saragosa sw 25000
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2014-05-01 13:21
hi guys, i am thinking of buying a saragosa sw 25000. are they good reels. i would be mostly landbased fishing with it. would it be strong enough if i load it with 80lb whiplash to reel in 2.5 to 3 meter sharks. i will be balloning with it. thank you
gav1970
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I have the 6000 and it's a
I have the 6000 and it's a very solid reel. I got a 6ft bronzie almost to the boat with it recently (leader snapped) so I'd imagine an increase in size and drag to the 25000 should be fine from shore for what you're chasing.
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kingfisha1 (not verified)
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thankyou.
thankyou.
crasny1
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If that is your size
in the Avatar, I wouldnt bother with that reel. The sharks will drag you and the reel in if you had to use the full might of the 25000!!!!
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i have the 20000 and its an
i have the 20000 and its an awesome lower price reel. winch is a word that comes to mind little bud. mine is loaded with 80 pound fins
crasny1
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Low price???
For a teenager. It a $400odd reel?
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better then the 1000 u could
better then the 1000 u could spend on a stella and i said lower not low
tainted
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Hey kingfisha1, I recentally
Hey kingfisha1,
I recentally went down the same path and ended up going to an overhead. The main reasons was line capacity and leverdrag. The saragosa might have some decent line capacity but it will have nothing on a shimano 30 or larger 50 overhead. The lever drag can also be setup to your desired tension and be left in a holder with just enough to hold the balloon until go time.
I ended up getting a Trynos 30 (with 80lb braid) and a Wilson LBG rod from Oceanside. Josh cut a mean deal. I might still get a saragosa in the future but it would be for sliding livies out from shore so mega line capacity isnt an issue, as I cant cast as far as a balloon will go.
Hope that helps. There has been a lot written on ballooning in the forums and there are a few older members that have a wealth of knowledge. I read most of it and talked to a few of them and this was my outcome. What ever you do tho, remember to get some picts and post a writeup for us :)
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tainted
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Fair call :P
Fair call :P
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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hi thanks for all the help
hi thanks for all the help but the reason I am going big spin reels know is because I am getting annoyed at overheads, I have a talica 12 2 speed witch is really good and a torium 30 that I'm not that happy with.
81macca
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I have bought two 25000
I have bought two 25000 saragosa's to run 15kg mono for pelagics. Just got back from a Exmouth trip and they did really well landing lots of good dolphin fish and a small marlin about 40kg.
I actually fish.
Fireguard
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I just looked at getting the
I just looked at getting the gosa 25000 aswell, my plan was for balooning at places like Steep, and skull dragging rays etc from the beach.
I havnt used the reel but had a good play in the shop, definatly a nice reel - and with a nice price tag to match, especially if you fill it with braid it becomes $500+++
I ended up getting the Penn spinfisher V 10500, same drag capacity, bit more line capacity, but also a bit heavier than the gosa (but lighter than the alvey its replacing). I got the reel on sale in one shop and the braid (80lb Fins) on sale at a different shop, all up it cost me $275... I couldn't justify twice the price for something that will get limited use..... Havn't used it yet - but thats going to chance on the weekend :)
zachpicc
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I normally balloon with a
I normally balloon with a overhead, reasons being the line capacity, drag, ratchet (which is good for balooning if your fish at places like steep point where u might not be right by the balloon so you can hear it) and i like overheads with lever drags only because you can quickly strike the fish. I only like that as im normally trying to get mackies in from steep point before the sharks get them. Wont be so much of a problem for you if your going for sharks
Mongoose
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I have a saragosa 20000 for
I have a saragosa 20000 for sale, like brand new, 1 month old, used once, caught nuthin
Spooled with 80lb power pro
$400 ono
cheers, kev