January 26, 2011

Coarse Fishing Tackle Review: The FTD ISIS 4000 Fishing Reel

We coarse fishermen are a breed apart. Instead of focusing our attention on pursuing fish like trout and salmon, we have wider-ranging tastes. Whether it's pike, bream, tench, barbel, dace, perch or one of the other fish species erroneously viewed as "coarse," coarse anglers need their tackle to be just as adaptable as is possible. Reels, especially, are critical components of Coarse Fishing Tackle. Every single coarse angler likes to have two or three tucked away inside his tackle box, ready at a moment's notice. A specific fishing reel I'm partial to is the FTS ISIS 4000. Keep reading to learn why I like it so very much.

Key Facets of the FTS ISIS 4000 Fishing Reel

When you're anything at all like me, you always like to have things clean and basic. This means your fishing gear needs to be as adaptable as is possible. The FTS ISIS 4000 reel is ideal for virtually any coarse fishing venue or setting, and possesses adequate strength and power to take on very light sea fishing. One of the initial factors I discovered about this reel is the fact that it possesses a fine quality look and feel. This is a feature-rich reel for the selling price, which is well lower than £25.00. It has 4 ball bearings as well as a 5.2:1 gear ratio, rear drag and anti-reverse. Its handle changes over easily for a left- or right-handed angler, and also the reel has a fixed aluminium spool. The straightforward style and design signifies the reel is easy to operate, rendering it excellent for even the youngest angler.

More Information On the FTD ISIS 4000 Reel

One quality of the fishing reel which impressed me is that its rotor assembly is actually computer-designed. The spool has got good capacity and can hold 200m of 0.31mm line, 240m of 0.285mm line, and 290m of 0.26mm line. The ISIS 4000 weighs about 500g. This fishing reel was designed to be efficient, and comes boxed, along with a fabric storage bag. Constructed to be extremely resilient, the reel features a handsome silver-coloured finish. I have found the ISIS 4000 to be remarkably smooth when it is winding in either direction. The fishing line winds quite consistently too. The handle does have a rubberised finish which makes it simple to grasp and hang on to. The 5.2:1 retrieve ratio helps to make the fishing reel really robust for even larger sized, strong-fighting fish such as pike. These various features work together to allow the FTD ISIS 4000 exceptional casting accuracy and reliability.

What Fishermen Say Regarding the ISIS 4000

Just like other FTD fishing reels, the ISIS 4000 is simple and easy to operate, a feature that is not lost on a great number of coarse fishermen. This is what one of my friends in London thought of this fishing reel:

"Straight from the box the FTD Isis reel looks and feels robust and solidly made. Given the relatively modest price, I was not expecting such a well engineered and finished reel, but it really is even better than it looks in the photos."

Need I say more? The FTD ISIS 4000 is a well crafted, top quality fishing reel which merits a 4.5 of 5 star rating. Do make certain you give it serious consideration.

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