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re: Need new spinning reel..
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:13 am to Who Me
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:13 am to Who Me
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I buy cheap 30-40 dollar reals for surf fishing. Clean them afterwards and when they go out I chunk them.
I have to confess doing the same. I usually fish the coastal marsh. If the reel shows signs of corrosion I do my best to clean it but if it starts to hang up, I just get another inexpensive reel and a new spool of braid.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:36 am to CarRamrod
I tie an improved clinch knot. Never had any problems with any other line. It's not a slip for sure. The line would come back frayed at the end.
Read some Amazon reviews and it seems that a few other people are having the same problem.
Amazon Reviews on Power Pro Super 8 Slick
Read some Amazon reviews and it seems that a few other people are having the same problem.
Amazon Reviews on Power Pro Super 8 Slick
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:30 pm to DownSouthDave
I use Penn Battle 2000 with Super Slick (30lb). I can only tie an improved clinch and have yet to lose a lure from the knot. For my improved clinches, I do two things, either leave a long tag end about 1/4" or burn the end into a ball. I find that most people cut the tag too close and it will slip until a certain point... if tag isnt long enough, the knot fails. Cheap braid scissors (one blade serrated) has no problem cutting it.
I am a master wind knot tying champion.
I am a master wind knot tying champion.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:55 pm to TBoy
quote:if you have a full spool on there why dont you just spool it from the other real. i would guess 60-70% of the line is still new under the other 30% you have been using. save you 20-30 bucks.
a new spool of braid.
but i admit i respool reels jus tot d oit and get me in the fishing mood.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:56 pm to DownSouthDave
quote:use a palomar knot. i dont like the IC.
improved clinch knot
also amazon reviews are suspect at best. I understand some people dont like it, but i have never had the problems and i have been offshore fishing with it for a few years.
quote:i agree with this! my knotes were failing and this is what i came to the conclusion of. Once i started leaving more of a tag i never lost a knot.
I do two things, either leave a long tag end about 1/4" or burn the end into a ball. I find that most people cut the tag too close and it will slip until a certain point... if tag isnt long enough, the knot fails.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 6/24/14 at 1:10 pm to CarRamrod
I appreciate the suggestions, but it wasn't a function of the knot slipping. These were tied to swivels and I didn't go through the trouble of even trimming the ends, they were probably an inch long or more.
Damn line was getting scratched up from oyster beds and was busting. Shimano charged me more just to give me the red arse!
Damn line was getting scratched up from oyster beds and was busting. Shimano charged me more just to give me the red arse!
Posted on 6/24/14 at 1:39 pm to CarRamrod
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if you have a full spool on there why dont you just spool it from the other real.
Because I will fish the same line for more than one season. When the reel gumms up good I figure it's time for new line.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 1:54 pm to LEASTBAY
I'd stay with Daiwa and get either a Balistic 4000 9 bearings or A Procyon, 4000 8 bearing. They are both Mag Sealed now so salt water will not get into the reel through the shaft. $209- $159. Any other reel the salt water gets to the bearings and the guts of the reel through the shaft. 1/2 the weight of your Saltist. 13.9 oz. on the Balistic, 4000.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 2:24 pm to Delacroix
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Best bang for your buck is a Penn Battle IMO
I bought two Penn Battle 3000s last month and love them.
I also bought a Penn Fierce in the 2000 size. It seems just as nice to me, but it has fewer bearings and an anti-reverse switch.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 2:27 pm to DownSouthDave
Ordered the stradic. I burn through the cheap reels and it's frustrating when you have a fish hooked and something fails. My wife does have a cheap quantum that has outlasted cheap shimanos and other brands
Posted on 6/24/14 at 2:27 pm to rodnreel
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shimano stradic 2500
I had a stradic 2500 and recently bought a Ci4+. With all do respect the regular stradic does not compare the the Ci4+.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:18 pm to civiltiger07
Interesting on the ci4.
Be sure to keep us informed on how it does longer term. I've heard reports of failures... hope not for your sake, and I'd like to get one too.
Fyi, for whoever cares, supposedly the Stradic 2500 and 3000 are exactly the same except for the spool size.
I use 20# powerpro braid, and think there's more line on there than I would ever use, but if you just want more line, get the 3000.
My braid got all messed up on my spool this weekend so its all coming off anyway. Not sure exactly how this happened but its a mess.
The standard Stradic is good, but not sure its really much better than the Symetre for $80 less. Maybe long term? Who knows?
Be sure to keep us informed on how it does longer term. I've heard reports of failures... hope not for your sake, and I'd like to get one too.
Fyi, for whoever cares, supposedly the Stradic 2500 and 3000 are exactly the same except for the spool size.
I use 20# powerpro braid, and think there's more line on there than I would ever use, but if you just want more line, get the 3000.
My braid got all messed up on my spool this weekend so its all coming off anyway. Not sure exactly how this happened but its a mess.
The standard Stradic is good, but not sure its really much better than the Symetre for $80 less. Maybe long term? Who knows?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:22 pm to Grassy1
quote:
Stradic 2500 and 3000
I found this out as well when I bought the Ci4. So I went with the 3000. I let you know if I have any problems
Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:48 pm to Grassy1
quote:
the Stradic 2500 and 3000 are exactly the same except for the spool size
The grip shape is also different.2500 has the paddle and the 3000 has the flat-t
Posted on 6/24/14 at 4:33 pm to LEASTBAY
I have at least 10 ABU Garcia Cardinal 503 albi's. Have to wash them every time you saltwater fish but they are light and tough I have caught tons of is on them and even a 30+ red.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 5:03 pm to Cadello
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I have at least 10 ABU Garcia Cardinal 503 albi's. Have to wash them every time you saltwater fish but they are light and tough I have caught tons of is on them and even a 30+ red
ohhhh... Now you're gonna start bringing real fish into the situation huh?
I read that catching fish will greatly increase the wear on your reels, therefore I avoid reeling anything larger than bait and an occasional oyster on a poor day.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 5:03 pm to Neauxla
buy cheap Shimanos u will be fine. soapy fresh water soaks
Posted on 6/24/14 at 5:46 pm to TutHillTiger
I have 3 cheap shimanos, the sienna I think. 1 of them the line gets caught in the roller and another one when you catch a fish the crank comes loose. I fish almost every week in the summer though.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 6/24/14 at 5:59 pm to LEASTBAY
I have a few Stradics and love them. Caught a bunch of fish on them. 2 2500 and a 4000. Caught a 30+lbs jack crevelle on the 4000 and and many 20+lbs reds.
Caught a ton of fish on the 2500 but the biggest was probably a 10-12 lbs red. Bunch of Spanish as well.
Caught a ton of fish on the 2500 but the biggest was probably a 10-12 lbs red. Bunch of Spanish as well.
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