The lowdown on spinning reels in the canal top 5 with ratings 0-10.
Saltiga 6000 gt and Dogfight.
Pros . retrieve and line pickup is
extra thick bail wire for those special spills on the Canal also
Cons. If you loose some line on your spool to the bottom of the Canal the spool causes you to loose distance and fall short of the zone you are casting to
also line rolloer makes alot of noise after a season of abuse but is a easy fix all in all I would rate these as an 9
VS-275
Pros. It is an army tank, so if you do take a special Canal spill more than likely your reel will be okay even if you are not. Line capacity allows you to still hit the zone even if you are a little short due to losing some string to the bottom of the canal. No bail (self explanitory)makes dropping into the hole really easy once you get the hang of it . Torn down these reels have minimal amt of parts wich makes it a reel that for me is easy to deal with and yes ofcourse IT'S Dunkable so if it gets wet who cares consider it an extra feature.
Cons. the design of the handle is no good the factory shoulder bolts are lame and if they are not properly lubricated they are gonna snap .Easy fix but just effin annoying
The only other con to this reel is that the lubrication that comes in the reel from the factory can make usage a little uncomfortable.Resolve for 1 you can just break it in but will still feel tight on a cold night, or you can switch the lubrication. I used to use Hot Sauce from Quantum but the Ardant Reel Butter is even better both are synthetic makes them reel like silk use both oil and grease. overall this reel is a 9 as well and when I get the new handle made from the machinist it may hit 10 we will see.
Accurate twin spin
Pros. Fastest retrieve speed out of all the high end spinning reels and had the looks to kill .Design of this reel was well thought out but only when it came to cosmetics and the drag was deff bad a$$.
Cons. watched a buddy snap a main gear post 3 times he out of all people wanted this reel to be the one but the customer service contact from the owner and the rep really pissed him off, so he bought a 275 and is very happy with his choice leaving the overall rating of this reel as a 5 nice product if you are using it on a boat no good for cast and retrieve heavy tackle.
And for $1000 bucks it should.
ZEEBAAS
never heard of one making it thru a full season at the Ditch. I don't think anyone has tried but I am very curious to see what happens so I will leave this one as is for now till further notice
soooooooo who wants to test the ZEEBAAS in the canal specs seem right
hope this helps
CS