I have tried several brands of reels over the past 10 years and when I tried these Ark reels I fell in love! I have ended up trading all my set ups to Ark ! I have 2 /G8, 3/G7 ,aG5,G2, and BFS! I have tried all brands like Lews, Curado Dc,Diawa zillion,SLX DC,and kastking Zephyr bfs. I sold them all and switched everything to Ark.
And I can tell you by far the G8 is the best Casting reel that I have ever owned!!!
I only have 2 at the G8s, and now I regret only getting 2!!! I am considering getting rid of all of my others to switch to the G8s!
Very smooth reel, great drag, virtually no backlashes, cast a mile!!! I was shocked how far it casts (farther than Curado and zillion) , very lightweight, very comfortable in the hand overall, I can’t think of one complaint with this reel.(well only thing I would think that would push it over the edge of all the other reels would be to design a T-wing !)
If you’re thinking about an overall great product, skip all the other models and go straight for the 8, you won’t be sorry .
Great reels. Very smooth, quiet action and compact size. Super long casting reel and rarely backlashes once the brake is properly set for the lure weight. I liked it so much I bought 5 more! I owned several of the JM Platinums over the years, good reels but they won’t throw a lure downtown like these!
Great reel! Extra smooth and lightweight. Ive been replacing my Curados with these instead!
I actually sold my Shimano’s and I was and now I know three arc bait casters and one spinning reel and a couple of fishing rods and I love everyone of them. They are so performing and easy to use.
The Gravity 8 is the lightest, long casting reel I’ve ever used, drag is strong especially in Florida pads and reeds, absolutely love this reel… Gravity 5 spinning reel is very smooth, strong drag, very light, ABSOLUTELY love these reels, Highly Recommended 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟