Terrible Chinese knock off reels
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- TT Pro Angler
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Re: Terrible Chinese knock off reels
At those prices, they must be using rejects from other reel manufacturing, and slave labor!
I hate to see us buy them, and support that kind of thing.
I hate to see us buy them, and support that kind of thing.
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Yes they are cheaply made reel in China.... but I bet if u you pay theme more money they will match up the quality to daiwa and shimano
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Somehow I doubt paying them more money will get them close to the same quality.BassHaHa wrote:.... but I bet if u you pay theme more money they will match up the quality to daiwa and shimano
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You win the internet....that was pretty funny!BassHaHa wrote:Yes they are cheaply made reel in China.... but I bet if u you pay theme more money they will match up the quality to daiwa and shimano
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I think with enough money they might be able to get close to lews, abu, 13. Maybe
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you got what you paid, even it's made in Japan, $25 still can only get you a garbage reel.
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Re: Terrible Chinese knock off reels
Good info
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Just found this Curado I knock off. It's really bad.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tsurino ... 59a738a88e
EDIT: What the hell... Who knocks off a Ryobi?!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NOEBY-B ... 5486755db4
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tsurino ... 59a738a88e
EDIT: What the hell... Who knocks off a Ryobi?!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NOEBY-B ... 5486755db4
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- TT Pro Angler
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Re: Terrible Chinese knock off reels
So, do you think those really cheap reels are made in the same factories as the better reels?
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I doubt it. These super cheap reels are just badge engineered products from Chinese OEMs. The affordable better reels, such as Lews, are badge engineered products from Korean OEMs. They're both built in China but almost certainly in different factories owned by different companies.mark poulson wrote:So, do you think those really cheap reels are made in the same factories as the better reels?
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I asked because machining and assembling fishing reels is a specialized process, and I didn't think there would be enough money to be made in a $25 reel to make setting up a factory just for them worth while.LowRange wrote:I doubt it. These super cheap reels are just badge engineered products from Chinese OEMs. The affordable better reels, such as Lews, are badge engineered products from Korean OEMs. They're both built in China but almost certainly in different factories owned by different companies.mark poulson wrote:So, do you think those really cheap reels are made in the same factories as the better reels?
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If you can get your machines for cheap (used) and set up some lines that move a lot of units and produce them at a low cost then it's doable. As long as orders keep coming in.
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What you say makes sense, but I didn't think there was a volume market out there for this stuff. Of course, what do I know? HahahaLowRange wrote:If you can get your machines for cheap (used) and set up some lines that move a lot of units and produce them at a low cost then it's doable. As long as orders keep coming in.
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And nobody mentioned nothing about the knock off OSP spinnerbait that comes free with the knock off Zillion
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