Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

At the suggestion of various members and given the magazines will run a mile from criticising a piece of kit, here is your chance to tell us what you really think about a rod, reel, line, lure... keep it legal please!
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roger de dodger
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Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#1 Post by roger de dodger »

due to the fact that this reel is a down right death trap when casting i have cut the bail arm off with an angle grinder :lol: :lol: :lol: after snapping a rod and then nearly removing my finger i just lost faith in this reel ,i used it last night and am glad to say it works fine ,in fact my distance prob improved as i wasnt worring about the rod being ripped from my hand with my fingers following it :roll:
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Re: Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#2 Post by timod »

roger de dodger wrote:due to the fact that this reel is a down right death trap when casting i have cut the bail arm off with an angle grinder :lol: :lol: :lol: after snapping a rod and then nearly removing my finger i just lost faith in this reel ,i used it last night and am glad to say it works fine ,in fact my distance prob improved as i wasnt worring about the rod being ripped from my hand with my fingers following it :roll:
Good stuff Roger, must have a look at your mod next time I see you out. I might well follow suit :D
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Re: Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#3 Post by ShaneH »

fixed spools are gay :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#4 Post by roger de dodger »

I love you Shane :mrgreen:
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who dosnt 8)
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Re: Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#6 Post by The Austrian »

roger de dodger wrote:due to the fact that this reel is a down right death trap when casting i have cut the bail arm off with an angle grinder :lol: :lol: :lol: after snapping a rod and then nearly removing my finger i just lost faith in this reel ,i used it last night and am glad to say it works fine ,in fact my distance prob improved as i wasnt worring about the rod being ripped from my hand with my fingers following it :roll:
:twisted: Ha, sweet revenge! Hope you made the bail arm suffer Roger, red hot glowing and ground to smithereens until the last remainders have disappeared with an uttering of appropriate spells and courses into the red hot glowing Shimano bail arm hell :lol:
Or did you just feck it into the bin... :roll: :wink:
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Re: Shimano navi xsb!!!! modification

#7 Post by roger de dodger »

i was very careful ,lots of sparks and flying shards of bail arm 8) i kept it as a trophy :lol:
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