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07-16-2007, 05:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
Other than price $$$$$ what is the difference? Are they not both made by Shimano???
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Yes...but the Spheros is a better reel.Maybe not as baby smooth but oh such more durable and reliable.I have a 1st year production model 8000 that still is awesome.
BTW the Spheros is made in Malaysia if that means anything.
Quantum Boca is a great choice too. |
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07-16-2007, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
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I have a Speros 6000FA that froze up, thing has not been used many times and I rinsed it good after each use!
Would the handle or the reel be the problem ?
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LETS GO BRANDON
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07-16-2007, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
Posts: 6,267
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rinse by fine mist, dry off, spray handle/knob and area with wd-40....wipe reel down with rag sprayed with wd-40.....
until I can justify buying a VS...I'll stick with Shimano....
I don't think I'll buy another Stratic for the surf though....the Spheros is better suited....
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Live at Leeds
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07-16-2007, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kingston MA
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I bought a Spheros 8000 since my 4500 baitrunner has been flawless for about 15 years now. I haven't had a problem with the 8000 but I know someone that has, and he was told that it is not a completely sealed reel. I would think that using it in the surf could be a problem. I don't use mine in the surf so I really wouldn't know.  |
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07-16-2007, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elmo
I haven't had a problem with the 8000 but I know someone that has, and he was told that it is not a completely sealed reel. I would think that using it in the surf could be a problem. |
It is not completely sealed, cannot stand to be dunked.....it has a waterproof drag is all.....where as the Stradic does not... |
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07-16-2007, 09:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kingston MA
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Thanks for clarifying Slingah. I assumed that it was completely sealed when I bought mine so I just wanted to pass the info along in the event anyone did the same.
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07-16-2007, 10:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: RI/NJ
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i have two broken stradics...the anti-reverse went on both of them after minimal use
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07-17-2007, 09:43 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slingah
rinse by fine mist, dry off, spray handle/knob and area with wd-40....wipe reel down with rag sprayed with wd-40.....
until I can justify buying a VS...I'll stick with Shimano....
I don't think I'll buy another Stratic for the surf though....the Spheros is better suited....
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I dont do the fine mist thing, to be honest I usually just drive to the car wash and spray the truck and rods/reels/and kayak down and throw a quick blast of wax, I know I shouldn't but the wax makes the rods easier to clean and keeps the green crude from forming around the guides. Sometimes I even wipe down my rods with furniture wax, it works 
I do the same thing with wd-40 on my reels, works like a charm....
I own 4 of them, for the money they are pretty damn smooth.
BUT, once they get dunked, they just never seem to be the same.
I have a vs150 and a 200, those are now my surf reels, for obvious reasons... |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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07-18-2007, 05:46 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slingah
until I can justify buying a VS...I'll stick with Shimano....
I don't think I'll buy another Stratic for the surf though....the Spheros is better suited....
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Best investment I've made for the surf, hands down. Bought a VS200S off classifieds from member here and reel was in great shape as advertised. Slingah, I wished I had done it sooner...... |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-18-2007, 05:54 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Ross i had been thinkin the spool capacity was a little low on the 200
and thought the 250 was more preferable.
what's your "take" on that?
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07-18-2007, 06:23 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Never been taken down to test capacity yet. But I primarily fish on the barren north shore. Fishing with braid and given a beefy drag on the reel, I can horse a fish if I have to. I haven't fished the 250, but would lean to the lighter weight of the 200 since capacity has not been an issue to date.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-18-2007, 07:50 AM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
Ross i had been thinkin the spool capacity was a little low on the 200
and thought the 250 was more preferable.
what's your "take" on that?
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What was the quote on here from a few years back? I think it was, "if you have more than 200 yds. out you're not fishing, you're praying"
I choose the sized based on how it balances each rod. |
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07-18-2007, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MA/RI
Posts: 2,411
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I never had the knob freeze up.
Did it freeze up while in use because the knob is always spinning ?
Washing the reel is great but you need to oil the spinning parts.
This reminds me I need to go oil the external parts on my reels before I forget.
PS I've had WD-40 disolve the lettering on the baitrunner series.
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