Bought the new Shimano Baitcaster with electronics

You'll really love that reel as I used mine all last year.Its A great reel,
I buy another but 1 at that price is enough

--
Chris S

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"Steve" wrote in message
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I just couldn't resist. I'm a gadget guy and love fishing, it just had to
be. 5 bills is a lot of money, so I committed myself to finding a beter
deal. Everyone was $499 on the net, looked for a coupon -- no go.
However, with a little hesitation I bought one on eBay for $385! Got it 2
day later and went fishing that day.

Loaded it withe PowerPro 30 (I think),

Well, it casts like everyone says - unbelievable... In fact, I have a
problem, I need to teach this old dog a new trick -- cast half as hard...
It ain't hype, this thing is the "reel" deal.

Beyond electronic braking and high RPM spool spinning, this is the best
reel I've owned. My go to reel was a centrificula brake Shimano
Calcutta -- an excellent tool. This reel takes it a step further. Both
the drag and the a the friction adjustment for the spool have fine click
adjustments. The reel is a smooth as silk, the drag is just as smooth.

I'm happy to spend 4 bills on this fine tool and look forward to
exploiting it's capabilities.

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I just couldn't resist. I'm a gadget guy and love fishing, it just had to
be. 5 bills is a lot of money, so I committed myself to finding a beter
deal. Everyone was $499 on the net, looked for a coupon -- no go.
However, with a little hesitation I bought one on eBay for $385! Got it 2
day later and went fishing that day.

Loaded it withe PowerPro 30 (I think),

Well, it casts like everyone says - unbelievable... In fact, I have a
problem, I need to teach this old dog a new trick -- cast half as hard...
It ain't hype, this thing is the "reel" deal.

Beyond electronic braking and high RPM spool spinning, this is the best
reel I've owned. My go to reel was a centrificula brake Shimano
Calcutta -- an excellent tool. This reel takes it a step further. Both
the drag and the a the friction adjustment for the spool have fine click
adjustments. The reel is a smooth as silk, the drag is just as smooth.

I'm happy to spend 4 bills on this fine tool and look forward to
exploiting it's capabilities.

Steve, got mine with the "retirement check" back in December. Wow! Two words
of caution though. First, you will suddenly have anxiety about a high dollar
reel not being mated to a comparatively expensive rod. Be patient you will
get past that; I did (at least for now). Second, don't be surprised if the
braided line wraps up backwards on a hard cast. Just keep reminding yourself
of your own words- "cast half as hard". Oh, did you buy used or new?
Individual or retailer/wholesaler? I just got my fed tax refund and I am
very much tempted to buy another.
--
Da Chief,
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There's always Ebay.


"Da Chief" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
...
I just couldn't resist. I'm a gadget guy and love fishing, it just had
to
be. 5 bills is a lot of money, so I committed myself to finding a beter
deal. Everyone was $499 on the net, looked for a coupon -- no go.
However, with a little hesitation I bought one on eBay for $385! Got it
2
day later and went fishing that day.

Loaded it withe PowerPro 30 (I think),

Well, it casts like everyone says - unbelievable... In fact, I have a
problem, I need to teach this old dog a new trick -- cast half as
hard...
It ain't hype, this thing is the "reel" deal.

Beyond electronic braking and high RPM spool spinning, this is the best
reel I've owned. My go to reel was a centrificula brake Shimano
Calcutta -- an excellent tool. This reel takes it a step further. Both
the drag and the a the friction adjustment for the spool have fine click
adjustments. The reel is a smooth as silk, the drag is just as smooth.

I'm happy to spend 4 bills on this fine tool and look forward to
exploiting it's capabilities.

Steve, got mine with the "retirement check" back in December. Wow! Two
words
of caution though. First, you will suddenly have anxiety about a high
dollar
reel not being mated to a comparatively expensive rod. Be patient you will
get past that; I did (at least for now). Second, don't be surprised if the
braided line wraps up backwards on a hard cast. Just keep reminding
yourself
of your own words- "cast half as hard". Oh, did you buy used or new?
Individual or retailer/wholesaler? I just got my fed tax refund and I am
very much tempted to buy another.
--
Da Chief,
All outgoing mailed scanned by
Symantec Anti-virus

Brand new from eBay. If you look, you'll see some available for about
$400 -- I got mine for $385 and eBay had a $20 coupon for sporting goods
paid for with paypal.


"Da Chief" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
...
I just couldn't resist. I'm a gadget guy and love fishing, it just had
to be. 5 bills is a lot of money, so I committed myself to finding a
beter deal. Everyone was $499 on the net, looked for a coupon -- no go.
However, with a little hesitation I bought one on eBay for $385! Got it 2
day later and went fishing that day.

Loaded it withe PowerPro 30 (I think),

Well, it casts like everyone says - unbelievable... In fact, I have a
problem, I need to teach this old dog a new trick -- cast half as hard...
It ain't hype, this thing is the "reel" deal.

Beyond electronic braking and high RPM spool spinning, this is the best
reel I've owned. My go to reel was a centrificula brake Shimano
Calcutta -- an excellent tool. This reel takes it a step further. Both
the drag and the a the friction adjustment for the spool have fine click
adjustments. The reel is a smooth as silk, the drag is just as smooth.

I'm happy to spend 4 bills on this fine tool and look forward to
exploiting it's capabilities.

Steve, got mine with the "retirement check" back in December. Wow! Two
words of caution though. First, you will suddenly have anxiety about a
high dollar reel not being mated to a comparatively expensive rod. Be
patient you will get past that; I did (at least for now). Second, don't be
surprised if the braided line wraps up backwards on a hard cast. Just keep
reminding yourself of your own words- "cast half as hard". Oh, did you
buy used or new? Individual or retailer/wholesaler? I just got my fed tax
refund and I am very much tempted to buy another.
--
Da Chief,
All outgoing mailed scanned by
Symantec Anti-virus

I just couldn't resist. I'm a gadget guy and love fishing, it just had to
be. 5 bills is a lot of money, so I committed myself to finding a beter
deal. Everyone was $499 on the net, looked for a coupon -- no go. However,
with a little hesitation I bought one on eBay for $385! Got it 2 day later
and went fishing that day.

Loaded it withe PowerPro 30 (I think),

Well, it casts like everyone says - unbelievable... In fact, I have a
problem, I need to teach this old dog a new trick -- cast half as hard...
It ain't hype, this thing is the "reel" deal.

Beyond electronic braking and high RPM spool spinning, this is the best reel
I've owned. My go to reel was a centrificula brake Shimano Calcutta -- an
excellent tool. This reel takes it a step further. Both the drag and the a
the friction adjustment for the spool have fine click adjustments. The reel
is a smooth as silk, the drag is just as smooth.

I'm happy to spend 4 bills on this fine tool and look forward to exploiting
it's capabilities.

Hi,

I bought mine on eBay last summer for $450 new. It's the enhanced model from
Japan. I'm using 6/30 power pro on it. I was in WalMart yesterday to get me
license and noticed that they are carrying Power Pro now.

I'm using a 7' one piece G-Loomis IMX with this reel and absolutely love it.
Caught my first bass (7 actually) of the year last Saturday in a private
farm pond. It was kind of funny, the other two guys I was with couldn't
believe how far I was casting :-) Unfortunately, one of them caught the 4.5
pounder. My biggest was about 1.7 pounds. Just goes to show you that there's
more to catching fish than how far you can cast. But still....it helps.

One more thing. I was looking at rod protectors for this rod and another
(Shamano Stella on a 6.5' G-Loomis). I ended up just going to Lowes and
getting the foam covering that goes over hot water pipes to keep the heat
in. Cost was about $1.25 each and it works wonderfully. My rods and reels
(they have covers also) ride in the back of my pickup, this sure keeps them
looking like new for almost nothing.

Netguider

Good tip, THANKS!

"Internet Guide" wrote in message
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Hi,

I bought mine on eBay last summer for $450 new. It's the enhanced model
from
Japan. I'm using 6/30 power pro on it. I was in WalMart yesterday to get
me
license and noticed that they are carrying Power Pro now.

I'm using a 7' one piece G-Loomis IMX with this reel and absolutely love
it.
Caught my first bass (7 actually) of the year last Saturday in a private
farm pond. It was kind of funny, the other two guys I was with couldn't
believe how far I was casting :-) Unfortunately, one of them caught the
4.5
pounder. My biggest was about 1.7 pounds. Just goes to show you that
there's
more to catching fish than how far you can cast. But still....it helps.

One more thing. I was looking at rod protectors for this rod and another
(Shamano Stella on a 6.5' G-Loomis). I ended up just going to Lowes and
getting the foam covering that goes over hot water pipes to keep the heat
in. Cost was about $1.25 each and it works wonderfully. My rods and reels
(they have covers also) ride in the back of my pickup, this sure keeps
them
looking like new for almost nothing.

Netguider