02-18-07, 10:07 PM | #1 |
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Spinning reel power houses
I am about to sale my abu garcia cardinal 674 with center drag and was looking at a Shimano Stratic or a Quantum Catalyst Pti-a. Any suggestions and personal experiences?
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02-18-07, 10:17 PM | #2 |
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stradic... its nice and smooth. i like it very much altough I picked a big one. Havent tried quantum
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02-19-07, 02:23 PM | #3 |
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Mark me down as a shimano fan, especially for the Stradic and Curado models, I've never had any complaints about the entire shimano line up.
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02-19-07, 03:17 PM | #4 |
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There are two kinds of Shimano reels, the kind in a box and the kind in a blister pack. Use your common sense when picking a reel from them. When I was much younger I thought that the name really meant something- INCORRECT. The first ever purchased was a crestfire, made good casts to about 30', no gear, no drag-junk. Do yourself a favor, if you are going to buy a good spinning reel, decide on what you want and save your money and go the next step up. Buying good stuff will save you aggrivation and time without your gear. I am with bet on the brand of choice but dont scrimp and buy what theyve got in a hanging package. Look for things like super-stopper1 or 2, ARB, and dynabalance. The cheaper reels dont have these features.
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02-19-07, 06:25 PM | #5 |
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Can't give you anything from personal experience, but I don't think you can go wrong with the Stradic.
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02-19-07, 10:01 PM | #6 |
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Shimano is by far the best company for both spinning reels and baitcast reels in my opinion...i have thrown many other brands but i still purchase a shimano everytime i buy a reel...i own 3 stradic 4000's and 1 4000 sustain that i use mainly for inshore fishing...and then i own 4 stradic 2500's 2 curado d's 2 chronarch mg and 1 calcutta te and i have never had a problem with any of them...back to the topic tho...get the stradic 2500....i know at bass pro we still have some combos left with the stradic reel and extreme rod...not a big fan of the extreme rods but for $189 combo it isnt bad...i would reccomend the stradic...and if u have a little extra money go for the sustain...just my 2 cents...
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welcome to the forum flbassassaasin!
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02-21-07, 04:46 PM | #8 |
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IMO, go with quantum. I have fished with both brands, and (like I said just my opinion), Quantum has blown shimano out of the water. Pfleugers + Daiwas run close second.
Baitcasting is another story.......
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