By John Merwin

Here’s one of the best new reels I’ve seen making its debut here at ICAST, the annual fishing-tackle trade show, this year in Orlando, Florida. I’m very much into ultralight spinning, so I really liked this Quantum PT 05-size reel. It’s the smallest reel ever in that popular series and truly a mechanical jewel.

Most ultralight spinners are okay, but usually priced at $50 or much less and are built accordingly. The new PT, at about $140, gives Swiss-watch smoothness when you crank it. The $100 price difference over comparably sized models, in other words, is readily apparent in quality. It has all the PT-series bells and whistles, including that wonderful nickel-titanium bail that will not bend or deform, 10 ball bearings, and a very precise ceramic-washer drag stack. You won’t see this in tackle stores until next spring, but you can join me in salivating meanwhile.

Otherwise, one of the best things in my 30 years of attending this trade show is always running into old friends and acquaintances who I rarely see otherwise. I had a very long talk with legendary bass pro Denny Brauer yesterday, for example, that I think you’ll find interesting also. Check back here next Monday morning for details.

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from ggmack wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

not really my style but glad to see quantum cares about the series.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

sweet. I've never gotten the hang of the ultra-lite and using the bale but I'd bet this is a dandy for 1-4lb trout.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

How long is this ICAST event? I wish I could be surrounded by all the new gear in the fishing world for a week straight...

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from dwaynez wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

That is a nice looking reel, I am a big fan of ultra-light setups. I use them on a regular basis and it's extremely challenging to battle some big fish on light equipment.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

I have a few ultra-lite set-ups and really enjoy fishing them above all others. I'm sure this reel would be a considerable upgrade, but i will pocket the extra hundred and use it somewhere else. Nice reel though.

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Thinking in the biggest battle of fishing? introduce to the ultra or micro light addrenaline adicts,no matter the equipment(read abu garcia axxar,quantum,shakespeare microspin,etc. Feel the experience and give little extrachance to the fish.

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from ggmack wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

not really my style but glad to see quantum cares about the series.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

sweet. I've never gotten the hang of the ultra-lite and using the bale but I'd bet this is a dandy for 1-4lb trout.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

How long is this ICAST event? I wish I could be surrounded by all the new gear in the fishing world for a week straight...

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from dwaynez wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

That is a nice looking reel, I am a big fan of ultra-light setups. I use them on a regular basis and it's extremely challenging to battle some big fish on light equipment.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

I have a few ultra-lite set-ups and really enjoy fishing them above all others. I'm sure this reel would be a considerable upgrade, but i will pocket the extra hundred and use it somewhere else. Nice reel though.

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Thinking in the biggest battle of fishing? introduce to the ultra or micro light addrenaline adicts,no matter the equipment(read abu garcia axxar,quantum,shakespeare microspin,etc. Feel the experience and give little extrachance to the fish.

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