new breaming reel
Submitted by Spinnerak on Thu, 2011-09-01 18:21
Hey guys,
Going to get a new reel for smaller stuff, a strict $300 budget.
Will mainly be used for tosing small lures for bream and flathead, and also in the kayak for whiting and small kingies.
Ideas atm are:
Shimano Stradic ci4 1000
Shimano Twinpower 1000
Daiwa Caldia 1500
Any others that might be suitable and any reveiws on these reels would be greatly appreciated
Cheers, Andrew
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Bunny
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I just bought a Penn Conquer
I just bought a Penn Conquer 2000 for 100 bucks. For that price it has to be considered along with the others.
Of the three mentioned I rate the Twinpower much higher than the others. The Stradic is a great reel performance wise but you are paying a little extra for the weight reduction and it will not last as long in a Kayak situation than the TP will.
bear
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Twinpower by a length. Got 3
Twinpower by a length. Got 3 of them as well as the 4000. Great reels.
Vinesh87
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Twinpower definatly the pick
Twinpower definatly the pick of them for me, such a nice reel!
I have a sustain which is also very nice!
crasny1
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I thought the Twinpower would be out of the Strict $300
Budget. If not and I stand corrected dont even think twice. I have the CI4 but 4000 and love it, but its not a Twinpower's rear end IMO.
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thesupervisor
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how about a sustain they come
how about a sustain they come with 2 spools too
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
Spinnerak
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$299 at campbells the
$299 at campbells the twinpower
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junglejigger
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I
Use daiwa certates, and the british version of the td-sol which is called the td-R
fisherking
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BCF are doing the stradic +
BCF are doing the stradic + free rod for $299
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H.S. Chan
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The new Caldia 2506w are nice
The 09 Caldia 1503, 2004, 2506, 2506w are nice. Shallow spooled and the 2506w with the W handle for some finesse.
though it IS less drag than the 2500 and 3000 but im not sure you'll be needing it.
1503, 2004 = 2kg
2506, 2506w = 3kg
2000, 2500 and 3000 have deeper spool so its a little heavier but has 4, 7 and 7kg drag.
They're fitted with daiwas Real 4 engine as well which is on the higher daiwa reels so they're smooth as.
ANND they look nice in pearl white. The shallow spool models look waaay nicer with that mirror black and burnt orange spool.
Should be able to find them for around 200 or just over depending on model.
You can spend that last 100 on line =D
http://www.tackletester.com/2009/08/new-daiwa-caldias/
H.S. Chan
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I wonder if the 2506 spool
I wonder if the 2506 spool would fit straight on a 2500 though, that be nice to have the best of both worlds...
Spinnerak
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Sounds nice, wont need too
Sounds nice, wont need too much drag anyway.
Are the caldia's better than a twinpower? and i would like to know if they last in a saltwater environment when on the yak?
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PattyT
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Hey mate, you might be
Hey mate, you might be interested in this.
http://www.rayannes.com.au/daiwa-shimano-reels-australia/rods-reels/daiwa/daiwa-spin-reels/daiwa-caldia-spin-reels-only-189-free-delivery/
Just bouught a 2000 myself, gave it a spin on the weekend for the first time.. quality!
Dicey
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With new reels coming out
With new reels coming out might pay to wait abit.
quindieselbrad
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for $90-100 you can get a
for $90-100 you can get a shimano symetre 1000 depending where u look...imo they represent excellent value and quality. very well built....ci4 would have better corrosion resistance but ill buy 3 symetres b4 getn 1 ci4 in the hope it lasts 3 times longer etc all the reels u mentioned would be nice to have tho :)
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Spinnerak
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Does the Caldia sit above
Does the Caldia sit above the SOL??
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Bunny
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The twinpower has excellent
The twinpower has excellent corrsoion resistance. It's still the pick of the bunch.