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09-29-2005, 07:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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reel recomendation
My dad broke his reel the other night, and he's up visiting me for a few days trying to learn to fish the ditch for a few days. After work tonight I'm taking him to pick up a new reel.
What do you guys like in the 150$ range to go on an 8 foot loomis spinning rod.
He's fishing sand, loves smooooooth reels, but lives on an island where apparently no one knows how to fix a reel, so dependability is very important.
I was steering him towards a penn slammer. I have a 560 but mine isn't as silky smooth as he'd like. He likes the line capacity of the slammer, as the reel will most likely see some double duty on tarpon in the winter...
I know some of you guys like the shimanos and I know they are as smooth as he'd like but how well do they hold up ?
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09-29-2005, 07:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
Posts: 1,501
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I just got a Shimano stradic and love it, little over your price range. The shero I think its called would be in his range.
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09-29-2005, 07:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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150's just a number in the same rasnge as the slammer. If he falls in love w/ a reel, I'm sure he could go higher if he felt it was worth doing...
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09-29-2005, 07:57 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Stradic is nice and it is in that range... I have not owned a Slammer so I can't comment...
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09-29-2005, 07:59 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
Posts: 3,322
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I love my Stradic's and they are smooooooth, until they go swimming  but they clean up nice... |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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09-29-2005, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 343
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I also would recommend the stradic having switched to shimano from penn.
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09-29-2005, 08:52 AM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
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Shimano spheros is sweet and under your price range. however the slammer is good real and extremely easy to service yourself.
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09-29-2005, 12:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
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09-29-2005, 03:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Originally Posted by luds48
Shimano spheros is sweet and under your price range.
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I second that. |
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09-29-2005, 08:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: guilford CT
Posts: 858
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daiwa Emblem Pro- may be a little big for a 9 footer though.
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09-29-2005, 08:48 PM
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The Black Dog - Emma
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Central Jersey (Hightstown)
Posts: 439
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I switched to Daiwa Advantage's this year and like them better than my Stradics - not that I wont still use them too.
And Ive fished others Slammers and like them - ya got three great reel there!!! I plan picking up a slammer for a Lami 1084 Im building now. I want to alternate a Daiwa Advantage 4500 and A Slammer on it till I see which one I like better.
My first 3500 was broken in on a 55lb black drum on 12lb trilene. 40 minute fight on the Delaware Bay. Its had a dozen albies since and plenty of bass. No issues. Picked up 2 more the next day - one for the wifey.
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09-30-2005, 06:27 AM
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Love em and leave em
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Dartmouth,Ma.
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Quantum cabo 50=sweet. Got it in spring no problems yet. About 180 at M&D's.
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09-30-2005, 08:59 AM
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Bass Whacker
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 773
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by protty31
Quantum cabo 50=sweet. Got it in spring no problems yet. About 180 at M&D's.
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Originally Posted by Mike P
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10-01-2005, 08:30 AM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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I've got the slammer 560, had it about 5 years. Been dunked quite a few times which has corroded some internal parts. I picked up a spheros this year which I like better. Much smoother drag.
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10-04-2005, 09:00 PM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
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how do the new penn SSG series hold up? i am kind of wary because the bodies are made out of plastic %$%$%$%$
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10-04-2005, 09:09 PM
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Plug Builder in Training
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: wareham MA
Posts: 4,046
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Originally Posted by protty31
Quantum cabo 50=sweet. Got it in spring no problems yet. About 180 at M&D's.
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Sold the last one the other day . end of the year closeout |
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10-05-2005, 07:25 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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I picked up a Stradic this year and love it. Pretty much use it 90% of the time now.....Great Reel and its in that price range. Going to pick up a 2nd one in the off season.
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