Shimano Spirex

Anyone happen to have any experience with these?

https://www.sierratradingpost.com/pr...mCode=373RD-99

$20 less than most sites.

Thinking about getting it as my 9 yo first spincaster.

I've got a Battle II 4000 looking to sell for $50 be on the pier Friday and Saturday for the picnic. I've still got the Spirex 2500 use it for Smallmouth don't know how they hold up in salt.

Wish I could be there but I'm stuck in Chicagoland until my mid July trip down to see you guys.

I'm not a fan of rear drag reels for saltwater.
Seen too many of them 'eaten up with crosha' from the salty water dripping off the reel and into the drag components.
You can get the same features (casting trigger) for less $$ with a Syncopate ;-)
https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/shim...ductextensions

Erm I forgot to mention... gonna just be a freshwater reel haha.

LOL
I got saltwater on the brain ;-)

I used a spirex a few years ago while fishing for walleye on the Brule in South Dakota. It worked well enough, but I didn't ask much of it. Rear drag reels just don't feel right to me, but that's just my opinion/preference.

David it’s me not you! This is a salt water pier forum after all.

I often picked up the Spirexes we had on display at Bass Pro.
That dual paddle handle is unique and gives it a little different 'feel'.
It is a relatively small handle, but that may be just right for a young angler.

The line retrieve rate is 32" for that size, and that might be a bit 'fast' for some applications (like worm fishing).
For comparison, the line retrieve rate for the 2500 Syncopate is 29".
So the Spirex is about 10% 'faster'.
Plus it features Shimano's ARB bearings.
Good choice!

I've had a few syncopates in 2500.. they were great reels.. all met early demise from abuse in the surf. Would buy them any time I catch em on sale. I got a 4000 size shimano(name eludes me, but its got a dark purple grey hue) on clearance for 19.99 2 trips ago.

doesn't really matter the choice though, just getting on the water with the family is the real deal...

I've got that purple one too! I really should invest in a better salt water reel...

Define 'better' ;-) lol

In 1999 I bought two Shimano TX 2000 reels on eBay ($19 each) for jigging and am still using one today.
This was the forerunner series to the aforementioned models with a graphite frame and metal spool.
I bought them simply because they had the finger casting trigger and were cheap.
I never expected them to last even 5 years, much less almost 20!

I dunno haha! I have a cheap daiwa 2500, the purple shimano 4000, and a shimano sorocco 5000. Feels like I could add to my collection lol. Maybe I'll have to add one of those Penn that a lot of people mention here and on FB. I'm a gear junky unfortunately...

Not sure of your budget but if it's a freshwater only reel, I really like the Pfleuger President series. 9 ball bearings. We abuse the heck out of ours in the rivers up here in the spring slinging 1oz egg sinkers and fighting fish in 5mph currents. They don't skip a beat. Too bad all the Gander Mountains closed, as Pfleuger made the same reel for them for a lot of years and Gander slapped their Guide Series label on them for about $15.00 less.

I don't know how anyone can spend more than about $50.00 on a saltwater spinning reel. I see these guys posting VS500's for $500 and I shake my head.

For freshwater I did splurge on a Quantum Smoke. Viking Guy helped me find it for a good price a couple years back.

They may be a great reel but I just can't get past the handle.