I think im falling in love with Lamson
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I’ve always loved Ross Reels in general and specifically my Ross CLA 2. I like that they offer you the chance to spend as little as you like for decent quality or go all out for the newest and greatest.
Also worth mentioning, Lamson has a trade up program for old LP reels.
Fill in a form, send in the reel and get a Velocity, Guru or Konic at 50% off.
All their other stuff is backward compatible with spools except the original LP. This takes care of that issue. I think they know that this replacement will also take care of 90% of repairs permanently.I owned quite a few, great product. Only complaint was the drag knob from me, sold them and own a bucket full of Nautilus.
I’m with you!
Returning to this post after some time… Zach, thanks for sharing the Lamson link. I had no idea of their connection to Headshok and Ketchum release. A good read.
Zach it was a better deal when they first introduced it. I got a client into a Vanquish on that deal but they smartly closed that door.
Otherwise I’d be hunting down every LP on the planet and trading them in.
If you took apart an LP and then a new Lamson (any model) you’d see the truth in their video about reducing parts and weight – backward compatability etc.A few years ago they had a great deal on a new reel with an old spool so there are some mismatched reels out there that are factory but were much cheaper because of the old spools going into the new frames.
Scott, the hard alox worth it if you drop one! They don’t scratch easily.
I used to work in a shop and it was really hard to sell around the lesser priced reels with the same guts.
Heres is the choice – A reel with the same capacity, drag and close asthetics and a spare spool vs a similar one with a tough finish for the same price but only one spool?For me I admit that buying a new reel is 60% reliability, 20% esthetics and 20% weight.(Light)
However when it comes to the Litespeed there is more than just the HAlox coating to consider.
The Litespeed is a large arbour (With a “U”) – the Guru is mid.
I think I already mentioned the pros of the Litespeed previously.I used that reel guiding for steelies for three years and loved it. I would still own a Litespeed if not for the Vanquish but I would not own a Guru cuz it’s butt ugly. IMHO
I think Lamson would forgive me for saying that cuz I own 2. ULA Force 2 and 2x spool + the Vanquish.
Any reel is a great reel until it breaks and you have to deal with the company. That is where the rubber meets the road.
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