okuma Bringing a new baitcaster with advanced cast controls and an audible drag clicker with JDM-inspired Okuma Helios XT Reels. This is a performance-driven, low-profile reel designed with power, accuracy, and long-term reliability in mind. With a rigid ALC aluminum frame that minimizes flex under load, gearing remains smooth and consistent even when fighting larger fish. Add lightweight but durable C40x carbon side plates to that frame, and you have a lightweight 6.2oz that you can cast all day long.
Inside the frame is precision CNC-cut aluminum gearing, a machine-cut brass pinion gear and a 10BB + 1RB bearings drive system to create an incredibly smooth feeling reel. Finally, add to this an internally adjustable centrifugal cast control system that allows fishermen to fine-tune the braking pressure applied by the reel for different lure sizes and techniques. Giving fishermen a reel that reduces backlash while improving casting accuracy and consistency.
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Okuma Helios XT baitcasters will be available online and in-store through Okuma and Okuma dealers this June. The MSRP for the low-profile baitcaster is set at $199.99 for all four models of the reel. Each reel is equipped with a multi-disc stainless steel and carbonite drag system that provides a maximum of 18 pounds of drag pressure.
Okuma Helios XT Baitcaster Reel Key Features
- rigid alc aluminum frame
- C40x gear sideplate and palm sideplate
- CNC Cut Aluminum Drive Gear with Anodizing
- 90mm swept aluminum handle
- Machine-Cut Brass Pinion Gear
- Multi-Disc Stainless Steel and Carbonite Drag System
- Internal adjustable centrifugal cast control system
- JDM style audible drag click
- Helios XT baitcast reels carry a 3-year limited warranty
- bearings – 10BB + 1RB bearing drive system
- reel size – 100
- gear ratio – RH 6.6:1 / 7.3:1 / 8.1:1, LH 7.3:1
- per crank line recovery – 26.0″ / turn (6.6:1), 28.7″ / turn (7.3:1), 31.9″ / turn (8.1:1)
- weight – 6.2 ounces
- Mono Line Capacity(yd/lb) – 150/8, 130/10, 115/12
- Braid Line Capacity(yd/lb) – 140/30, 90/50
- max drag – 18 pounds
- MSRP – $199.99
- Availability – June 2026
Eugene L.
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