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Environment
Hot. Cold. Freshwater. Saltwater. And everything in between. In fact,
if you walk into our "salt spray” lab, the smell of ocean air
is likely going to have you looking for working sea gulls and digging for
the sunscreen. (Bet you didn’t know we had beachfront property in
Tulsa, did you?) However, we want our reels to perform perfectly in the
environments they are designed for. We know saltwater products have to
be something more than just a freshwater product with a "saltwater” label.
Ours are. Whether for fresh or salt, to test our products for intended
use, we really put them through the ringer; right along side products from
our competition. Our interests aren’t just in meeting industry standards.
We want to set them.
For a Quantum reel to succeed on the water, it must first fail in the lab. So we run our products to failure … make them suffer. That’s the only way we can predict the reliability of a reel’s intricate subsystems. In a year, we’ll hurt 4,000 reels that way. We do so because when that special bass or tarpon comes along and sets your heart to racing, we want your Quantum reel to keep up.
Drags
Few anglers ever think about their reel’s drag … until Mr.
Big comes along. By then, you’re at the mercy of how good your reel’s
drag is, or isn’t. So that’s why, at Quantum, we put a great
deal of emphasis on our drag systems, and in getting them right. We want
you making that catch of a lifetime just as badly as you want to make it.
Our drag-testing lab is the most sophisticated in the industry. We know
that fish are different, and that drags aren’t about "one size
fits all.” Some fish are all about short bursts of high foot-pounds
of pressure. Others have fights measured in hours and multiple 100-yard
runs. That’s why we have computers in place to simulate the realistic
fish-fighting abilities of everything from largemouth bass to giant tarpon.
And that’s how we have been able to design the best drag systems
on the market. For example, our Magnum Ceramic Drag systems found in our
Cabo and Boca saltwater reels feature drags that maintain exact preset
conditions for accurate and consistent performances because the ceramics
won’t swell even under the extreme heat of long runs. And we’re
not guessing that, we KNOW it. Thanks to our unique drag-testing capabilities
in the lab, and real on-the-water verifications, your Quantum reel has
a drag system that’s ready for battle.
Feedback
Yes, we do listen. And not just to our pro staff and field testers, but
to you as well. We want to hear about the bad things just as much as the
good. Our engineers are funny like that. They like problems because they
like to solve them.
Remember the smocked "mad scientists” of the late-night black-and-white creepshows of the olden days? Remember how passionate they were about experimentation? Well, that’s our Quantum engineers. They are the scientists of obsession.
But our testing doesn’t end inside our brick and mortar walls. No Quantum product is certified until it passes the ultimate test in the biggest test lab of all the great outdoors. That’s where our engineers trade their white smocks for fishing clothes just like yours. They love to fish. We’re just not sure whether their passion comes from matching wits with fish or tackle. Either way, the end result is to your benefit … quality Quantum tackle.
Share the passion. Experience Quantum. Then let us hear from you.
