I just received my SLX-20II drop shipped from Okuma.
In the higher gear, I feel the handle is binding when I turn it even in free spool with the drag lever turn all the way down,
I compared it to the Makaira 30 in the pic and Makaira does not bind and very easy to turn, while the solterra
Is there something I did not set right? Sorry my experience with 2 speed reels is quite lacking.
bad bearings. i went through about 30 of the smaller models. :-\
Alan,
Here is the pic for what is worth,
wow, bad batch of bearings?
Thanks, I will give Okuma a quick call.
it's not because the bearings are cheap or inferior, it's just that they corrode with water intrusion. it happens with lots of reels.
Gotcha, I will keep a few spare bearings handy,
My Solterra SLX is brand spanking new, makes one wonder how QC missed the bad bearing during assembly.
Anyway, I will call give Okuma a call tomorrow when I back home.
Quote from: alantani on August 28, 2018, 10:52:11 PMbad bearings. i went through about 30 of the smaller models. :-\
hi Alan, do you have a review for the new okuma solterra slx B 2 speed released in 2023?
I can't see anything other than the color that seems to have meaningfully changed with the SLX B from the original SLX.
My write-up of the SLX 50 II is here:
https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,18535.15.html
Sadly the pictures are probably lost to the sands of time.
the new model appears to have been improved mechanically.
Do you have a schematic or anything else to compare? Or any specifics about what these improvements are?
I can't find any information online about what might have changed. From the outside the reels look identical, other than the color obviously.