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Quantum Boca PT 4000

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
1	675	4/16/2008

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
No recommendations	$119.00	4.0

Description:

Quantum's Boca PTs series spinning reels lead the way in both value and performance. These saltwater reels feature the famous TiMAG Salt bail system with a nickel-titanium bail wire and fail-proof magnetic trip, as well as our exclusive MAGLOK Continuous Anti-Reverse - the only magnetic clutch in the industry. The Boca PTs series includes 7 models from light inshore all the way to big-game offshore. Our Saltgard 6-layer corrosion protection finish means your Boca PTs reels will be looking good for years to come, no matter the environment.

Solid, one-piece aluminum frame and sidecover
TiMAG® Salt bail system with magnetic bail trip
Polymer/stainless PT bearing system (5 and 7 bearing models)
MAGLOK™ magnetic Continuous Anti-Reverse™
PT alloy face gear with machined brass pinion
Twin-bearing supported multi-stack Magnum ceramic drag
Saltgard™ 6-layer corrosion protection finish [more info]
Forged aluminum, concave spool
Solid one-piece screw-in handle
Quantum Hot Sauce lubrication

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Review Date: 4/16/2008

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $119.00 | Rating: 4

Pros:	Smooth Drag, nice profile
Cons:	Bail trips

I was excited to try out the Quantum saltwater series of reels after having heard so many good things about their freshwater reels. I have been using it for over 2 years now & have been disappointed in some aspects of it & now finally have retired it from regular use.

Out of the box I had issues with the magnetic bail tripping - not every time, just on occasion. Thought it was my particular reel so I tried others, they all seem to do it. Seems it's when the bail is open in a certain spot in the rotation. I learned to "feel" for the spot and then move the bail a little further and it solved the problem but is one more thing to worry about that distracts from fishing. This does not happen except when making a fairly hard cast but I bought this reel to use for red fish & trout and often need to cast quite a distance from the boat so as not to spook the fish. I have no problem doing this with any other brand.

I continued to use the reel but put it on my inshore jigging rod so as not to have to cast it. The anti-reverse - also a magnetic clutch - went out this week. I thought those magnetic things weren't suppose to fail?!?

Experiment over. Back to my regular brands.

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