Ligh tackle spin reels

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Light tackle spin reels

Poll ended at Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:58 pm

Shimano Stradic Ci4 2000
26
87%
Shimano rarenium 2000
1
3%
Shimano sustain 2000
3
10%
 
Total votes: 30

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Ligh tackle spin reels

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Hey everyone I'm getting a gary Howard north fork 4-10lb spin rod which I'm going to use for chasing light tackle records I've narrowed the reel selection down to three reels the Stradic ci4, sustain or rarenium all In a 2000 size, but I'm having trouble deciding. If you can help me narrow it down it will be much appreciated.


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Sorry but diawa AIRD love the things.
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Can we just take the warning stickers off everything and let natural selection take its place, I mean if its spinning fast dont put your fingers in it..... Its not hard

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Sol; again a Diawa
Shimano spin reels dont compare
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Another vote for daiwa.... 14 daiwa reels in my stable but only 1 shimano
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Daiwa Aird ,cheap n good :mrgreen:
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Hi Balou, how many reels is too many???, and not a good idea to put them in your stable; horses sh1tting and p1ssing on them is not good for the anodizing. :rofl:
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Trier wrote:Hi Balou, how many reels is too many???, and not a good idea to put them in your stable; horses sh1tting and p1ssing on them is not good for the anodizing. :rofl:
You can never have too many reels! Some are addicted to drugs other are addicted to the booze. I'm addicted to buying rods and reels.......Sometime I thinks it's cheaper to be addicted to drugs
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You can never have too many reels! Some are addicted to drugs other are addicted to the booze. I'm addicted to buying rods and reels.......Sometime I thinks it's cheaper to be addicted to drugs[/quote]

Good to hear balou, at least I'm not the only one :-)
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Daiwa luvias or the Stradic fj. Your better off spending a bit more for quality
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The only shimano i run is a stella 5k which i got cheap and its great! Saying that i couldnt recomend any of the the above reels. Now im a tackle whore and i know reels inside out bein a fitter and doin my own service! Ive noticed daiwa inst pushed as much up here compared to southern states. Yes its a bit more exe but when we talkin quality u cant go past jdm daiwa gear the tolerance's, materials and design is better! They are a more simple rubust reel. I know a few online shops in oz are clearing out high end gear fairly cheap. If ur chasing records i would suggest nothing less then a luvias or fuego but would prob go a certate! The exist is goin for 600$ at rayannes which is cheap concidering they go for 1000$ normally. Do yourself a favour and jump on some southern forums n see for urself what ppl think! Anyway thats me rant time for more bundy
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balou you can have all the bling ,,,but the still catch lemons
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Post by cunno »

I had a play with a mates brand new stradic FJ on the weekend (2500). light, well balanced and felt solid. I have heard that the Ci4's graphite body is lighter but can flex a bit, although I've never picked one up so happy to be proven wrong.
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Got a Ci4 and it loves a flogging,

though ill go a stella(the ultimate) next time round.......
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Get a stella, wonder how many Diawa owners have stellas?
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Post by BarraMick »

yep if you got the money to spend. go the stella
nothing comes close to the stellas.
given you live in gove i would be getting the saltwater version that starts at 5000 or 4000 size reel i think.
you will be able to catch the big gts, sailfish and reef rape all with the one setup.
i lived there for 20 + years. (1982 - 2004) (best fishing in the world - marlin, sailfish, all the big pelagics - reefs galore) if i ever went back
this is the reel i would buy.
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