Gear ratio, braking system, and which hand it winds with · review
Twelve bearings, a stated drag and a stated weight, both figures in imperial units as the maker printed them.
The bottom line Twelve bearings, a stated drag and a stated weight make it the most measured reel on the shelf, provided you can work in pounds and ounces.
Eighteen pounds and 6,70 ounces. Three reels on this shelf give their drag in kilos, one gives it in pounds like this one, and one gives its weight in grams.
This site prints each figure in the unit its maker published, and converts nothing. A drag of 18 LBS and a drag of 8 kg are both real numbers, and the arithmetic between them is not ours to perform.
Twelve plus one, against five on the Fox Rage, 9+1 on two others and 18+1 on the YKLP — and nothing published on the two cheapest. Bearings buy smoothness. What this listing does not describe is the main gear, which is the part that decides whether the reel is still smooth in its third season.
39,99 € in Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain; 35,99 € in the United States. Confirmed in all six.
Read on the day this page was built: 40 € at the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon shops.
Priced in another currency: the American and British Amazon shops sell it outside the euro, so the range above excludes it.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Any price inside this text was read on 29 September 2026; the live one sits at the top of the page.
Compared with the median of its own aisle on this site — not with the market at large.
| Gear ratio | 6,3:1 |
|---|---|
| Drag | 18 LBS, carbon fibre |
| Bearings | 12+1 shielded stainless steel |
| Spool | CNC-machined aluminium |
| Frame | Carbon, with carbon side plates and handle |
| Weight | 6,70 ounces |
| Brake | Magnetic |
| Water | Stated for fresh and salt |
| Amazon reference | B07G8QZ9RB (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0614253000290 |
Because the maker printed them that way: 18 LBS of drag and 6,70 ounces of weight. This site reprints a published figure in the unit it was published in, and never converts — a converted figure is ours rather than the maker’s.
It means it is smoother. It says nothing about the main gear or the pinion, which decide how long the reel lasts, and only one listing on this shelf names those — the brass gear train on the YKLP.
A shield keeps water and grit out of the bearing. On a reel stated for salt water that is the relevant claim, and it is one of very few corrosion statements on this shelf.
General baitcasting where bearing count and a stated drag matter more than a metric spec sheet
Listed because the accessory itself names this model as compatible.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 29, 2026.
Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.
7,2:1, 8 kg braking force, metal body, long-cast spool, anti-explosion line function
Two real figures and a metal body at the bottom of the shelf, with no EAN to verify it elsewhere.
Best for: A first baitcaster on the smallest budget, where the missing figures are acceptable
Low profile, left hand, 7,1:1, 9+1 stainless bearings, X-Craftic aluminium frame, MagTrax magnetic brake, Carbon Matrix drag
The most completely named baitcaster here — frame, brake and drag all have designations.
Best for: Predator lure fishing with a left-hand retrieve, where the brake and drag matter
Left hand, 6,1:1, 5 bearings, 236 g, 105 m / 0,35 mm, nylon glass-fibre body
The only reel on this shelf that says how much line it holds, and at what diameter.
Best for: Predator lure fishing with a left-hand retrieve, where balance against the rod matters
