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10-11-2006, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Corona Del Mar, CA
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My Penn 6500SS hasn't been bad either but when I've used the Shimano's, I've liked them allot.
Peter, did you get out of the car this AM or just enjoy the view? I got one but it was a long walk and they took off right after that. It seemed like a boaters morning out there.
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10-11-2006, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
Posts: 3,228
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Do yourself a favor and get the Spheros. It's a lot of bang for the buck. My experience with Tica's was lots of corrosion. 
The Spheros also has the waterproof drag.  |
The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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10-11-2006, 11:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Shore
Posts: 135
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Yeah I was lookin at the sphero and stradic for other reels that I was interested in. I just wanna lay out my options and get the best reel. I had a hard time trying to cast as far as I wanted this year and I am trying to upgrade my gear so I dont have that problem in the future.
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10-11-2006, 11:39 AM
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eh! What do you mean?
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tiverton
Posts: 763
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ok, I ranted and raved about the okuma inspira line... great bang for the buck for playing with small stuff(e-bay is-50 or ia-55 for $50 shipped) but once the fish started to get bigger the main shaft was junk, bent like it was a straw.... had a friend at a machine shop make me another one out of TI, bail arm broke,... junk...
Tica reels are monsters in the gears but the parts that hold them together are junk. reverse breaks, grindy, frame flex, ect...
I beat the piss out of my spheros 6000, i rinsed it off once because it rained.... my only gripe is that i should have gotten the 8000.... reel will handle 30# fish with no issues, drag is smooth too...
Think about this before you buy a reel...
"PARTS" and "DEPENDABILITY"....
I would stay away from the stradic... can't take a dunking... drag can not get wet!... silky smooth but for a little less $$ - a spare spool go with the Spheros...
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10-11-2006, 11:59 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Isn't the Dolphin a baitrunner-style reel?
If that's what you're in the market for, stick to the tried and true Shimano BTR for about a hundred smackers  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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10-11-2006, 12:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Shore
Posts: 135
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ive been lookin around and the spheros is about 100 or so and thats pretty cheap compared to most reels. I think I might go and invest in the spheros I think. Id rather have you guys tell me the truth then some counterclerk that hasnt had any experience at all, tell me something else. Thanks guys I appreciate it
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10-11-2006, 01:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
Posts: 2,605
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Originally Posted by Sluggoslinger
My Penn 6500SS hasn't been bad either but when I've used the Shimano's, I've liked them allot.
Peter, did you get out of the car this AM or just enjoy the view? I got one but it was a long walk and they took off right after that. It seemed like a boaters morning out there.
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I never got out. But ran into some over by my work. Little guys...but plenty of them. I saw you making the death march and hoped they didn't move on you. |
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