Quantum Boca Reel Service

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Well, If you saw my post on my Okuma Epixor EF-65a Spinning Reel with the broken reel handle you saw my mention of my back up reel, the Quantum Boca reel went down at the same time.

Here is the up date on both and what the Manuf. did to remedy the situation.

Okuma Epixor: First, I went to the Okuma site to look up the part I neede
d which was the reel handle. To my surprise, there was no means to look up a part or place an order? Still can't believe that.

So, I was reduced to placing a call to them. The Rep. I spoke to listened to my spiel about how the reel handle snapped right in the middle of a fight with a big false Albacor. When I was done he apologized for the break down and asked for my name and mailing address? He related that he would have one in the mail today.....all I needed to do was pay $3.00 for shipping!

You can't beat that and the handle arrived in short order as promised. 5 stars for Okuma on the service and I recommend this reel for anyone looking for a cost effective quality spinning reel. I use this reel for Tarpon fishing from my kayak and don't want to chance loosing a $150-200 reel though the Boca 70 does retail for $139. I is a well built reel but I like to reserve it a a back up due to it's cost.

Quantum Boca 70:

Here's what happened with the Boca. Though this reel has hardly been used, the clutch mechanism fell apart when I tore the reel down for cleaning.

O.k, I thought, no big deal, I'll just call up Quantum and order a new one. However, There was a major problem with that! Quantum did not have any! "What? you have to be kidding me, I said! this is a $140 reel!!

All the Rep. could tell me was to box it up and send it back and they would have a reel tech look at it.

I suspected they were planning to swap me out for a comparable reel. After a long wait of about three weeks.....I received a package in the mail from Quantum. Inside was a brand new Boca 80! no charge!
The reel is a little larger than what I want  but better a new 80 than a broken 70! Though they were slow I would still give Quantum 5 stars as this reel was actually out of warranty. I was in mint condition though.

I think Quantum must have discontinued the Boca line of reels and I have not looked into what is replacing the line. So far I would recommend them as a company to this point. They stood behind their product!

Best of Luck,
Larry S.

Fishing Report - Jack Crevalle, Trout, Sheepshead, Mangrove Snapper 8-25-12

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Tide: fished last of incoming then beginning of Out-going
Time Fished: 7:00 am - 10:00m
M.F.-6:20 AM
Partly Cloudy
Wind: NE at 8-12 mph

Other Observations: The water was pretty clear coming in but one it started out it turned red brown from the freshwater runoff. It does not seem to be bothering the fish.

Catch:
-(1) Jacks Crevalle
-(0) Trout  (3 Trout short strikes)
-(4) Mangrove Snapper
-(2) Sheepshead, small

Though I got into some pretty good action with dad Friday morning in Ormond, I couldn't stop thinking about the great top water bit that I found up near Marineland the morning before. My plan was to be on the water about daylight and work them over before the bite turned off.

Unfortunately, the fish were not striking bait on top like I had hoped . In fact I saw only a little top water striking action but I managed to get a good bit of attention on my 5M51 MirrOlure. I had three trout strikes where the trout came completely out of the water. I caught a Jack first thing and had one real good fish on that ran for deep water and really pulled, only to tear off 10 feet from the boat.

I had another 4-5 fish on that came off pretty quick and a number of other strikes and follows.

Though I love to fish top water I have to admit that you will not catch nearly as many fish that you will sub-surface. That's just the way it is. Many end up foul hooked outside the mouth and end up tearing off the hook.

I did catch 3-4 Mangrove Snapper and 2 sheepshead on fiddler crabs but all were small and below the legal minimum so they received a stay of execution.

 

 

One more interesting thing was the Ribbon fish were still around and I got to see them chasing bait and leaping completely out of the water. I clipped a photo out of the video of a ribbon fish in mid air. Pretty wild!

There is a ton of bait in the river right now and it looks like there is no shortage of fish feeding on them.

The wind was a pain in the neck but all in all it was a decent trip.

 Trout strike that also missed the plug!

 

 Trout strike, jumped completely over the plug! Never even touched it!

Larry S.