Whats The Lowest Grade Shimano Spinning Reel You Would Buy What would be the lowest grade Shimano spinning reel you would consider? I'm not much of spinning guy, but this can become my spare or my daughter's main set up I'm looking 2500, if that matters
Stradic FM users - hows your reel now that youve had it a while? The only change from Stradic FL to Stradic FM is a slight increase in spool pitch (slightly taller spool, slightly longer spindle) It shows Shimano had so well over-designed FL that they pushed their design a little farther with FM
2023 Shimano Vanquish Review and Initial Thoughts All the Shimano '18-22 worm drive (except New Stella) interchange parts - and are the same reel design using different MOC and number of ball bearings - '18 Stella, '19 Stradic, '19 Vanquish, '20 Vanford, '21 Twin Power, etc ) Stella has the stainles gears and forged magnesium body and rotor
BFS: Line Choice Isnt a Simple Thing to Figure Out Shimano Curado BFS has a very shallow spool I can cast far enough to see a little bare spool or close to it It truly has a capacity of 45 yards of 15 lb braid (Smackdown) at most The other two BFS reels I have are the KastKing Zephyr BFS and the Kestrel BFS, which have similarly shallow spools On 4 28 2024 at 9:46 PM, ghost said:
Shimano Vanford 2024 - Bass Fishing Resource Guide I've noticed there has yet to be a discussion about the new Shimano Vanford 2024 If any of the shimano heads out there have an opinion on the upgrades that have been made to this new version, please share Additionally, what use cases would you reccomend this reel for and in what size gear ratio
Lews Speed Spool Vs. Shimano Curado - Bass Fishing Resource Guide I've been seriously considering getting a baitcasting outfit I was pretty set on the Shimano Curado because of all of the great things I've heard about it here and elsewhere Then recently there was a thread here on the Lews Speed Spool and some people seemed to really like it I was still leani
Tatula MQ LT vs Stradic FM 2500 Spinning Reel Posted March 1, 2024 I've always been primarily a Shimano guy but have purchased a few Daiwa spinning reels and liked them too Between the Tatula MQ LT and The Stradic FM in a 2500 size spinning reel what would you guys recommend?