Masterline Tideline TL60m
This is my first impression review of the reel
The first thing you notice with this reel is the quality it’s made
from the highest quality materials and engineered to last it has a
centrifugal breaking system and level wind. The reel is very smooth
running and the star drag is very responsive as is also the spool
release system the handles feel a little longer than most of the
reels of a similar size so it makes winding in a bit
easier.
the reel has a beautiful finish and is just the right size for most of our kayak fishing needs
The wind system keeps the
line spooled just right slightly bulked in the middle
It is set like this so you don’t get line catching on the reel body
and damaging the line
The rubberized feel to the handles makes it easy to grip note the side plate screws these are slightly shorter than most so that while reeling in you don’t catch your fingers on them
The reel
seating plate is riveted to the cage its worth noting with this
plate that the feet on the plate are slightly shorter than many
other reels just by about 1-2 millimeters this makes the reel sit
better in the rod reel seat and will stop that annoying small
movement we sometimes get with other reels when fixed to the rods
it gives a much better stronger contact in the reel seat .
I think this reel is very well made and should last many years the
level wind is perfectly set and the quality over all is top notch I
was very impressed with this reel when using it with both its
smoothness and toughness
The reel retails for £39.95 .
I feel that it is good value for money so much so that I just
ordered another one
For the price I don’t think you can go wrong with
it.
