|
my 2 or 3 pennies,
The Sustain is a beautiful reel, possibly the best all around spinning reel I have ever thrown. However, I do not own one. I do fish two Stradics. The difference between the two is that the finish is a little better on the Sustain, but I love the white body of the Stradic for the look. The other major difference is one ball bearing located in the handle. I have not noticed a difference in performance and as was stated earlier, the cost difference is significant. As far as dunking is concerned, I get the Stradics wet and as long as I rinse them down after and do regular maintenance, I hav not had a problem.
The hjigher end Okumas are unbeleivable when you take in the fact that they are 1/2 the price of the Stradics. I find them close as far as smoothness and other performance issues. I have noticed that they NEED to be rinsed off but I do that anyway.
The VS are great but are so expensive and so heavy they have been taken off my wish list. I will acknowledge that you can not get more waterproof, period. Also they ony come bail less.
I have never used a Nautil.
|