Fox STRATOS FS 10000 FREE SPOOL REEL

£97.86 inc. 15% VAT

RRP £127.22

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The fantastic Fox Stratos FS10000 reel has a body size smaller than a standard 8000 size reel but the spool size is considerably larger measuring 60mm in dia. and 30mm wide. The spool has quick release button, built in line clip and a micro adjustment front drag. The spool stays pre adjusted even when removed from the reel which is very useful when switching from one breaking strain of line to another. Both spools are supplied with reducers that simply wraps around the spool which halves the line capacity when required. The super slow oscillation gives fantastic line lay and offers friction free casting as the line actually has to travel less distance across the face of the spool. The rotor actually rotates around the spool 22 times on one oscillation of the spool from front to back. The Stratos runs on 16 high quality stainless steel ball bearings plus one roller bearing which gives silky smooth performance and makes the reel a pleasure to use. The gearing mechanism has been fine tuned to give perfect meshing which undoubtedly aids power retrieve which is critical when fishing in heavy situatons like snags or weeds. The free spool system operates with the lever pushed forward against the reel stem for casting, playing, etc. and is pulled backwards towards the angler to disengage. This gives the advantage of not having a protruding lever whilst the reel is in a normal position. The free spool system has an adjustment knob that has a positive click to give an audible indication when tensioning the system.
The reel is supplied in a bag with a spare spool. Features
- Fox free spool
- Dynamic balance prolfile
- Twist free roller
- Mesh tech gearing system
- Anti backlash system
- Spool reducer
- Sure grip soft touch fittings
- Micro line lay adjustment
- Hex spool drive
- Slipper stealth clutch
- Supa slow gear cycle
- Magnetik lube system
- Range casting clip
- Spare spool Line capacity without reducer

- 0.3mm dia. - 10lb - 548m -
0.34mm - 12lb - 395m -
0.39m - 15lb - 304m
Line capacity with reducer
- 0.3mm - 10lb - 395m
- 0.34mm - 12lb - 304m
- 0.39m - 15lb - 2434m
Gear ratio - 4.75:1
Weight - 625g
Ball bearings - 16 Roller bearing -

RRP £129.99
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Member reviews from FISHINGmagic.

Author:

John Wood 8

'AN EXCELLENT REEL BUT WITH ONE SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW!'

Strengths:

Superb build quality, excellent line lay, understated but attractive graphics, casts long distances very smoothly. An excellent drag system that releases line smoothly, lessening the risks of hook pulls. The inclusion of a spool adapter is a nice touch. The handle sits comfortably in the hand.

Weaknesses:

As experienced by other users, I have had constant problems with the line wrapping around the drag knob. I have this problem with mono and braid, and with or without wind, and has resulted in near disaster on more than one occaision when carp has picked up my bait immediately after casting. Trying to unscrew the knob with the carp doing its best to wrench the rod from yourhands, with braid wrapped around you fingers is not a nice experience! This problem seems worse when fishing close in - I suspect this is because the line is closer to the spool lip than when fishing at distance. The only way to guarantee this doesn't happen is to cast out and tighten the line by hand. This is a serious and dangerous design fault that Fox need to sort out.

Overall:

Despite the problems with the line wrapping around the front drag knob, I love this reel, in fact I have two of the 1000s and was so impressed I have just bought two 7000s! Even though the 7000 is an 80% scale model of the 1000, I don't have the same problem here!

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