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Bob Senior · 11-14-2001, 08:30 AM

Hey, I have the Prion 1800 and it's a great reel. Every bit as good as my Shimano 4000 at about 60% of the price. The Prion is on an 8'6" graphite Fenwick salmon-steelhead rod that is great for schoolies, small blues, and it beached a 37-incher a couple of weeks ago. I use 14# Riptide SI yellow on it.

You need a good bearing in the bail to use a lot of the non-mono lines and the Prion has one, as do the Shimanos. With an SS, though, you'll end up with a fist-sized rats nest after about 5 casts cuz the line pick up roller doesn't always roll!

11-14-2001, 08:30 AM	#2
Bob Senior Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Wakefield, RI Posts: 298	Light reels Hey, I have the Prion 1800 and it's a great reel. Every bit as good as my Shimano 4000 at about 60% of the price. The Prion is on an 8'6" graphite Fenwick salmon-steelhead rod that is great for schoolies, small blues, and it beached a 37-incher a couple of weeks ago. I use 14# Riptide SI yellow on it. You need a good bearing in the bail to use a lot of the non-mono lines and the Prion has one, as do the Shimanos. With an SS, though, you'll end up with a fist-sized rats nest after about 5 casts cuz the line pick up roller doesn't always roll!