Feelings on the 7000i

[fishsmith]

I like the reel but had a similar problem last year with a dinky keeper blowing it up, but i had my receipt, sent the reel back to abu and it was fixed and returned in a few weeks on their nickel.
They blast out so many of these reels, maybe a couple lemons fall thru the cracks.
Since then no problems, mine took a couple fish today with ease.

[lurch]

over the past two or three years I have been through 4 or 5 of the 7000i HSN. If I fish once a week I am happy so I dont beat the daylights out of them.

I could of had a Saltiga (spinner) with all of the money I wasted on those 7000i.

[Mike P]

Chinese junk

If you need a levelwind, go with a Saltist or Tekota.