baitrunner?

[doc]

...my penn 5500 is dying...i have had many of them over the years and i finally am realizing that i dont like them much - not durable, not that smooth...was thinking of the shimano baitrunner....any thoughts? i never fish bait and only toss plugs so i am not sure about that 2nd drag system...i would like to spend about a $100...

btw, met 'nightfiighter' and 'ludds' on the north shore today...nice to meet you both...just after i saw you guys i ran into a little flurry of schoolies in tight to the beach to the left....

[Christian]

im going to get a spinner this week. im going to get a shimano stradic.
if your not fishing bait why get the bait runner??

i dont trust those new penn's,full of crap metal. only the wicked old ones i trust.

[doc]

yeah, i am looking for something lightweight, simple and durable...

[hunan]

shimano spheros 6000, just picked one up the other day. awesome reel for around 90 bucks new. wished you posted this 2 days ago. one sold on ebay, new for 56 bucks.

[leptar]

if you can handle the weight the 4500b is a good reel for plugging... and makes a pissah eeling reel

other reels i like in that price range..
Spheros 8000 i think it is the best bang for the $
older penn 104's green or black with black spool

[Elmo]

I have a spheros 8000, smooth as silk. I also have a 10 year old baitrunner 4500 that works like new and it has never been serviced (not professionally anyway). You can't go wrong with shimano.

[humphrys]

Hi,
Every Penn I bought was breaking. MVP was very good and was replacing them, but I got sick of it and eventually switched to either 45 or 5500s. Love them. I now have 2. One is at least 5 years old and the other new this year. Not one problem.