small details are rather annoying, this one on the old tiagras/tlds, some accurate "rings" where the harness attaches that get rusted and some penn/shimano reel clamps that get "rusted" as well.


Time for me to go back fishing with 9/0 senators

[FASTWATER]

SHIMANO, I love my older Bantum 250's and 50's which I have used and abused but the problem is I have to buy used reels off ebay to gut to replace the parts that go to shit, you would think if you sell a reel, you could get parts,NOT!!!PEACE

[alltackle]

Marty,

If I can help in any way please do not hesitate to contact me. I am sure this issue can be ironed out.

[Sea Draggin]

Originally Posted by WAHOONBOX

THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT SUPPLIERS....IT IS NOT ABOUT MELTONS EITHER... ALTHOUGH THEY CHOSE TO JUMP IN HERE.....THIS THREAD IS ABOUT MY FREAKING TACKLE THAT PARTS CONTINUALLY HIT THE DECK

Marty,
If you will, allow me to possibly add a little clarification to your frustration, as I understand it.

Shimano started making these reel handles X number of years ago. I know (having a background with a Fortune 500 consumer products company) that they were aware of this issue within the first year of these being on the market. Yet they made no design change. They continued to ship this design because the cost to retool/redesign the part was far higher than the cost of sending out a replacement cap here and there.

I see these types of decisions made everyday. I used to fight with the product managers over this stuff, but at the end of the day, never got anywhere, because it always boils down to money.

That about right?

[WAHOONBOX]

Originally Posted by Sea Draggin

Marty,
If you will, allow me to possibly add a little clarification to your frustration, as I understand it.

Shimano started making these reel handles X number of years ago. I know (having a background with a Fortune 500 consumer products company) that they were aware of this issue within the first year of these being on the market. Yet they made no design change. They continued to ship this design because the cost to retool/redesign the part was far higher than the cost of sending out a replacement cap here and there.

I see these types of decisions made everyday. I used to fight with the product managers over this stuff, but at the end of the day, never got anywhere, because it always boils down to money.

That about right?

I APPRECIATE THE INPUT JIM....I AM CERTAIN YOU ARE CORRECT HERE.

AND I APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY RETAILERS.....BUT AS THE CONSUMER....I GROW WEARY OF SEEING MY GEAR COME APART.....AND THEN PLAY THE WAITING GAME ON THE PHONE HOPING THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WILL PICKUP INSIDE OF TWENTY MINUTES...