So today I was shooting fish until I went out in the boat shot two fish and the last one I shot. When I hit the fishing I started to reel the fish and pull the fish in at the same time with my bow and then proceed to reel the fish in.. well I'm going to go get off the deck and the fish takes off and I couldn't reel my line in anymore.. I had my drag tight on my reel also, I couldn't reel any of my line in after that at all and the fish got off... so I took all my line off my reel in the boat and put some electrical tape around the line on the spool cuz I thought it was slipping, but that wasn't the case... the screw in the middle of the reel is stripped out and I can just pull the pick up pin thinner(idk the name of it...) right off... thread it back on still pulls right off... haven't even had this muzzy reel for a week and it's already broke. Any ideas and comments would be very appreciated!
muzzy reel broke on me today.
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Shadow, did you get a replacement yet or? Sure sounds like a warranty issue. That is why I try to buy local - would have returned it to Cabela's asap.
I don't get into the pissing match much, but my zebcos are still going strong, with a few spinnerhead swaps. They get used but not abused too badly. 6th season now on my original, 3rd season on an 888. They are both made in China, just like the muzzys.
The retrievers are made in the USA and say so on the package. Not sure about that new cajun hybrid.
Were you really happy with the retreiver? Why the switch?
I don't get into the pissing match much, but my zebcos are still going strong, with a few spinnerhead swaps. They get used but not abused too badly. 6th season now on my original, 3rd season on an 888. They are both made in China, just like the muzzys.
The retrievers are made in the USA and say so on the package. Not sure about that new cajun hybrid.
Were you really happy with the retreiver? Why the switch?
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I got a replacement main shaft that should be here today or this week I would hope.... but yes I like retrievers to a point but there's things that I don't like about them. Mainly wanted to switch it up and try something better I guess lol
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No offense to Muzzy or Mark Land but it seams that even the muzzy reel isn't indestructible or without production flaw
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Stick with the muzzy they might break but are easy to fix .The ti 20 didnt last me thru 20 fish never shot any of the new zebcos but im betting they wont last . I go thru a reel or 2 every weekend i carry a bunch of new reels already spooled with line and ready to go just fix the broke ones later . Id love to see them make a super tuff spinner id pay a hundred bucks for one in a heart beat
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know what you mean,i paid 90 bucks for penn 8000 but its a learning curve to use this type. but they reel in like a dream come true.
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Yeah I'm not really impressed with the muzzy reel that much either... especially paying 126 for mine.... to break in a week with not even 8 fish shot with it, and a production failure happened... and I'm not impressed how's it's been over 5 days for them to ship me a main shaft....
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There are definitely better reel seats out there
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Yeah I bought the reel, rod and seat all together. And I didn't break my reel seat, my main shaft stripped out not even a week after buying it.
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Got you! Probably just a defective part... Sucks, but it happens. I love my spinner. Tie to da back, PUSH THE BUTTON and stick em. I'm not saying that you never have issues (and quite possibly more issues with spinners than retrievers) but when they are working... Sweeet!!!
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Yeah I liked it for the 4 days I got to shoot it lol. And yes tieing to the back is the way to go with spinners definitely lol.
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Didn't mean it would flat out break. The one I had was pretty much shoot 1 fish tighten reel seat repeat. That got old real quick
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You're crazy! My friends and I have stuck thousands of fish, I have seen 2 failures that cost less than 10$ to fix. Just have a back up handy and you're set!
One of the biggest reasons these reels break is do to the fact the drag isn't set up properly and people try to hoss in fish or yank it when u stick bottom with roots...loosen the drag and swing the boat around to get your arrow...I haven't had an issue w my muzzy since adjusting my drag...I broke 2-3 before that and have been using the one on my bow now all year with no fails
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Yeah i think it was because i might of had my drag alittle tight, I wasnt horseing the fish in but i got the fish to the boat and was getting down off the platform and the fish took off and spooled me and couldn't reel it in after that, But i got everything fixed and figured out now, So Great thanks to mark land!
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