Post by Petey on Mar 1, 2006 10:06:17 GMT -5
I ordered a LA Battenkill V for 7-9 weight rods for my 7 weight that I fish sink tips off of and throw poppers with.
I ordered the thing back in January when Orvis was running a promo that you received a free spool with a purchase of a LA Battenkill reel. This makes for a heck of a deal considering the spool goes for 98 bucks. Well, to make a long story short the reel and spool were put on back order a couple of times and they finally had to send me one from one of their distributors. The only problem is that the spool didn't come with it. I am in the process of getting that worked out. Orvis has tried to make things right through all of this, especially after I went off of the hook when I received word that they weren't going to ship my reel until April 20th.
Anyhow, the reel looks great and feels sweet. I am looking forward to getting out and stripping off line and letting some big streamers fly. I will post a review when after I get a chance to break it in.
Petey
I ordered the thing back in January when Orvis was running a promo that you received a free spool with a purchase of a LA Battenkill reel. This makes for a heck of a deal considering the spool goes for 98 bucks. Well, to make a long story short the reel and spool were put on back order a couple of times and they finally had to send me one from one of their distributors. The only problem is that the spool didn't come with it. I am in the process of getting that worked out. Orvis has tried to make things right through all of this, especially after I went off of the hook when I received word that they weren't going to ship my reel until April 20th.
Anyhow, the reel looks great and feels sweet. I am looking forward to getting out and stripping off line and letting some big streamers fly. I will post a review when after I get a chance to break it in.
Petey
Been happy with my LA V. Purchased it back in '04 for my Trident 8wt. and boy does it eat up the line when when you get one on. It's been used on 30"+ northerns, large mouth, smallies, and bonefish with no problems. 
