Does anyone have any experience with the Lamson Konic Series Reels? Looking at getting one for the missus.
Wayne
Love all my Lamsons. Good solid durable reels. My wife has a Konic on her TFO and loves it. Great reel, great price, no complaints.
I have a Konic 3.5 on my 8wt salmon/steelhead rod. The reel and smooth drag has performed wonderfully through many a “screaming run” of these fish. The Konic has taken the abuse with ease. My son has a Konic on his 4 wt and one for his 6wt. and loves them both. I know there are many fine reels out there but for the money you can not go wrong with a Lamson. Last year I lent out my Lamson Velosity to a new fly fisher and he brought it back broken. He was trying to remove the spool and somehow messed up the drag. I sent the reel in to Lamson to get fixed with the required 25$ fee and they fixed it within a week and sent my check back. I am definately a Lamson fan!!!
caribe
I have a Konic on my 5 wt and it works really well. Would definitely recommend it.
Could not agree more have a 1.5 and a 4.0 both great bang for the buck, no worry internal drag with an o ring seal should add years to the life I am hoping
i do not own a konic but do own several velocity, radius and LP reels. they are great reels and are a great value. my cousin has a konic and fished it some, it has the same feel and features as my other reels and would not hesitate to add one to my collection. and their customer service is the best. they have not forgotten what customer service is all about. just a little story, i bought a spool for one of my velocity reels, lamson upgraded the design this past year and changed the dimensions of the spool, i did not know this and bought the new design. i wrote to lamson and they agreed to swap the spools. i did not expect that.
I do own a Konic and I have abused the hell out of it and it works like a champ. I have the Konic 1.5. Also, I talked my buddy into buying one at the beginning of the year for his new backcountry setup and he loves it as well.
It’s dependable quality without a doubt…
I have several Lamson reels, including a Konic 3.5. The Konic takes a liking and keeps on ticking. My Konic is banged up pretty good, but it still works just fine.
Just bought a Konic 2.0 for fly fishing the surf. From the sound of this tread I bought the right reel. Thought the sealed drag and clutch was the way to go. Thanks for starting this tread Wayne.
Beaver
Beaver,
Glad I could help out.
Wayne
I’ve had a Konic 2.0 mounted on my 5wt trout rig for the last 2 seasons and it’s a great little reel.Last summer I was having issues with my go-to salmon reel so I spooled up the K2 with 8wt and proceeded to land several Atlantics on it while my Hardy SJ was being repaired,mostly 4-5lb grilse but also a couple big hens between 12-20lbs…no problem,other than almost getting spooled 3 times by the 20lber,lol…good times.:DPoint being,it can put the brakes on a 20lb bright Atlantic and come back for more punishment,so it will easily handle any trout that swims.
I traded for one last year from a nice man “onlymidges” and havent got to use it yet but from what he said it was perfect for large stipers and catfish at texoma spillway.
Want to put it on my 15’ spey rod this spring and put it to the torture test.
It looks alot different than most reels …very tuff look to it.
I have a Konic on my 8wt. Love it, lot’s of bang for the buck and will definitely get another Konic when I need a new reel.