Hey guys
Was looking for some advice on what set ups you use for both soft baiting and some jigging.

At the moment I have a couple of cheaper soft bait setups that I use for jigging as well.
I don't fish in water over 50m and my tackle box includes inchiku jigs 40-80g, kaburas to 40- 80g and some of kaveman micro jigs between 30 &40g
I also regularly fish soft baits mainly using 1/4 & 1/2 ounce jig heads.

I am looking for a spinning setup that will enable me to use both jigs and micro jigs effectively and a setup THAT WILL LAST.

I currently use 4000 size reels but was maybe looking to down size to say 2500 so was just wondering what setups you guys use and recommend for my uses, line weight and brands are also welcome.

The most important thing and is why I am upgrading up to $500 is because of how well the reels stand up to the salt water as I found the cheaper reels don't offer much resistance to the wetter conditions so the better seals on the reels is a major factor

thanks in advance,
Youngblood

HI Youngblood,

I have a Shimano StradicCi4 4000 and although it is only a year old it certainly appears to be built well. Cheaper reels often have die cast gears, they will let you down eventually. A 4000 size is probably bigger than you need for snapper fishing as you you really only need 6 to 10lb braid, as we have to deal with a lot of sharks at times I chose a larger reel. Mine is matched to a Diawa Coastal inchiku rod which is a nice little rod but I don't think they are available now. I do own a Catana but I don't particularly rate it, although they are fairly forgiving.

The Tamure Kid wrote: FYI Youngblood, the reliable Aussie website Anglers Warehouse - based out of a shop at Tweed Heads - has the Ci4 Stradics for A$199 at the moment (the 3000 and the 4000) which seems like a great price. Take off 10% GST for international sales, add back the exchange rate diff, and it works out about NZ$200 for the reel. Then you pay a flat A$18 3-day courier.  The likes of Marine Deals have the Ci4s for a much higher NZ$299, which is claimed to be $80 off. So again, you can find an overseas internet deal that could leave you plenty for your chosen rod. With nearly $300 to play with, you're almost at Offshore Illusion price range.

Shimano NZ carries 10 years warrenty and the CI4+ only the old model is only $250 at YEEHAA fishing tackle.
the new 2016 model has just arrived at our shop last week.
Size 1000. 2500. 3000 and 4000


 

You're sending people down the wrong alley re your statement on GST, OneWay!

Thanks for that tkk. I had an idea that gst or not would depend on value but was not sure where the cutoff applies. Still worth considering for reels over $400.

The extra cost of a mag seal service would be a major issue for me. $70 vs nada. If you pay for services then it evens out some as the mag seal might not need as much servicing.

Also I was under the impression that daiwa don't share their magseal or sell it so only certain places/agents could service their higher end reels. Would be interested just how many shops in nz could do that, or if they just ship them to daiwa. Suspect it's the latter.

A standard unsealed reel. Most magseal reels are priced to compete with sealed reels. In fairness I suspect the magseal would rarely go wrong for it's predicted life expectancy.

Isn't the mag seal just something to do with the drag? Or does it seal the whole reel?

YeeHaa wrote: The Tamure Kid wrote: FYI Youngblood, the reliable Aussie website Anglers Warehouse - based out of a shop at Tweed Heads - has the Ci4 Stradics for A$199 at the moment (the 3000 and the 4000) which seems like a great price. Take off 10% GST for international sales, add back the exchange rate diff, and it works out about NZ$200 for the reel. Then you pay a flat A$18 3-day courier.  The likes of Marine Deals have the Ci4s for a much higher NZ$299, which is claimed to be $80 off. So again, you can find an overseas internet deal that could leave you plenty for your chosen rod. With nearly $300 to play with, you're almost at Offshore Illusion price range. Shimano NZ carries 10 years warrenty and the CI4+ only the old model is only $250 at YEEHAA fishing tackle. the new 2016 model has just arrived at our shop last week. Size 1000. 2500. 3000 and 4000

The first time I pulled apart a reel I had no idea what I was doing. Fortunately it was one of Shimano's lowest end reels and stuffed from salt anyway. It really isn't hard to do on a standard spinning reel once you have a little experience. I may post a walkthrough on the forums for my Stradic FJ the next time I pull it apart. There are some videos on Youtube, and alanhawk is a good reference. Alantani's website has detailed breakdown threads on all types of reels, mainly overheads but spinners too. Just about the only reel I am still afraid to open is my Thunnus. Over twice the part count.