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Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:57 am
by bronzebacks
Do any of y'all know where to get any cheep decent 90mm + shimano handles that can use the factory shimano knobs? Thanks

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:26 am
by Jeffbro999
Shimano. Metanium XG(silver) or Chronarch XG(black) handles are both 96mm I believe and very cheap for just the handle. Check out Shimano’s parts ordering site.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 5:50 pm
by LowRange
The Ray's DIY carbon fiber handles are pretty cheap coming in around $30. I have a few and they have great. Visually they look like the ZPI handles.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:13 pm
by a1712
Hawgtech makes a decent, reasonably priced handle with different accent color options, even cork knobs. Brian.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:47 pm
by SSS

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:02 pm
by sarcazmo
LowRange wrote:The Ray's DIY carbon fiber handles are pretty cheap coming in around $30. I have a few and they have great. Visually they look like the ZPI handles.
I've been eyeing these quite a bit lately! Seem's like an inexpensive solution to shave a tiny bit of weight and add some extra length. HEYO! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:27 am
by ogrich31
I'd stay away from those cheap ray's/aliexpress handles. I broke every one that I brought (4 total?). The layers started to peel and the handles had a bit of play.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:03 pm
by iabass8
Odd. Ive got 2 from rays that get banged around in my rod locker and deck and show no wear or chipping.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:32 pm
by LowRange
The few Rays handles I have have been great but the reels they are on have been babied/stored indoors.

Re: Aftermarket handles

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:13 pm
by Moosehead
I had one from Rays that saw heavy use on my Zillion. It did start to show excessive wear and had evidence of coming apart. I replaced it, thought maybe I got just a bad one.