Stradic 4000 or Saragosa 4000?
Submitted by Goodz on Sat, 2010-06-12 16:45
Birthday is coming up and a new reel is on the wish list... just not sure exactly what to ask for. Want a 4000 size reel to use as a soft plastic / jig / spin outfit. Only have a budget of about $250 so was thinking either a Stradic or Saragosa as I have both reels in different sizes and like them. Anyone have one of these in the 4000 size? Or other reels to look at? I'm quite a shimano lover tho :)
Also a cheapish rod to match up?
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wildinp
Posts: 89
Date Joined: 30/03/09
stradic
i have used stradic 4000's for about 11 years now and never been able to fault them - i have 2 and the old man has 3.
the other bonus with the new ones i am pretty sure that the 5000 spool will fit on it too. but yep, love the sradics!
have my main one (one set on a boat rod, other for kayak) on a live fibre texalium and it is awesome (pulled a 90cm cobia recently on it)
fishintruckie
Posts: 198
Date Joined: 22/07/08
I have 2 Stradic's and like
I have 2 Stradic's and like them both, I also have 1 Twinpower and 1 Sustain, both are very good reels but I cant pick the difference between them and the Stradics. I will be picking up a Stradic 8000 before my next trip north.
firiefish
Posts: 9
Date Joined: 02/12/08
either!
I have both in the 4000. I don't know why but i find myself using the saragosa the most. Loaded it up on recent Exxy trip with a beaut GT. Each to their own i suppose. It's a little gem of a reel.
Goodz
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Date Joined: 20/07/09
Yeh I do like my Stradics.
Yeh I do like my Stradics. Also cheaper which leaves me some money to put some braid on it too. Might have to go that way I think.
Simmo Ryan
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Date Joined: 17/02/10
Both good reels
Hey mate,
I have both reels, and for me i would say go for the Stradic, you can save about $50 bucks over the Saragosa which can go towards putting some 25lb Fireline or decent braid on the spool.
Stradic also comes with a spare spool (which is handy) and a decent bag to store the reel in when your not using it.
In regards to the rods check out the Shimano Jewel Series, most variants listed at around $129 + postage on motackle.com.
Performance wise i don't think you can top these rods for the price, i have the 702 saltwater spin which is a nice rod. Pretty sure they do a snapper spin version which would be well suited to a stradic 4000.
If you want to spend a bit more, check out the Shimano T-curve Powerspin 672, also a very nice rod but a bit more expensive at around the $290 mark
Hope this helps
Simmo
FISH ON!!!!!!
Goodz
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Date Joined: 20/07/09
Cheers Simmo! Yeh I was
Cheers Simmo! Yeh I was thinking of looking at the Jewels, my bro got one and I like the feel of it. Budget would only be around that for the rod anyway.
Lucky Tim
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Date Joined: 28/11/07
yep the Jewels are good, as
yep the Jewels are good, as are the Raider series. You'll be able to pick up either for under $130. I have a Raider snapper spin (7') and a barra spin (6'6") and both have taken some pretty decent fish.
Johnyy_Boii
Posts: 328
Date Joined: 20/04/09
go the stradic, comes with a
go the stradic, comes with a spare spool and is cheaper, i have a 4000 stradic with some 20lb braid and its handled a few mulloway up to 16kg.
sherbert
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Date Joined: 10/09/06
I got the stradic 8000
And so has colin hay, But i have the sustain 4000 and its a great little reel
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Goodz
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Date Joined: 20/07/09
Just one last question,
Just one last question, whats the line capacity of the 4000 stradic in mm diameter not the lbage. And can they really fit a 5000 spool?
barneyboy
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Date Joined: 08/01/09
i have a few stradics
nice reel. I have had a drama after last session with a 4000 size. have 20lb braid on it. had a run in with some serious sambos. the one i landed would have been an easy 20kg fish. it didnt run so smoothly after that. so a couple of days later I serviced it and found the floating oscilating worm drive that makes the spool go up and down wich a pawl sits in had stretched and started to bend up. no biggy though. will just have to order the part in. it has been a great reel for the last 4 years and has tamed some serious fish. dunno about the 5000 spool but diametres are 260mt of .26, 180mtr of .30 and 130 of .35 respectively
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
crasny1
Posts: 7036
Date Joined: 16/10/08
Saragosa all the way
Started with one, now have 5 (again). Replaced the 5000 donated to the Ocean with another. I have the 4000 (fantastic reel, smooth as), 2 5000 which is used as our predominant reel for fishing around dampier, light yet strong as, a 8000 and a 14000.
Have not found a fault apart from one plastic side plate falling off after abuse in the boat. Nothing a good glue wouldnt fix, and that reel is 2 yrs old (the 4000) and works aswell as the day it was bought.
treat my reels like fishing reels, rough, and the Gosas have outdone everything I have had previous by miles.
I love the Spheros, and the saragosa is more like a beefed up Sheros, even though it has been discribed as a beefed down Stella.
Both reels great but the saragosas I have has made me misplace the 2 Sradics.
And I dont use the Spheros either. That says it all from my point of view.
Neels
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Goodz
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Too late already gone the
Too late already gone the stradic! If a few extra $ wasn't an issue I woulda got a saragosa prob but now I can spend that money on some braid... and I gotta get a rod to match! Stretched out the pressie a bit there.