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leptar · 10-11-2006, 11:39 AM

ok, I ranted and raved about the okuma inspira line... great bang for the buck for playing with small stuff(e-bay is-50 or ia-55 for $50 shipped) but once the fish started to get bigger the main shaft was junk, bent like it was a straw.... had a friend at a machine shop make me another one out of TI, bail arm broke,... junk...

Tica reels are monsters in the gears but the parts that hold them together are junk. reverse breaks, grindy, frame flex, ect...

I beat the piss out of my spheros 6000, i rinsed it off once because it rained.... my only gripe is that i should have gotten the 8000.... reel will handle 30# fish with no issues, drag is smooth too...

Think about this before you buy a reel...
"PARTS" and "DEPENDABILITY"....

I would stay away from the stradic... can't take a dunking... drag can not get wet!... silky smooth but for a little less $$ - a spare spool go with the Spheros...

10-11-2006, 11:39 AM	#6
leptar eh! What do you mean? iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tiverton Posts: 763	ok, I ranted and raved about the okuma inspira line... great bang for the buck for playing with small stuff(e-bay is-50 or ia-55 for $50 shipped) but once the fish started to get bigger the main shaft was junk, bent like it was a straw.... had a friend at a machine shop make me another one out of TI, bail arm broke,... junk... Tica reels are monsters in the gears but the parts that hold them together are junk. reverse breaks, grindy, frame flex, ect... I beat the piss out of my spheros 6000, i rinsed it off once because it rained.... my only gripe is that i should have gotten the 8000.... reel will handle 30# fish with no issues, drag is smooth too... Think about this before you buy a reel... "PARTS" and "DEPENDABILITY".... I would stay away from the stradic... can't take a dunking... drag can not get wet!... silky smooth but for a little less $$ - a spare spool go with the Spheros...