Jigging Master 16000 Monster spool - review

[Duncan O'Connell]

Ben,
They certainly do have that sturdy feel to them. I can't work out if it is just psychological or not, but reels do feel stronger with them.
The 103 Jigging Master handle is 1cm longer than the standard 10000 Stella handle as well which gives the angler more leverage when fighting a big fish.

Cheers

Duncan

[Jay Burgess]

As to the looks, I don't think they look bad at all... fitted mine this morning, and with the handle arm to match, reckon it looks pretty damn good!

Agreed... love my SOM spool and can't say I will rush out to replace it any time soon but I must say that the JM spool looks pretty nice! 

[Dan Colebrook]

yea that reel is pimpin!!! upgrades ahoy!!! 

[Jonathon Hwang]

Brandon,

How do these aftermarket spools compare to the standard ones?

Besides extra capacity, are they on par or even better?

[Mark Harris]

Jonathan, the whole point of size 16000 aftermarket spools is that Shimano do not make one. 

They fit onto Stella SW and Twinpower SW 10000 size reels but give an increased line capacity that is much more suitable for GT fishing.  As for performance, I can only speak for the SOM No Limits 16000 but the JM seems pretty equivalent to that from Brandon's review. And I would say the performance is no worse or no better than the factory Stella and Twinpower spools.  The key benefit is enough line capacity for PE8 GT fishing.

[Brandon Khoo]

I can only add to what Mark has written. What the 16000 spools do is they being PE8 into play for the 8000/10000 Stellas. The standard spools are just a bit too small for PE8. I also think the aftermarket spools have a superior drag to the standard spool but I emphasise that is a personal view.

[Nick Wykeham-Martin]

Hi,

Do you know if this spool would fit a twinpower 12000?

Thanks

Nick

[Mark Harris]

Yes it will Nick. Stella SW and Twinpower SW bodies take identical spools.

[Damir Ruk]

Hey Brandon,  Great report on JM 16000 spool. Just bought a SOM 16000 NL in the DT colour before I knew you were going to do a report on this one. Looks really heavy duty. Can't wait to see the report on the Nature Boys alternative.

[Michael Adolfsen]

Hi all
just received the jm spool, handle and knob all in silver looking really nice on my twinpower.
Anyone knows if it has to be greased like the som or if it is out of the box.

Cheers

Michael

[Damir Ruk]

Hi Michael, I couldn't help myself but when I received my SOM NL spool of recent, I had to pull it apart. I thought I had to put grease in it but all the carbon washers were all lightly smeared. So I just left it alone. If the drag is of similar design to the SOM then they are dead easy to work on. Just take the wire spring off the top using a butter knife or flat screw driver and all the washers should fall out. Just make sure they go back in the same order. I generally use Cals universal drag grease but I wonder if Daiwa Real Four tournament drag grease III is any good? Does anybody use this?

[Alex Jordan]

Thanks Brandon really useful review as I had ummed and ahhhed for my TP 12K ...

Dre ... You tart!

[Lee Margrave]

Looking at the Monster spool, It appears to be a capable piece of hardware, Thanks Brandon for your input. always value the your reports of the members . In looking on the Internet for picts of the spool, I also saw the jigging master handle and a knob that peaked my interest but can't quite identify. Any one know who makes this knob?

[Brandon Khoo]

That's a Fisherman!

[Lee Margrave]

Thanks Brandon, I thought it looked liked a Fisherman, but couldn't confirm this while looking on the  US web sites. SaltyWater etc.... apparently it mates up with the Jiigging Master handle.