I've got a Valiant Eagle II last week and already brought it to the water for snake head fishing. On the good side, this reel can throw a lightweight mini soft frog ( about 2.5-3 grams) easily with decent casting distance. Unfortunately, the distance is disappointing when throwing a 5 gram soft frog. It's heavily overbraked. Finally, I decided to go back with Curado BFS and put the Valiant Eagle II as backup.
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
It is a very good backup reel for sure and I think it’s also very stylish I like the color overall quality is decent enough compared to price. About casting distance I am planning to tweak the breaking powers with some modification I will post a video soon
@GingerAle383
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. This is a good information too.
@TheConstantAngler
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Great review mate. I flushed my bearings out and added low viscosity oil. It help with casting lighter lures. Must try with 1 gr lures and Roro bearings. Some gorgeous fish there
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
İ think ill keep it this way for jigging I got avail spool for new aldebaran so will go microlures with that one
@igorterekhov9962
Жыл бұрын
Is it worth replacing the bushings in the knobs with bearings or is it unprincipled?
@TheConstantAngler
Жыл бұрын
@@igorterekhov9962 you could but it’s not something I bother with. I know people do. It it is a budget reel so it depends how much you like it.
@igorterekhov9962
Жыл бұрын
@@TheConstantAngler Thanks. The fact is that in anticipation of this reel. Okay, I'll look into the work and decide later. By the way, people do not immediately change spool bearings, but simply wash them and add oil.
@igorterekhov9962
Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks! And how long is the leader?
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
I think I use about 50-75cm in this video but recently I’m going with about 1m or more just long enough to keep the leader out of spool
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL
Жыл бұрын
I’m a bit sad to see that you experienced the overbraked phenomenon in this reel as well. Imho, it kind of defeats the purpose of the ultra lightweight spool to be so overbraked. Thanks for your review and fishing footage! Cheers melih!
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
thank you bro yes its a bit expected but actually i found it in my advantage , why? because i plan to use this reel for 7-15 gr jigs to cast in distance in saltwater.It is very controlled reel , very convenient and easy to cast so helps a lot for saltwater fishing. We will see how long it will last against corrosion, thank you for nice comments..
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL
Жыл бұрын
@@InfinityFishing my pleasure. I agree that the reels are better suited towards heavier lure applications. I just don’t get why they needed the “worlds lightest bfs spool” for that? Haha one step forwards and two steps back… 🤔
@MrAntinsk8
Жыл бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I have both kestrel and VE2. I put micro hybrid in spools and washed side cover bearings + fast oil. So bearings are the same but VE2 casts easier and more far than Kestrel. About 10-15% in my hands. And VE on upgraded bearings not feels overbraked.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL
Жыл бұрын
@@MrAntinsk8 interesting! I have one coming in as well so I’ll more than likely give that a whirl. I was also hoping that that metal ring around the brakes would do something to reduce the brakes but it seems like that might not be the case. Ah well… thank you for the tip!
@MrAntinsk8
Жыл бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL it is aluminium ring and it does not move or spin so i think it is for protection line not for braking system. In kestrel i think the reason of overbraking is not magnets. It is imho defect with axel brake or geometry at all. You can make an experiment with kestrel. Put 2 grams on it, axel with minimum play magnets are on the minimum. Push button - it will be fall very slow.. while lure falling dawn press down the side cover slightly and switch off the lock of the side cover...and the fall will be twice faster. I hope you understand me and my bad english)
@MrAntinsk8
Жыл бұрын
You should wash stock bearings and add fast oil or replace them to hybrid. It will give you 20% to distance. in comparison with kestrel it does not overbraked at all.
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
I actually cleaned the bearings after unboxing and put Shimano bfs oil İ think it is a decent reel , actually i was getting more distance the day before when there was no wind , during this footage 3-4 bofort sidewind was limiting my casting maybe thats why i got more issues sub 3gr. Overall i think there is plenty room in this reel.instead of putting all the money on estrel elite, I’d just play with valiant eagle2 add some microbearings and take a few magnets off. Nonetheless I don’t aim to use this reel sub 5 gr , i will mainly use 7-15 gr for jigging so it does meet my expectations
@MrAntinsk8
Жыл бұрын
@@InfinityFishing OK. Interesting choice for this weights and distance) I think 30-32 mm spools are more comfortable for this game..for example kastking zephyr...but your life - your choice)))) I got both for 1.5-6 gr. lures))
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
@@MrAntinsk8 yeah main goal is to get conquest 101hgl but not in stocks for months
@КириллОлейник-щ2ъ
Жыл бұрын
Greetings! What mid-range reel would you recommend for use with the Yamaga Blanks 53b? make more videos, you're doing great! thanks.
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
I think if you’re going to use yamaga 53b you should get a premium reel İf you want to do ajing with microbaits below 2 gr id say gekkabijin İf you will focus 2-5 gr Lures id say get the New Conquest Bfs for style or go with aldebaran old or new doesn’t matter above 2 gr New aldebaran is better at casting sub 2gr that’s about it
@alekseibychenko4919
Жыл бұрын
CASTING не для моря и не для дальних забросов ! Поверьте моему опыту . Рыбалка превращается в соревнование на дальность заброса . Итог - куча потраченного времени , шнуров и отстреленных приманок ! Удел CASTING - лодка . Не дальние , меткие забросы и на маленько заводи . Но если вы такой упорный то испытайте в качестве плетёнки - Berkley NanoFil. С уважением ! -------------------------- CASTING is not for the sea and not for long casts! Trust my experience. Fishing turns into a competition for casting distance. The result - a lot of wasted time, cords and shot lures! The destiny of CASTING is a boat. Not distant, well-aimed casts and small backwaters. But if you are so stubborn, then try Berkley NanoFil as a braid. Sincerely ! 😀
@InfinityFishing
Жыл бұрын
hey, yeah it is more aimed on precission and sensitivity but i have alphas air and aldebaran anyway. i have some hybrid braids on my list like ygk and jabrik but berkley nanofil is something i considered before , not tried yet though. thanks for the tips.
@alekseibychenko4919
Жыл бұрын
@@InfinityFishing Fish fishing! We are waiting for new videos!
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