Article written by Kelly Bostian for the Tulsa World newspaper
in Oklahoma
New Reel Nice, Not
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Hello Russ;
My name is Dave Snowberger, I am the President of the Jefferson Township
Conservation Club Inc. www.jtcconline.com .
I personally own four of your Wave Spin Reel,
I have two of the DH3000 and two of the DHXL.
I also have 12 of the Shimano Spirex reels and I can't remember going
on a fishing trip and not having to deal with line tangles until buying the WaveSpin
DH series reels. This truly takes the frustration out of a good day of fishing.
Thank you
Dave Snowberger President.
Jefferson Township
Conservation Club Inc.
Russ,
It was nice to meet you at ICAST and I appreciate Brandy with CastAway bringing
me over to your booth and introducing me to your reels. My husband and I had
the opportunity to try the reels out last weekend, and I can’t express how
impressed I was with them. As I told you, all I have to do is look at a spinning
reel and it will backlash. Therefore that is the main reason I never really
wanted to use them although there were certain applications along the tournament
trail where I needed to use one. I could never put line on without line twist,
and I mean I had tried and been told every trick in the book, me and spinning
reels just didn’t get along. In preparation for our trip, I was trying to put
line on the reels and no matter what I did or how I tried to hold the line
it was twisting, I got aggravated and just put the line on the reel anyway.
I really expected that the fist cast I tried to make would be a disaster since
I was having such difficulties spooling them. However I must admit and this
is why I am so impressed, I fished with the reel for an entire day and NEVER
had the first mishap. WaveSpin cast like a charm, I was amazed. Having said
that I would like to thank you again for the reels and making my life easier.
Pam Martin-Wells, Pro Angler
I too am enjoying the WaveSpin Reels…
They have definitely been put through the tests on “Reel Road
Trip”! 70 lb tarpon which we’re editing now, 8 lb spadefish
in NC, we had landed a whack of spades with other WaveSpin
Reels that day – fish hit so hard, the braided line I had my
finer on (to feel the sensitive spadefish bite), dug in right
to the bone!!! Amongst other species… I use the WaveSpin Reels
recreationally as well.
Mark Melnyk, Host of “Reel Road Trip”
World Fishing Network
All companies should be run like yours. Thanks for everything;
I will recommend WaveSpin to everyone.
Chuck Starr, San Antonio, TX
Doug,
Here is a picture of a nice fat Michigan Smallmouth caught
on one of you WaveSpin DHxL Reels. This little reel is awesome
and the best I have ever had, perfect performance and my favorite
for longer, tangle-free casts, as well as the best drag I have
ever felt.
Don Wirth-Creator of Bass Master’s “Harry and Charlie”
I just thought I would take the time to tell the people at
WaveSpin my take on their reels. I fish saltwater about 2 days
a week and have tried many reel conventional and spinning. The
WaveSpin is so much better than any reel I have ever tried and
it should have it own class. Starting with the handle, GREAT
feel NO flex, it does what a handle should do (let you crank).
Same thing with the reel stem LOVE the flat spot to fit between
your fingers and again no flex. The reels are smooth and tight
with no slop at all, NONE, last but not least is the spool system,
works perfectly as advertised and I had ZERO bird nests in my
first 9 hour fishing trip. I had two reels that day, first was
an Okuma SAF 55 and your WaveSpin DH 4000. I was into a school
of striped bass and blues 10-15 pounds after about the 8th fish
and second birds nest with the Okuma I threw it down and picked
up the smaller DH 4000 and it handled the fish with no problems,
even better that the Okuma and ZERO bird nests for the rest of
the day. 10 more stripers 26-32 inch and 7 blues 12-14 pounds.
I am sold baby, good bye Okuma.
Bronislaus Taurinski
Dear Russ,
My WaveSpin Reel has been fished often on the beach, which
as you know is a harsh environment and, and for wading in the
flats. It has thousands of cats and retrieves under its belt
and has worked flawlessly even on fish exceeding 100 lbs. It’s
my favorite reel and I am always quick to point its good point
out to other serious fishermen.
Vince Giaimo
Dear Doug and Russ,
You company XXX-Stream Tackle Inc. / WaveSpin Reels is first
class. My wife and I were surprised and pleased with your company’s
prompt response and solution to our inquiry regarding the problem
we were having with our WaveSpin Reel. We are 100% satisfied
customers. You will have our repeat business.
James H. Post
Dar Mr. Riley,
Fist of all, sincere thanks for the WaveSpin Reel. In my short
72 years I’ve experienced the class, ethics and integrity in
going the extra mile to provide superior customer service as
demonstrated by you and WaveSpin in three other instances:
#1. In 1984 Lexus came out with their new line of cars, Shortly
thereafter they dealt with a recall issue by recalling every
vehicle and have since became one of the premier auto manufacturers
in the world.
#2. During a bench rest sighting process my Leupold spotting
scope fell of the rest and broke a part. I told Leupold the fault
was mine and if they would send me a replacement part I would
be happy to pay for it. They sent me a new part at no charge.
#3. I ordered a $250 pair of Danner boots from Cabela’s for a
hunting trip to Idaho, wore them a week and never wore them again
as I had received the wrong size. After delays on my part and
a lot of nagging from my wife, 5 years later I took them back
to Cabela’s and to my astonishment they gave me a store credit
of $180.
As things don’t always work out, as illustrated above, thanks
to you and your handling of my WaveSpin issues, you and WaveSpin
will now be included as #4 in my lifetime of unbelievable stories
and maximum customer service and satisfaction. Thank you for
your personal touch and for taking the time and multiple communications.
I wish you and WaveSpin, God speed and continued success with
your product line.
Richard E. Koelling
I just wanted to take a moment to comment on the Doug Hannon
WaveSpin Reels:
With a full-time desk job during the day, the only time I can
make it out on the water is in the darkness of night-time fishing,,,
a scenario that makes for tough fishing when you get wind knots
that you can’t see in the dark. I take out many novice anglers
and non-fishing savvy friends and I find myself handing them
the WaveSpin Reels for fishing at night because I don’t get the
wind loop problems like I’ve had with other reels. I’m not an
engineer and I don’t know how or why this reel reduces those
wind knots but I don’t care, it works, and it’s given us more
time to fish rather than spending the time in darkness trying
to untangle spectra knots. A great product, and a drag that lands
big fish like the tarpon in the photo I sent you. And when it
comes to changing the line on the reel it’s a breeze with the
spool –separation capability.
Adrian Gray, Marine Artist – IGFA
I am the proud owner of a new WaveSpin Reel. In a word, it
is awesome. I could not wait to try it and it performed flawlessly
with NO line tangling, absolute butter smooth drag and just great
operation throughout. The reel never gave me a single problem!
I had thought about replacing the round handle with a paddle
type but found it to be quite comfortable and it provided excellent
torque on the retrieve. Now I am dying to get my hands on the
DHxL light model. WaveSpin Rules!
Keith Forseberg, MN
Greetings Russ,
The WaveSpin Reels are incredible… to say the least. I had
never before been much of a spinning reel angler. Since the WaveSpin,
that has changed. Just the fact that I no longer have birdnests
to pick is worth its weight in gold. I put two of the reels on
new Skeleton Rods by CastAway Rods,,, and I can fish this set
up all day with no wrist, arm or shoulder fatigue. Again I thank
Doug and you for such awesome reels. May God bless and tell Doug
I said thanks.
Mary DiVincenti, Pro Angler
AWESOME REELS:
I have fished four tournaments so far this season and have not
walked off my line yet! I fished with my partner and he had
to untangle his line four times while I continued fishing,,,
it was great not having to waste fishing time to untangle any
line.
Linda Ward, MI- tournament angler
Russ,
I am glad to hear things continue to go so well for WaveSpin
Reels, it does not surprise me any. I have had some pretty
good success with the reels, yesterday I fished the BBT?NBAA
super Bass on Muskegon Lake with Jack Horning. We had a great
day despite the 30 mph wind and pouring down rain for half
the day, ending up in second place and landed the third largest
bass to boot with a 5 lb smallmouth. Those WaveSpin Reels really
held up well in the wind and rain and never missed a beat.
I have now changed all but one reel to WaveSpin and I love
them, as soon as I get my hands on the larger DH 4000 I shall
have replaced all my spinning reels with WaveSpin. I truly
believe in these reels and know they will be a huge hit in
the future.
Don Watts, NBAA-semi pro bass angler
