
The 05 and 06 sizes now come standard with aluminum ball handles. Maxel Ocean Max Lever Dual Drag Single-Speed Jigging Reels come in eight sizes and are available in three colors. While designed for jigging for big fish, the smaller sizes make great inshore reels for fluke, striped bass, bluefish, cod, grouper and more! The heat treated stainless steel gears inside of this reel are built to handle the kind of stress and torque when using so much drag. Maxel OceanMax Lever Drag Reels feature strong, rigid construction and 1-piece frames machined from aluminum bar stock. With their dual drag system, these reels put out anywhere from 32.6-54.4 lbs of drag at max! That is an incredible amount of power. These reels were specifically designed for jigging and are as powerful as they are pretty! The Ocean Max is constructed of aluminum with an aluminum frame, sideplate and handle. MAXEL HYBRID REELS - The Fisherman MAXEL HYBRID REELS Apby Staff They’re called Hybrid because they combine the engineering, machining and impeccable high standards of the company’s Ocean Max lever drag reels, but in a star-drag configuration. I use my 09 for just about everything and have landed tuna, aj’s (up to 80 lbs), grouper, snapper, etc. Parts aren’t difficult to come by if you know where to look and if you do need some more than likely they’ll send them to you for free. Maxel manufacturers those reels and has released the Maxel Ocean Max Lever Dual Drag Single-Speed Jigging Reels in the United States. I actually like it better than the other reels mentioned here. If you’ve never heard of Maxel, you may have heard of Jigging Master Reels.
