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    Posted: 02 Aug 2017 at 8:12am
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looking to buy a reel for topwater, I want either a catalina, twinpower or saragosa, what are peoples opinions on these? any others i should consider?

is spending the extra on catalina or twinpower worth it compared to a gosa? 


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Depending on how your gonna be fishing but of the reels you've mentioned the twin power or Catalina BUT if fishing off the rocks then maybe go the gosa.
I also recently bought a Penn Slammer 3 which I use off my Ski. Great reels and with an IPX6 water resistant rating perfect for adverse conditions such as Jetski, rock fishing etc.

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Twin power are very good for their price. I think $649 at Go Fish. It also the newer 14 000 model.
I still fish my 10000 model with a JM 16000 spool. I have nock over plenty of 60 to 100 lb GT's with mine and it still in top nick after 4 years of fishing.I mean 4 years of about every weekend.
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Twin power vs catlina? I'm usually a shimano guy but Catalinas sound like the goods
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I'd spend the extra and get the twinpower or Catalina as they've got a higher retrieve rate than the Saragosa.

Rod and reel in Newmarket have a Catalina 5000h on sale at the moment btw http://www.rodandreel.co.nz/product/daiwa-catalina-5000h/dafrhn418xx500.aspx
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Originally posted by Pico Pico wrote:

I'd spend the extra and get the twinpower or Catalina as they've got a higher retrieve rate than the Saragosa.

Rod and reel in Newmarket have a Catalina 5000h on sale at the moment btw http://www.rodandreel.co.nz/product/daiwa-catalina-5000h/dafrhn418xx500.aspx


Yeah saw this thanks, my favourite shop to. Might be the go
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theres a biomaster in the FS, theyre really well specc'd JDM mid range models
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Went Catalina, feels amazing.

Cheap stickbait rods?
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Went Catalina, feels amazing.

Cheap stickbait rods?
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http://yeehaa.co.nz/index.php?route=product/product&path=2_252&product_id=1533

https://www.gofish.co.nz/rods-reels/fishing-rods/stick-bait-popper/megabass-trigya-t-80-stickbait-rod.html

2 options i have been contemplating lately...by the way, love the catalina...
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