akios shuttle

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lugworm
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akios shuttle

#1 Post by lugworm »

any1 have one of these i wanna get one!!! lookin for some info before purchase!!!!! :mrgreen:
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Re: akios shuttle

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Re: akios shuttle

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beachbuddy
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Re: akios shuttle

#4 Post by beachbuddy »

If no info coming from here,why not try the world seafishing website,theres plenty of views on that site regarding the akios shuttles.
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Re: akios shuttle

#5 Post by millman »

a good friend of mine bought a shuttle a few months back and had nothing but trouble with it. at times it would,nt reel in. he ended up trading it in and buying a 6500 and has,nt looked back. my advice is buy a 6500. hope im not to late with my reply
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Re: akios shuttle

#6 Post by lugworm »

millman wrote:a good friend of mine bought a shuttle a few months back and had nothing but trouble with it. at times it would,nt reel in. he ended up trading it in and buying a 6500 and has,nt looked back. my advice is buy a 6500. hope im not to late with my reply
thanks man!!!!! ya thanks to the sportscast lads AGAIN for the advice on these reels i avoided them and got myself a tsr and love it, its a dream ta use!!!!!!!!
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Re: akios shuttle

#7 Post by nicki d »

Reels are not very good at all. A lot of problems with them. Better to wait until they sort the problems out
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#8 Post by AG »

i tested the prototype of this reel , we made a few reccomendations , and sent the reel back , then they released them to the shops without testing the production reel :( :( :( :( bad move akios :( thats when my association ended with akios 8) thank god 8)
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Re: akios shuttle

#9 Post by lugworm »

AG wrote:i tested the prototype of this reel , we made a few reccomendations , and sent the reel back , then they released them to the shops without testing the production reel :( :( :( :( bad move akios :( thats when my association ended with akios 8) thank god 8)
thanks for advice again mr gormley i put up this post ages ago some people still posting on it, but as u know i got the abu tsr in the end, hanks for the advice on that 2..............
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