Smooth, lightweight, easy to use, very suitable for finesse fishing. I would recommend it, for its price the performance and quality are good
This is really the best reel in my hand. I don't have the very expensive Daiwa or Shimano ones, but, even reading other reviews, this reel can bear the comparison without trouble. Smoothness, workmanship, weight, castability, brake force, drag... all very astonishing. In my opinion, Ifishband is the best company so far, all their products are very good in term of performance. This reel is superior even in terms of quality, not only performance. I really trust Ifishband and buy/use their products with confidence!! Thanks, continue in this way
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This is an excellent reel, with a very high ratio between price and performance. With quite low brake setting, I can throw lures under 3 gr, down to nearly 2 gr. With other reels, I need a stronger brake setting. It misses sound on drag and it can have few tiny visual defects on workmanship. Overall, I'm very happy and even impressed!!
This reel is magnificent on several features (spool weight, easiness of use, handling, drag sound, dimension and weight). It easy throws ultra light lures. The worst aspect is that brakes are not strong enough. The dynamic system is really very effective, but the magnets are quite weak. It's required to use thumb and to cast in a very soft way.
The control lever (to adjust the magnetic brake force) is quite hard to rotate. You should use nails, hence it cannot be straightforward if you wear gloves. Apart from this and sometime not so accurate workmanship, I'm extremely satisfied.
I love XF50, for several reasons. It's been my first Bfs reel: previously, as a total beginner, I was trying Bfs with a definitely not Bfs reel, with frustrating results (to be honest, now my skill has improved, and with that non Bfs reel I can now cast quite accurately 4 grams).
With XF50 I immediately noted better results and, thanks to this, I didn't give up with casting.
Brakes are really strong in my opinion, very rarely I exceeded half of the brake scale. The spool is not definitely light, but it doesn't seem to prevent from throwing light lures, even below 3 grams. It's advisable to load the spool at half (or only a little bit more) of its capacity, and results get even better. There is no sound on drag and the reel is not light weight, but they are not so big troubles. Nowadays better reels are available in terms of construction, weights, castability... but XF50 remains something special, considering its price too. I love it
It's a very good lure. I switch between fast retrieve (wide tail movements) and slow twitch (similar to walk the dog movement). It works with bass, and I think it will work with trouts too. Nevertheless the overall structure doesn't seem so solid