Trying to hold the line on our fishing gear.

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Originally posted by Saltheart
The other thing i find interesting is the huge gap that's developing in fishing gear right now. There's junky stuff at dirt cheap and there's outstanding stuff at astronomical prices. Not much in between. Kind of strange the way that's going.

I find it very frustrating.There's not much out there for us guys who are in the middle.

I'm not poor but I damn sure ain't rich.This off season I was able to aquire my first custom rod only because the shop was changing locales and they needed to dump inventory cheap.I put a 704 on it but I wouldn't mind putting one of those high end reels on it I just can't afford to spend $500-$800 on a reel.

We now have these companies like Okuma for example putting out what appears on the surface to be a great reel at a decent price.But they just haven't been around long enough to prove that their product is as good as it appears and feels initially.

Now if Shimano would give the Stradic a waterproof drag and seal the gear case and add a couple bigger sizes and offer that reel in the $200-$250 range they'd have my attention!