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06-02-2005, 01:05 AM
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50 in '05
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fitchburg, Ma.
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I got the spheros 12000 this winter and I like it. Got it on sale for less than $120 (?) I think with tax. I mean it is what it is-a basic $100 dollar or so reel. It feels pretty rugged so I think it should do me for a couple of years. I only get out 20 or so times a year so it's adequate.
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Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
Henry David Thoreau
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06-02-2005, 06:02 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
Posts: 6,267
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go for the spheros...most bang for the buck....  |
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06-02-2005, 07:23 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,705
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Originally Posted by Slingah
go for the spheros...most bang for the buck.... |
What Slingah said.I been using the 8000 and have basically beat the you know what out of it.Still working fine. |
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06-02-2005, 07:41 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: .
Posts: 5,935
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What MikeP said.
Penn Slammer 440 (or smaller) is a super nice reel for the money. Why do I like it so much? I can't put my finger on it, but one thing that comes to mind is durability (not a lot plastic).
After fiddling around with all sorts of fancy and pricier foreign made spinning reels, I find myself coming back to Penn.
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06-02-2005, 08:38 AM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
Posts: 3,605
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I would check M&D's first for the Stradic but if that doesn't work out you could open a Cabela's Visa Card. I think you get something like 25-30$ in Cabela's points that you can use toward your purchase. You could also do this for the Spheros. My buddy has a smaller size Spheros and loves it.
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06-02-2005, 09:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
Posts: 2,605
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Shimano speros 8000 is my advice. Under a hundred bucks if you scour the net, and a nice reel for that money. No complaints at all. |
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06-02-2005, 09:25 AM
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WTF
Join Date: May 2004
Location: wareham
Posts: 1,367
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Originally Posted by Slingah
go for the spheros...most bang for the buck.... |
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06-02-2005, 09:50 AM
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Canal Junkie
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Raynham
Posts: 1,678
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I think I need to head down to M+D's and check out a few reels. Nothing like getting your hands on one to make that final decision.
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aim: SaltedBrian
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06-02-2005, 09:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: France - Brittany
Posts: 87
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Spheros
I agree with what's said about the Stradic (got a few in the 4000 size...) :
They should have put an additional BB to hold the handle, it will come loose...
And may finally break...
Also too much plastic in the body : a friend of mine exploded one when falling from a rock... That's a bunch of spare parts now !!!
I tried a 8000 in a shop : same problems, though it doesn't aim at the same kind of fish, it's a pity !!!
I guess the Spheros is a good choice (got it in hand, looks rock solid..) if it doesn't go underwater too often...
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06-02-2005, 06:34 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 Arzic Olivier
I agree with what's said about the Stradic (got a few in the 4000 size...) :
They should have put an additional BB to hold the handle, it will come loose...
And may finally break...
Also too much plastic in the body : a friend of mine exploded one when falling from a rock... That's a bunch of spare parts now !!!
I tried a 8000 in a shop : same problems, though it doesn't aim at the same kind of fish, it's a pity !!!
I guess the Spheros is a good choice (got it in hand, looks rock solid..) if it doesn't go underwater too often...
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 NO PLASTIC ON A STRADIC it is ALL METAL BODY |
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06-02-2005, 11:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,316
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I've said it before and I'll say it again:
The Stradic is junk right now. Old Stradics with the wood handle are/were pretty good reels though.
I return a Stradic almost weekly during fishing season, usually because that f$%^ing handle breaks in some way on people. I may keep them in stock as a part this year.
Till the handle screws in like the Spheros, Sustain, and Stella, avoid the Stradic. It has become a VERY obvious (judging by how many I've seen broken) weak spot in that reel.
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