I can be a sucka for new equipment....sometimes it's a good thing,,, other times....
The Nautil is definately a good thing - I slapped it on a 1088 but to me, it's a bit heavy . . .... I had a Stradic 5000 on the '88 but the anti-reverse blew up fishing eels to large, hit my thumb so hard it's still numb...
I know...but I'm stupid like that
Now is NOT the time to be playing with new or unproven equipment. Everyone has their work-horse - the one that hardly let's them down. If your trying a new reel, make SURE your work-horse is nearby....
As far as Mike Bucko
Class "A" guy-
He won't tell you to buy his most expensive reel....he'll tell you which one's built better, which one spends less time in his shop and more time in your hands. He must have taken after his uncle Stanley....(the ol' timers may remember Stanley)....he used to give me Bazooka gums by the handful when we'd stop by for bait back in the early 80's...he's the one that convinced me to turn the bail by hand...I think he was just sick of giving me and dad free bail springs. He was my grandfather's neighbor over on Tecumseh - ...another GREAT MAN. Very helpful - I'm not sure what happened to that place now. I feel the service went a little down-hill on 2nd street....but Mike keeps his place up-to-par. He'll answer any question...and he WON'T be bias.
Kudos to Bucko's on Stafford Road -