spinning reel???

Thundercat has it right, Ken. Stradic 2500FH. Aluminum Frame and spool.
Steel, cut and polished gears, not aluminum cast. 4 sealed ball bearings and
one roller bearing. Stradic reels deliver the goods over the long haul.

The inexpensive reels are throwaways as far as I am concerned. Use them a
couple of years, maybe, and get rid of them. Then go out and waste money
again buying the same inexpensive throwaway reels again and again. I am not
saying that the inexpensive reels are not good, I am saying buy it once for
the long haul and save more money that way. The Stradic will not disappoint
you.




"kenneth blevins" wrote in message
...
Hello group---
If you were going to buy a good spinning reel to go on a 7' MH rod what
would your choice be.I have several lower end spinning reels and thought
I'd spring for a better quality reel.Any suggestions and why
Thanks for your time
Ken Blevins

I think that the Team Daiwa reels are the best bang for the buck. They seem
to hold up better than the Shimano's over the long haul, 10 years or more. I
have had both, and had to retire my Stradic way before my SS1300 reels. I
bought them used, over 14 years ago, and they are all still working great.
The drag is super smooth, and the casting is distance is also unmatched
because of the way the line is laid down on the reel. I have the high end
Daiwa's, 2 TDZ's, both given to me, both unbelievable. But, you need to
start comparing the reels you fish with, with the guns you own. If you spend
the money for a few super reals, you will have used them much more often
than the shotgun or rifle that you paid a fortune for, and will have many
more times the satisfaction from them. Just my opinion....

"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message
y.com...
Thundercat has it right, Ken. Stradic 2500FH. Aluminum Frame and spool.
Steel, cut and polished gears, not aluminum cast. 4 sealed ball bearings
and
one roller bearing. Stradic reels deliver the goods over the long haul.

The inexpensive reels are throwaways as far as I am concerned. Use them a
couple of years, maybe, and get rid of them. Then go out and waste money
again buying the same inexpensive throwaway reels again and again. I am
not
saying that the inexpensive reels are not good, I am saying buy it once
for
the long haul and save more money that way. The Stradic will not
disappoint
you.




"kenneth blevins" wrote in message
...
Hello group---
If you were going to buy a good spinning reel to go on a 7' MH rod what
would your choice be.I have several lower end spinning reels and
thought
I'd spring for a better quality reel.Any suggestions and why
Thanks for your time
Ken Blevins

Ditto on the Daiwa SS series, I have 2 of the 1300's and just bought a 1600
this season.

Allen
Allen
911 Bass Anglers
Bucks County PA

Want something special for the money? Buy a Cabela Prodigy 2000. It's really
a beefed up Capricorn. It's lighter with more bearings. I have two now. I
used to be a die hard Stradic user but I am now completely sold on this
Daiwa product.

You can get one at Cabelas. Note that the handle in the Capricorn picture is
not the 2000 handle. The 2000 handle is nearly identical to the new Stradic
2500.

Main features I like:
handle assembly
air bail
smoothness
air bail
looks
air bail
drag
air bail
lack of play overall

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...rch&hasJS=true


"Chief13amc" wrote in message
...
Ditto on the Daiwa SS series, I have 2 of the 1300's and just bought a
1600
this season.

Allen
Allen
911 Bass Anglers
Bucks County PA

Are you comparing today's $340.00 Team Daiwa 1300SS reel to the $120.00
Stradic? Or are you thinking of the $89.00 1300SS Tournament reel available
currently. The Daiwa engineers virtually made all of the spinning reel
innovations of the past decade, and made some extremely fine reels along the
way, but this gentleman is looking for something new in today's market. I
was just trying to compare similarly priced good models vs. the less
expensive one's available now.

Daiwa's Capricorn was made to compete directly with the Shimano Stradic.
Prices and features are virtually identical. We as fisherman are getting
more knowledgeable and picky about the equipment we choose, and we are
willing to invest in the higher end equipment. All the manufactures know
this and they are catering to our wants more so every year. $300.00 plus
rods $500.00 plus reels for example.

My opinion is that most graphite or composite frame reels have the same
basic weakness'. The frame can twist under a heavy load and friction wears
away graphite load bearing surfaces faster than metal.




"schreecher" wrote in message
...
I think that the Team Daiwa reels are the best bang for the buck. They
seem
to hold up better than the Shimano's over the long haul, 10 years or more.
I
have had both, and had to retire my Stradic way before my SS1300 reels. I
bought them used, over 14 years ago, and they are all still working great.
The drag is super smooth, and the casting is distance is also unmatched
because of the way the line is laid down on the reel. I have the high end
Daiwa's, 2 TDZ's, both given to me, both unbelievable. But, you need to
start comparing the reels you fish with, with the guns you own. If you
spend
the money for a few super reals, you will have used them much more often
than the shotgun or rifle that you paid a fortune for, and will have many
more times the satisfaction from them. Just my opinion....

"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message
y.com...
Thundercat has it right, Ken. Stradic 2500FH. Aluminum Frame and spool.
Steel, cut and polished gears, not aluminum cast. 4 sealed ball bearings
and
one roller bearing. Stradic reels deliver the goods over the long haul.

The inexpensive reels are throwaways as far as I am concerned. Use them
a
couple of years, maybe, and get rid of them. Then go out and waste money
again buying the same inexpensive throwaway reels again and again. I am
not
saying that the inexpensive reels are not good, I am saying buy it once
for
the long haul and save more money that way. The Stradic will not
disappoint
you.




"kenneth blevins" wrote in message
...
Hello group---
If you were going to buy a good spinning reel to go on a 7' MH rod
what
would your choice be.I have several lower end spinning reels and
thought
I'd spring for a better quality reel.Any suggestions and why
Thanks for your time
Ken Blevins

I was just comparing the 89.00 SS reals to the Shimano Stradic. Bang for the
buck the SS is up there near the top.
"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message
y.com...
Are you comparing today's $340.00 Team Daiwa 1300SS reel to the $120.00
Stradic? Or are you thinking of the $89.00 1300SS Tournament reel
available
currently. The Daiwa engineers virtually made all of the spinning reel
innovations of the past decade, and made some extremely fine reels along
the
way, but this gentleman is looking for something new in today's market. I
was just trying to compare similarly priced good models vs. the less
expensive one's available now.

Daiwa's Capricorn was made to compete directly with the Shimano Stradic.
Prices and features are virtually identical. We as fisherman are getting
more knowledgeable and picky about the equipment we choose, and we are
willing to invest in the higher end equipment. All the manufactures know
this and they are catering to our wants more so every year. $300.00 plus
rods $500.00 plus reels for example.

My opinion is that most graphite or composite frame reels have the same
basic weakness'. The frame can twist under a heavy load and friction wears
away graphite load bearing surfaces faster than metal.




"schreecher" wrote in message
...
I think that the Team Daiwa reels are the best bang for the buck. They
seem
to hold up better than the Shimano's over the long haul, 10 years or
more.
I
have had both, and had to retire my Stradic way before my SS1300 reels.
I
bought them used, over 14 years ago, and they are all still working
great.
The drag is super smooth, and the casting is distance is also unmatched
because of the way the line is laid down on the reel. I have the high
end
Daiwa's, 2 TDZ's, both given to me, both unbelievable. But, you need to
start comparing the reels you fish with, with the guns you own. If you
spend
the money for a few super reals, you will have used them much more often
than the shotgun or rifle that you paid a fortune for, and will have
many
more times the satisfaction from them. Just my opinion....

"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message
y.com...
Thundercat has it right, Ken. Stradic 2500FH. Aluminum Frame and
spool.
Steel, cut and polished gears, not aluminum cast. 4 sealed ball
bearings
and
one roller bearing. Stradic reels deliver the goods over the long
haul.

The inexpensive reels are throwaways as far as I am concerned. Use
them
a
couple of years, maybe, and get rid of them. Then go out and waste
money
again buying the same inexpensive throwaway reels again and again. I
am
not
saying that the inexpensive reels are not good, I am saying buy it
once
for
the long haul and save more money that way. The Stradic will not
disappoint
you.




"kenneth blevins" wrote in message
...
Hello group---
If you were going to buy a good spinning reel to go on a 7' MH rod
what
would your choice be.I have several lower end spinning reels and
thought
I'd spring for a better quality reel.Any suggestions and why
Thanks for your time
Ken Blevins