The Lamson Vanquish has passed my reel testing regime with flying colors.
Here’s what I put it through.
20 high speed pulls at about 25 MPH on a mechanical drill.
A dunking in saltwater for 5 minutes. (then letting it dry, as is).
20 more high speed pulls.
A few shakes in a sand-filled bag.
20 more high speed pulls.
The Vanquish had no problems with any of that. The drag is still as smooth as when I first got it (which is to say “very”). No complaints on the mechanics of the reel at all.
A little sand bath
This isn’t to say I was 100% happy with the reel. There was one little thing that I really didn’t dig… that was the handle. The handle has all these little divots on it that I’m assuming are for grip, but end up making the thing a tad uncomfortable to reel in.
Mechanically wonderful, but I'm not a fan of this.
Maybe that’s just me though. I can’t fault the reels performance, because it didn’t have any performance issues.
The Vanquish = Pass
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Cool…when you going to do Galvan? My own field testing has left me satisfied but I suspect it has been less strenuous than your test. (although longer duration)
I’d love to do a Galvan… actually, they offered, I just have to get back in touch with them.