Saragosa SW?
Submitted by tainted on Sun, 2014-03-09 21:54
Hey ppl,
I've been eyeing up these reels for a while now and was curious if anyone had any feedback?
In particular I'm looking at them for a possible beach combo. I love my baitrunners but the amount of grit I find when servicing tells me that they wont last forever. Maybe the Saragosa's new sealing might be worth the cost?
Cheers in advance,
Tainted
gav1970
Posts: 153
Date Joined: 12/02/07
I recently bought the 6000.
I recently bought the 6000. Using it as a bit of a general purpose reel, although only from the beach so far. Beautifuly smooth and solid unit which casts well (using 30lb shinobi). I've been using stradics previously and it's definitely a step up in quality. Alan Hawk has just put it on top of his budget offshore reels list but no review posted as yet.
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crasny1
Posts: 7002
Date Joined: 16/10/08
Saragosa's are rugged
Saragosa's are rugged workhorses.
I gave owned a few (about 8-10) over the last 6 yrs, but NOT one of the new models.
Because of their price where they fit in the Shimano lineup I have always thought and used them like an upgraded Spheros. Tough as the old Spheros but way more refined. Certainly have never used mine like a downgraded Stella where you have to treat the reel like your missus, with care and appreciation (hi honey!!!!!
).
The only issue I had and have with mine older model is line capacity, and side plate glue never seem to last, but I dont think that the line capacity was an issue, just on paper looked low for the size of the reels, and the side plates was only a cosmetic thing, and glue fixed that. The plates in the new model has disappeared.
As mentioned I havent got a new one (yet) because moving back from Karratha to Perth I had to get smaller reels which there are better options. Need lower than 5000 rated reels.
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tainted
Posts: 81
Date Joined: 29/05/12
Cheers for the replys guys.
Cheers for the replys guys. I'll start saving my pennies. Tempted to look at a 25k to cover ballooning and sliding and maybe an 8k down the track as my main reel.
optimont
Posts: 34
Date Joined: 14/09/13
saragossa 5000
I have had my 5000 sw since Christmas and it,s my new favourite. Running 30lb fins on a FWA PE 1-3 jig stick.2 dhus so far 1 sambo and 2 rays reel is smooth as,happy as.Gav 1970 and I off to Port Gregory in April with another mate as well, should be a keen contest with a few laughs thrown in.