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Anybody have the inside scoop on this new limited production reel?
NopeDoes it have free spool switch?
Yes, one way drag. One thing I noticed was that the drag knob had a good range of adjustment - i.e. a half/full turn would make a reasonable difference in the drag setting and not on/off as is reported with some other brands.Does it have one way drag?
As a non Islander owner, I have to say that Islander as a company builds a beautiful product and stands by their vision and their product as well as any company but they have missed the opportunity to listen to the market and bend/modify their vision as the product is being actively bought for both trolling and mooching applications. I am not a reel designer but shouldn't it be easy enough to fix he drag in the MR3 to meet the demands of both the trolling and mooching consumers, both of whom are actively buying the product, and to expand their market opportunity in the process? Is it a situation where they are steadfastedly standing by their original vision for their product (been there done that)? With other lesser companies in other industries, I might also suggest there is a desire not to open up the can or worms of repairing past product but I don't believe that to be the case with Islander ... they are above that.... The lady I talked to said that these reels were made for mooching rather than trolling. Explained a bit to me as most of us complaining of the creep are using these reels for trolling rather than mooching - something they were not designed for ...;
As a non Islander owner, I have to say that Islander as a company builds a beautiful product and stands by their vision and their product as well as any company but they have missed the opportunity to listen to the market and bend/modify their vision as the product is being actively bought for both trolling and mooching applications. I am not a reel designer but shouldn't it be easy enough to fix he drag in the MR3 to meet the demands of both the trolling and mooching consumers, both of whom are actively buying the product, and to expand their market opportunity in the process? Is it a situation where they are steadfastedly standing by their original vision for their product (been there done that)? With other lesser companies in other industries, I might also suggest there is a desire not to open up the can or worms of repairing past product but I don't believe that to be the case with Islander ... they are above that.