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I have been following the site for a few months and have learned a lot and want to say thank you to everyone. I am looking to purchase a couple of 4000 series reels but need some advise. I would prefer Shimano but but I am open to suggestions. They would be used for inshore fishing as well as the pier. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
What's your budget?
Stradic 4000,Battle 4000, or Cabo pt 40
Thanks ironman 172, I have heard mixed reviews about penn but I own a Sargus 6000 and love it.
pier#r, i would like to stay under $100 a reel. What do you suggest?
I would vouch for the battle. I own two Sargus 8000s and a battle 3000. Love them all and have never had an issue with any of them. About to add a battle 6000 to my arsenal as well. Shimano makes great reels as well but they don't have great line capacity imho.
You can't go wrong with a battle
Thanks guys, I appreciate everyone's input. Battle seems to be the way to go, and based on my experience with the Sargus I will be more than pleased with the next step up. Any recomendations on an affordable 6'6"-7' medium action rod to pair them with?
I've got three Daiwa 4000's that I am about to begin a second campaign with. I love them. They are manual bails but absolutely scream the line back in when you need to have some speed. I cannot remember the price on them.
You can get a Battle 4000 with a 7' med action rod(BTL40001017S70) or the 3000 with the Med. Lt. 7' rod(BTL3000815S70) for $125 spooled up with 10 or 12lb Momoi Hi-Catch mono. That's a good deal being the reel sells for $99.95. The reason I brought up the 3000 is because it has a better action rod for most of the fishing we do on the pier. I put both combos,spooled with mono on our UPS scale and the 3000 came it at 1.10lbs and the 4000 is 1.25.I looked at our history on those two to see how well the rods held up and we only that three returned and sales were in the triple didgets.
I own two Sargus 8000s and a battle 3000 for fishing purpose. Love them all and have never had an issue with any of them. Would like to suggest it all. :)
I've been known to use a 706 for trout and small Spanish :abnormal::p (overkill I know) but if you are going with a bailed reel, then the battle is a great real, other than the Ci4, I'm not very impressed with the shimomos, Cant handle salt worth a flip in my experience.........Penn on the other hand has never sold me anything I haven't been entirely satisfied with (now Ive never bought a Pursuit), but then again, my 3000 and 4000 reels have a tendency to hook into ALOT of jacs
I've had a shimano sedona 4000 since 2007 and would still be working fine if my father in law hadn't stepped on it. I had to learn the hard way about laying a rod on the ground...but anyway, I have a lot of shimanos and have never had any problems. They aren't Penns but they get the job done IMO. To the original poster, can't remember the name, I don't know what you said your budget was but Penn Slammer 3000/4000 is an awesome little reel, Shimano Sedona 4000, Shimano Sahara 4000, Penn Battle, Fierce, Sargus are all good reels. Some Quantums are decent but I've heard they don't hold up well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodbuilderESM
Note: Slammer and Sargus series have been discontinued by Penn (just sayin...)
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AU, since you are in the market for a rod too, John's reply about the combos is 'spot on'.
The most important consideration for a combo IMHO is that it be 'balanced'.
That is to mean the line rating for both is a similar range as well as the overall weight feels comfortable for the job you intend.
And Penn's combos are well priced considering the combo is usually only $20 more than the reel by itself.
Hope this helps!
Ebay dude!!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
discontinuing the slammers was a mistake in my opinion, I have a 360 and a 760, get more use out of the 360 but both are amazing reels, tough as nails. A friend of mine uses his 360 and 460 to target blackfin
Take a look at the new Penn Conflict reels. They look really good. Made in all sizes.
The Conflict is essentially a 'glamour remake' of the Battle IMHO,Quote:
Originally Posted by steve m
but at $30 to $40 more :-(
They did make a few 'improvements' ("Techno"-balanced rotor, slightly larger drag washers = more max drag, one additional bearing, barely lighter),
but left out one important feature the Battle has: a line roller bearing!
all my experiences with shimano have been horrible they usually get corroded very easily and are really cheaply made. on the other hand a penn will hold up very well against salt water i dont care what kind of penn they all last forever just an example the greenies and z's series are old reels and still hold up great and are used by alot of people still today. battles IMO are very good dependable reels. if you do get a shimano make sure you rinse it off every time after you get done fishing. but the same gos for every rod and reel anyway lol.