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New Shimano Spheros
So I headed out to buy a new freshwater reel this am.......I generally fish Shimano Spheros reels.....affordable and great for the money! Anyway.....apparently Shimano has redesigned the Spheros line and the new version....BLOWS!!!! Plastic looking as all hell! The quality has gone way down and the price.....its gone way up!!! $80-90 more depending on where you buy it!!!! I about freaked!!! Downgrade the quality of a great reel and charge almost twice as much!!!! I was told by someone reputable that a rep told him its because the gears are now all solid steel????? But the handle and the spool are all junk!!!!! I had no problem with the aluminum gearing???? So I lucked out and found last years Spheros reels and got the 4000 for freshwater and because I know I won't find them anymore I grabbed an 8000!!! Both reels cost only slightly more than I would have paid for the new Spheros 8000!!!!! Pretty weak Shimano! Don't know what kind of reels I will by in the future.....but I know it won't be Shimano Spheros! Sad really!
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