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The Tamure Kid wrote: It would be useful for those answering to know the areas you intend to fish, and the type of gear you want to use - e.g. PE rating of line. If you're intending to fish to the Three Kings or the big fish areas in the Sounds (or maybe even the tropics for GTs etc) that's a very different ball game to inner Hauraki Gulf where many people use 5000H Daiwas, or 6000-8000 size Shimanos. The Saragosa, and to some extent the Slammer, is a much smaller reel than most of the Daiwas, in terms of the weight and capacity. Is casting all day with big heavy reels going to be a factor? Another factor to consider is servicing. As you've listed, the Daiwas except the BG and maybe the Nero are 'magsealed'- so servicing needs to be done by an authorised agent here or sent away. Whereas the Penn and Shimano don't have that issue. If you get your reels professionally serviced regularly, the cost could add up? |
ET487 wrote: Spend a bit more and buy a Stella or Twinpower 10 000 or 14 000 model and you have a reel for many years to come. |
rockz wrote: Gosa 10000 is probably more of a like for like comparison with the other reels, but as above i'd check out the Twin Powers at Fishing Direct and see what sort of deal they can do. |
The Tamure Kid wrote: Fishing Direct NZ currently seems to have the Twinpower only up to the 4000 size. In fact, I can't see any NZ online sites with the 10,000 or 14,000 - largest available online here at the moment seems to be 5000? Maybe some local stores have them. While many people would love a Stella or a high-end Daiwa, and i get the logic of the buy once - rather than buying more budget level only to want to upgrade in a year's time - for some of us paying nearly 5 x the price of a Slammer isn't an option. |
No Major wrote: I should add this to the list also! At $215 it seems to be an absolute bargain! Has anyone used one of these?? Okuma Azores Blue 9000 Saltwater Spinning Reel
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