HI all,Does anybody use one,I am thinking of buying one. Are they good value,any bad points etc?

Had one a couple of seasons now its a brilliant reel wouldn't swop it, tough and the drag is superb

I bought one at the start of the season and very pleased with it. At the same time, I did buy a orvis mid-arbour battenkill for a few pound more and I would rate the Orvis over the Koma. But no complains with the Koma.

I'm on my first season with the Koma+ which is basically the same as the Koma but with some bits machined rather than cast. I reckon it's fab. Got one for my 8 weight originally and liked it so much I got the same for my 5 weight. Bad points...? The only one I can think of is if you need lots of spare lines, the price of spare spools might become prohibitive. If that's an issue then you might be better looking at a cassette type reel.

I've used a Koma reel now for a few years and I think they are superb and even more so for the money,the spare spools are a tad expensive but then you get what you pay for,the Koma is a straight foward working mans reel, it's got a great drag system, it's easy to use and fast to change a spool over, the reels have very wide and deep arbors which can take a lot of backing before you load your lines, I use 2 different sizes depending on the size of rod I'm using at the time.
I'd rate the Koma 9.5/10 -- I don't really know why I don't just give it a 10/10

Nige

For the money you won't find much better. Had one for about two years and think it's excellent.

Thanks all, looks like I shall be upgrading from my Chinese reels