![]() At only 14 ounces, it’s easy to hold in your hands all day long with a minimum of fatigue. Right from the get-go, even an untrained eye will realize that this is no ordinary downsized jigging reel, but a high-end piece of well-constructed machinery. My sample featured a black body with a gold spool and trim, and had striking good looks. I requested the micro-sized 25H model in whatever color was available from their kaleidoscope of options and it showed up a few weeks ago. Its predecessors had brought a lot of stripers, deepwater sea bass and tog, summer flounder, cod, pollock and football tuna to boatside for me and my charter customers and I was well aware of the positives and the occasional negatives of the Maxel product line. I currently use the Hybrid star drag and the Ocean Max lever drag reels, so I was anxious to get my hands on a sample of the newest Rage to see how it measured up to its siblings. The Rage jigging reel models represent the top of the line for Maxel. ![]() The heavier Maxel Rage 60H, 90N and 90 are meant to handle larger near offshore and deepwater gamefish, but are still relatively light weight with run-stopping drag capability. The smaller 25H right and left hand models are a huge hit with the “slow pitch” jigging crowd looking for a powerful micro-sized outfit. These reels grabbed a lot of attention for their smooth gears and drags, combined with a tough as nails construction and do-it-all attitude. Introduced last summer at the 2018 ICAST tackle show, Bimini Bay Outfitters made a big splash with the USA debut of their proven high-end Maxel Rage lever drag reels. They specialize in manufacturing quality reels for big game trolling and deep water jigging fishermen who take their sport very seriously and insist on the finest quality at reasonable costs. Their experience as sub-contractors producing aluminum parts for some of the biggest names in the fishing business has honed their manufacturing skills and expertise. The four colours are black/light gold, black/purple, black/light grey, and light grey/light gold.Īvailable exclusively in the UK from Jigabite, the UK specialists in jigging and popping equipment.Just in case you didn’t know, Maxel Fishing Tackle has been manufacturing high quality big game trolling and deep water jigging reels since 2003. The reel foot is now fixed with four screws instead of two for more security, while the drag lever has been redesigned to produce a clicking sound. ![]() The lever-drag features the new Gradual Drag Cam, and again offers smooth drag performance even when wet. Capacity is 300 metres of PE2 braid on the R20 and 400 metres on the R25.įeaturing a heavy-duty anodised finish, the Rage has a one-piece aluminium frame, cold-forged aluminium spool, extended handle with an aluminium ball knob, and stainless steel gears. The drag is 5.5kg on the Rage 20 and 7.6kg on the 25. Compact, lightweight and smooth, this model has a single drag system and a high-speed 6.2:1 gear ratio. ![]() A new generation of specialist lever-drag reels for light jigging and slow pitch jigging, the Rage comes in two sizes, 20 and 25. ![]()
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