![]() It also comes packaged in a cordura travel tube as standard. Finished in “bottle-green” with a full wells triple-A grade cork handle, detachable fighting butt, over-slide joints, lined stripper guide and first guide with snake intermediates, this is a lot of rod for the money. The Trion rod has a build quality that supersedes its £65 (79 euros) price tag. I ended the day with nine Brown Trout, but unfortunately failed to tempt the occasional Salmon and Sea-trout that showed themselves along the margins. Throughout the day, this set up continued to impress, and was a true delight to use. Even my questionable abilities in fly-casting began to take on an air of professionalism with this extremely user-friendly kit. Trion reel, super-smooth with superb drag systemĪrriving at the top end of Lough Eske, I roll cast the team of three wet flies with ease and a couple of false casts sent the leader an impressive and effortless distance from the boat. Matched with the Pflueger Trion reel and Trion fly line, it presented quite an impressive looking set-up.įor more information. My rod choice from the extensive Trion range was the fast-action 9’6, with a 7/8 line rating. A recent invite from Mark Corps to fish Lough Eske in County Donegal, gave me the opportunity to try out one of the new Trion product range of rod, reel and line from Shakespeare. I could not resist to put in my 2 cents worth of a comment,I own 5 of these reels,1 Trion Mod 1990 up to 8 WT, 4 Presidents ,3 of a Mod 2078 up to 8 WT, 1 of a Mod 2012 up to 12 WT, and some spare spools,the only difference between the President and the Trion is the weight the President being the lighter of the two,I bought all of these on sale, the Mod 2012 sells for about 160.00 I payed 125.00 so the prices were good,I had all of these apart and put some Quantum Hot Sauce oil and lube when they were new,these reels and very well made and the tolerance's are very tight, the machining is of very good quality and the finish is excellent ,the drag on all of these reels is more than I will ever need,they are also well balanced ,a few times I have hooked up with some large Bass the ones that strip a lot of line and theses reels are smooth with no vibration,all my rods are over reeled,the Mod 2012 is on a 10 WT saltwater Extreme rod and the Mod 2078s are on 4 WT to 7 WT rods, I like more weight in my hand and plenty of backing. Ĭaptain Wayne Valley Fire Services,Valley Springs Calif. All my rods are over reeled,the Mod 2012 is on a 10 WT saltwater Extreme rod and the Mod 2078s are on 4 WT to 7 WT rods, I like more weight in my hand and plenty of backing. ![]() ![]() I could not resist to put in my 2 cents worth of a comment,I own 5 of these reels,1 Trion Mod 1990 up to 8 WT, 4 Presidents ,3 of a Mod 2078 up to 8 WT, 1 of a Mod 2012 up to 12 WT, and some spare spools,the only difference between the President and the Trion is the weight the President being the lighter of the two,I bought all of these on sale, the Mod 2012 sells for about 160.00 I payed 125.00 so the prices were good,I had all of these apart and put some Quantum Hot Sauce oil and lube when they were new,these reels and very well made and the tolerance's are very tight, the machining is of very good quality and the finish is excellent ,the drag on all of these reels is more than I will ever need,they are also well balanced ,a few times I have hooked up with some large Bass the ones that strip a lot of line and theses reels are smooth with no vibration,the reels main shaft has two bearings the inner bearings are ball and the outer bearings are roller that is why the spools have very little movement in them,I checked this with a dial indicator all readings were from.
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