advice sought after on a new small reel for light stuff upto 3kg
Submitted by snappermiles on Sun, 2011-07-31 17:46
I need a new back reel for light stuff upto 3kg mark looking to spend upto $350 maybe 400 dollars had a penn applause before this but they are loads of crap and recommend no one buys one as there gears strip very easily! but looking for something a little more up market! what would you guys recommend??
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fishing94
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shimano stradic ci4 awsome
shimano stradic ci4
awsome reel, there a good priced reel
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kknlk
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Date Joined: 30/12/08
Someone advertised their
Someone advertised their Daiwa Certate 4000 for $350 which is top of your range. If you can get hold of something like this you wont regret. As it is a back up reel for you, I assume that's what you mean, then time is of no essence and you can afford to wait. I'm more of a Daiwa fan, so up to your budget you have a lot to choose from. Stradics are fine but the ci's are not metal body, just a stronger form of graphite so Shimano claims. I did buy Shimano at one point but was disappointed to find so many plastic parts in it. The equivalent priced Daiwa models were not so plasticky. out of Campbell's catalogue, within your budget is Daiwa Sol, Td advantage, Caldia. Any of these will do.
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snappermiles
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kknlk a 400 would be way too big more a 2500
or maybe a 3000 at a max! i did look at that reel! i am more of a diawa man myself! thanks
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Paul_86
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What size applause was it?
What size applause was it? Ive got a 2000 and an 8000 and they have been great. Ive thrashed the 2000 to bits and cant kill it! Havnt used the 8000 much tho, but has worked great when ive used it, its handled a few good rays with no probs. Pretty good reel for the price i thought.
So many options for an upgrade!
snappermiles
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i actually had two
2000 applauses! the pinion gear stripped on one and the other is on its way! saying that i do use them alot! but i was told by the tackle store owner he has had alot of them returned with the same problem!
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deezydee
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Date Joined: 05/12/10
Combination is more important
I`ve used a Penn affinity 1000 for yonks without any problems, same with the white metal body stadics, and the shimano biomaster without fault. I recently purchased a small fin nor for a backup reel and for under a $100 bucks was good value. The certate 2000 is still my favourite albeit a bit pricey. What i have found though is my 7 foot 2-4kg samurai rod puts much less strain on the smaller reels than shorter graphite rods i chase bream with. Our target species is snapper on 2 and 3kg mono, braid however is another story, good luck with your decision.
sjking
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Date Joined: 06/07/11
Had a Penn Applause Too
I had a Penn Applause for my 2-5kg Ugly Stik, had being the big word.
Going along a track with it sitting in the roo bar rack, next thing you know, zing.... spool comes off peeling braid down the road, no the drag adjustment hasn't undone, the shaft has snapped off within the guts of the reel.
Now I know that the roo bar is not the place to keep a reel in good nick, but the old Mitchells on the beach rods have gone decades of this without defect.
Went and bought a Sienna 1000 for $50- instead, can't beat a 10 year warranty on a 50 buck piece of equipment, and at the end of the day if it dies because of the rough life it will get, well then it dies. Don't think I can convince the bank manager (missus) to go $400 on a light spinning reel.
Agree with Fishing94 on the Stradic CI4, very nice reel.
Mike93
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Date Joined: 09/06/11
i have a stradic ci4 and a
i have a stradic ci4 and a certate man, cant go wrong either way, probably lean towards the ci4 for lighter fish though