I'm looking for a small spinning reel either penn or shimano. Don't need anything crazy just something small I'm going to line it with Fluoro to speck fish with. I've got cash for anything worth while
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I'm looking for a small spinning reel either penn or shimano. Don't need anything crazy just something small I'm going to line it with Fluoro to speck fish with. I've got cash for anything worth while
Go to J and M, they should have whatever you are looking for. Reasonable. Cash is welcome.
Where are you located Rick? May have 712 if you're interested.
I'd prefer newer styles than a 712 I've got one of those and a 303 Mitchell.
Also don't really want anything from j&m except bait occasionally
Try Walmart, they have a Shimano Sienna for $30 ;-)
Shimano Sahara is my favorite for fishing trout. Well balanced and lightweight, and handles the incidental redfish with ease.
Bass Pro and other retailers will carry it commonly and it's only around $70.
I've had the 4000 Sienna mentioned above for 2 or 3 years of heavy surf fishing use and I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it fishing for groceries. I paid $30 on eBay for it as a new display/demo reel. It now sits on an Ugly Stik Lite in my truck for those spur of the moment fishing stops I sometimes make when the water looks too good to pass up.
$59 actually ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking Guy
I got a Sahara a month or so back and I love it. Awesome reel. Smooth as butter.
Hey now pier#r I got a sienna haha I've been wearing the trout and reds with it even hooked into a small tarpon at the fort
Not knockin 'em by any means!
The reel in this picture is a 12 year old Shimano TX 1000 (with 6# braid) I made up for whiting and pompano ;-)
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and that's a 26# CPR black drum I'm holding in the other hand!
yep like em,,wife picked up 2 in the wally werl clearance aisle couple years back,$25 each,smooth as glass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
the penn fierce is also a good reel for the money all metal and smooth drag, love mine.
Easy maintenance also.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishing fireman
why do gulf shores people recommend such cheap shit... jesus lol get a stradic at least
We don't all have stacks like demmackeral! HaHa! Hey man, to each his own. I like nice gear as much as anybody, but I also know it's more about the fisherman than the fishing tackle. A lot of the people on this forum aren't everyday fishermen in the gulf and can't justify spending a wad on gear they are gonna use once or twice a year. Heck, after watching some vacationers fill a cooler with trout and flounder once, I wanted to get rid of my cart full of shimanos and Penns and get some of that Wally World gear they were fishing with! LOL!
^ LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by demmackerel
When they make a reel 10 times better, maybe I could justify paying 10 times as much ;-)
And the fish are still much less impressed than the fishermen!
My daiwa steez ex3012h is still for sale. Buy it dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by demmackerel
Don't care for daiwa I've got 5 of the new spinfisher v reels and love them just looking for something smaller and lighter to play with basically
If you like the spinfishers you might want to check out the conflict. 2500 weighs a little over 9oz and has enough line capacity with six pound test to handle trout and reds. I have enjoyed the ones I have. Smooth little reels.
Van Stall reel, $700, The look on a fish's face when it discovers it was caught on an E-Bay Special, PRICLESS!Quote:
Originally Posted by demmackerel
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^ +1 ^
Conflict may be what you are looking for.
I've been seriously considering a conflict 2500 and another st.croix rod.
The 2500 and the MIS70MLF is a nice set up.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick11111
Sorry, that was directed to demmackerel.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick11111
But for your consideration, I have a st croix legend xtreme inshore xis70mf brand new with tag. I'd like $325 for it.
I'm probably getting a g-loomis or tfo rod instead of a st.croix just to change it up since I have a couple already
It depends on what he means by "cheap shit". If it had Bill Dance's name slapped on it or a walmart combo then yea I would pass, but most of these brands offer nice reels for less money. I had a Shimano Sedona for 7 years that caught more fish than most of my high dollar reels combined..just sayin...
Fish can't tell the difference.
What he said. I have caught more fish off my Abu Garcia Cadinal 102i than any of my other reels. Specks, reds, spanish, sheepshead, and a few kings(on 6# test) just to name a few. Have had it for 3 years now and it shows no signs of giving up.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE
What he said. My last Speck was caught on a Stradic FG. No rod... just the reel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockinchef88
No rod? I need to hear this fish tale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Jiggity
More a comment in agreement with Rockin (and you) about catching fish with older reels, but here goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE
I had just bought the reel from a guy. It didn't even have line on it. I spotted the fish cruising under the pier, threw the reel at him, and smacked that Freckled freak right in his gill hole. He floated to the top and I snagged him with a snatch hook.
No rope... just the snatch hook. :p
Well played sir. Well played.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Jiggity