Scott S
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new reel
I need help choosing which reel to get. I have a pretty long list to choose from:
Shimano
sonora
sedona
spirex
syncopate
Mitchell
300 xe
Avocet II
Pfleuger
president
trion gx7
Quantum
escalade
Okuma
stratus stx
Daiwa
Takara
Feel free to add to my list. I'm not entirely sure which one to get. I've heard great things about pfleugers. Alot of people like shimanos. The escalade, stratus stx, and takara are made specially for****s. It's hard to fisnd anything about them. What reel do you guy's reccomend ?
thanks,
Scott
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Mountian Man
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What type of fish are you planning to use it for? If just a general spinning reel I'd go with the Pfleuger President...
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Scott S
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I'll be targeting mostly trout and bass, with the occasional carp.
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Mountian Man
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Then I'd get the medium sized Pfleuger President...
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2Bonthewater
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spirex or sonora
I have owned both with a front drag.........love them......
I have used the spirex 1000 for trout and bass..........I even have an old Spirex 500 that still kicks fish butt
The kids bought me the Sonora for x-mas 2008.........nice reel........SMOOTH....great for spinners and stickbaits
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AK22
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How much are you looking to spend?
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mote1977
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President or the Sonora. Both are great reels.
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jah1317
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President all the way.... That thing has good guts (lots of metal) it's smooth, and it can handle fish. I use the small one for bass, walleye and steel head, I was thinking about the medium sized one but really love this one I paired it with a 6' ul uglystick lite and it's great. I swap it over to the noodle when I go after steelhead. I have caught an 32" musky on it (accidentally) and it handled it just fine. I put some 6 lb(20lb) braid on it of your choice and your set for it all!
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Cold
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I have 2 Saharas, 1 of the older design and 1 of the newer and have been 100% pleased with both.
Go Shimano.
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cooljauman
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my last 3 spinning reels were pfleuger president's. very pleased with them, purchased the smallest model i could find for bass, carp, trout and even caught quite a few steel on it when i first started steelhead fishing. reasonably priced also.
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dietz31684 
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My vote goes to the president also. I have had one for about 4 years and love it, first non-shimano spinning reel I purchased. I have not bought another spinning reel since.
Shimano's are good too....whichever you like.
I snag steelhead on the reg.
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freshwaterdrumR
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The president. For the price its awesome.
Dont buy any reel that is made specially for d1ck's, in my experience they are all crap, and its hard to get parts for them.
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Cold
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Dont buy any reel that is made specially for d1ck's, in my experience they are all crap, and its hard to get parts for them. +1 I got my cheapie casting reel there and while it's been okay, it sucks that when I'm looking for information about it online, noone's ever heard of it.
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AK22
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A Shimano Sahara, Daiwa Exceler, or Abu Garcia Cardinal 500 series are all quality reels in that price range.
post edited by AK22 - 2010/03/17 14:53:23
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clearwater
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have 3 shimano stradics and have had great luck with them 2 are the older 1s 1 is the new fi .. love shomano reels!! for the $$$ the OKUMA is a good reel got one of the stratus at****nbsp; a few years and it held up better thant tha abu garcia cardinals i had..
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budsaddiction
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President is my choise , although i dont own all the ones listed i do own a few pfleugers .Lets just say i wouldnt trade one of my presidents to try a new box of anything else .
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