SHIMANO Single handle conversion did you regret it ???

[Gerry Giles]

I'm talking about the older 10k XTE not the XTEA. They were a bit bigger than the XTEA and incredibly well engineered, very popular reels at the time.

Oh ok sorry
still a call or email will tell you if he has handles to fit mate good luck

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Are they a square shaft right through Gerry or a left hand thread.

 

[Gerry Giles]

Are they a square shaft right through Gerry or a left hand thread.

square right through mate

 

[Chris Fogg]

Bought single handles for my Shimmy X-aero 4000's and 2500's. No regrets, I just much prefer single handles.

What handles did you get? The ones on the baitrunner st4000.

 

[Joe Winstanley]

What handles did you get? The ones on the baitrunner st4000.

Yes

 

[Carl Massey]

I converted the handles on old GTE 6000 and recent 4000 FB Shimanos. I think they are better so sourced from Felindre. It's an RD0011 for both reels.

 

[Chris Fogg]

Yes

Cool, that's what I went for. Didn't know if there were other options.
Not too keen on the plastic knob though, do you know if they can be changed?

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

My only question is what is the purpose of the double handled reel ? On the face of it it seems a pointless feature .

 

[Chris Fogg]

Bbetter balance i think, but in reality you don't wind that quick for it to make a difference.

 

[Terry Simner]

My only question is what is the purpose of the double handled reel ? On the face of it it seems a pointless feature .

Maybe for those more used to baitcaster/multiplier reels (e.g. for the US market etc)

 

[Richard Isaacs]

My only question is what is the purpose of the double handled reel ? On the face of it it seems a pointless feature .

Absolutely pointless Mike you are dead right. It doesn’t bring anything useful to the reel whatsoever
In fact all it does bring is less leverage/cranking power and a tiny little handle that offers very little grip.

 

[Carl Massey]

Cool, that's what I went for. Didn't know if there were other options.
Not too keen on the plastic knob though, do you know if they can be changed?

Richard would be a better person to answer this one maybe. I didn't realise you could go all bling as sites like https://www.customreelking.com/customreelparts could maybe advise should you want a woody option.