viva and outermark reels

MCDOTO · #1 29-09-2003, 02:59 AM

In this months fishing world two reels have been tested a Viva ha 40 and a Outermark both baitcasters, who makes them ? any info please would be good.
they look like Abus, the ha 40 looks like my green 2500 ci which is a top reel.
Thanks Tom

#2 29-09-2003, 07:05 AM

Hi Tom, mate stay as far away from them as you possible can

I been in the tackle industry over 20 years and seen brands like this come and go, don't take to much notice of tackle tests done in fishing mags (when was the last time anything ever got a bad review in a mag

) reason being most of the companies, mags do these test for run adds in their mags, get it

.

Serious though these reels are cheap Asian made junk.

Cheers Samurai

Mad fisho · #3 29-09-2003, 05:29 PM

LOL Samurai,

I think 95% + of the fishing tackles are made in Asia

Shimano, Daiwa, JW, etc...They are made in either Japan, China, Korea, or Taiwan ..

I think it is just the deisgn thing...either lure or reel. We have seen so many copies from the originals but half of the price from original. In my personal opinions, we got to give credit to the people making the original lures or reels.

cheers

#4 29-09-2003, 06:09 PM

Ah Yes, but there is made in Asia ,and then there is made in Asia if you get my drift

, that fact is there is more crap fishing tackle comming out of Asia than quality tackle.

Samurai