Cabela's Prodigy reel

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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?

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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?

Of the reels listed above, I own a Shimano Stradic 2500 mg. The reel is very lightweight, has a
smooth drag, cranks smoothly without grinding or vibration and has held up to a season of my use
(which probably translates to 2 or more years of average usage). My only complaint is that it
doesn't hold a lot of line, but for 99% of the fishing I do with it (largemouth, smallmouth &
walleye), the capacity is sufficient. Will I buy another Stradic? Very probable.

The others? I won't comment as I don't have first hand experience with them.
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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy


I have had mixed results with Cabelas Private Label products. Their Black
Label baitcasters sucked. Their telescoping rod broke easily. Their heavy
rods and the ones made by Quantum have held up ok. The rod carrier reviewed
on my website is wonderful.

I don't know about the Shimano.

I have had decent luck with Daiwa in the past.


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Anyone own one?
Opinions?

Of the reels listed above, I own a Shimano Stradic 2500 mg. The reel is
very lightweight, has a
smooth drag, cranks smoothly without grinding or vibration and has held up
to a season of my use
(which probably translates to 2 or more years of average usage). My only
complaint is that it
doesn't hold a lot of line, but for 99% of the fishing I do with it
(largemouth, smallmouth &
walleye), the capacity is sufficient. Will I buy another Stradic? Very
probable.

The others? I won't comment as I don't have first hand experience with
them.
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

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"SHRED©" wrote in message
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http://www.tackletour.com/reviewshootoutcapstrad.shtm

Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the
most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy


I have had mixed results with Cabelas Private Label products. Their
Black Label baitcasters sucked. Their telescoping rod broke easily.
Their heavy rods and the ones made by Quantum have held up ok. The
rod carrier reviewed on my website is wonderful.

I don't know about the Shimano.

I have had decent luck with Daiwa in the past.


The Prodigy is basically a "souped up" Daiwa Capricorn.

I am leaning now towards the brand new Quantum Energy PTi:
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewquantumenergypti.shtm





Anyone own one?
Opinions?

Of the reels listed above, I own a Shimano Stradic 2500 mg. The
reel is very lightweight, has a smooth drag, cranks smoothly without
grinding or vibration and has held up to a season of my use (which
probably translates to 2 or more years of average usage). My only
complaint is that it doesn't hold a lot of line, but for 99% of the
fishing I do with it (largemouth, smallmouth & walleye), the
capacity is sufficient. Will I buy another Stradic? Very probable.

The others? I won't comment as I don't have first hand experience
with them. --
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"SHRED©" wrote in message
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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?




I'm not familiar with the Shimano or Daiwa models. If the Prodigy is the
baitcasting model, then I put two new ones into service at the beginning of
the season (to join the identical BPS RC old model reel, except for no
wiffle spool on the BPS). I love them and will probably get one ot two
more.

Eric Ryder wrote:
"SHRED©" wrote in message
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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the
most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?




I'm not familiar with the Shimano or Daiwa models. If the Prodigy is
the baitcasting model, then I put two new ones into service at the
beginning of the season (to join the identical BPS RC old model reel,
except for no wiffle spool on the BPS). I love them and will
probably get one ot two more.

No they are spinning reels.
I have been looking and just found this reel which I am also considering:
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewquantumenergypti.shtm

I own two Prodigy 2000 spinning reels. They are fantastic. The drag and the
bail are superior to my two Shimano Stradics, one of which is the 2000MG.

"SHRED©" wrote in message
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Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?

BTW I believe you can buy any reel from Cabelas, use it for about a month,
and if you don't like it they will take it back in exchange for something
else.Better check with Cabelas for the details, but you can probably try
both reels before committing. Also, I have not tried the "new" Stradic 2500.
The MG I referred to in my other post (I meant to write 2500MG) is not the
same as the "new" Stradic. The "new" Stradic has a lube port and I don't
know what else. It might be better than the MG.

Another feature I really like about the Prodigy 2000 is the non-folding
handle. I think it looks great and it has virtually no "play".

I also want to mention that I have a long hard season on one of my Prodigies
and my Shimano MG. Although they were both about the same when new, the
Prodigy is now smoother and has a more solid feel especially when under
load. Note though, the MG is not the same as the "new" Stradic.

You probably cannot go wrong with either reel. My choice clearly is the
Prodigy though.

"SHRED©" wrote in message
news:jKfyb.24307$Bk1.5629@fed1read05...
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewshootoutcapstrad.shtm

Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?

Richard Liebert wrote:
BTW I believe you can buy any reel from Cabelas, use it for about a
month, and if you don't like it they will take it back in exchange
for something else.Better check with Cabelas for the details, but you
can probably try both reels before committing. Also, I have not tried
the "new" Stradic 2500. The MG I referred to in my other post (I
meant to write 2500MG) is not the same as the "new" Stradic. The
"new" Stradic has a lube port and I don't know what else. It might be
better than the MG.

Another feature I really like about the Prodigy 2000 is the
non-folding handle. I think it looks great and it has virtually no
"play".

I also want to mention that I have a long hard season on one of my
Prodigies and my Shimano MG. Although they were both about the same
when new, the Prodigy is now smoother and has a more solid feel
especially when under load. Note though, the MG is not the same as
the "new" Stradic.

You probably cannot go wrong with either reel. My choice clearly is
the Prodigy though.

Too much choice...AAAHH!

Good to hear the Prodigy holds up so well.
Now I am leaning that way.



"SHRED©" wrote in message
news:jKfyb.24307$Bk1.5629@fed1read05...
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewshootoutcapstrad.shtm

Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the
most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?

I have fished a Shimano symetre for quite a few years - a good reel with
no vibration. I purchased a used nine ball bearing quantum response
re3sti this year and after relubing the continuous anti-reverse roller
bearing which had been slipping it has become my favorite. This reel
has many of the same features as the new energy pti. The one big flaw
was a finish that peeled off which the new reel replaces with the
titanium.

Doug Campbell



SHRED© wrote:

Richard Liebert wrote:


BTW I believe you can buy any reel from Cabelas, use it for about a
month, and if you don't like it they will take it back in exchange
for something else.Better check with Cabelas for the details, but you
can probably try both reels before committing. Also, I have not tried
the "new" Stradic 2500. The MG I referred to in my other post (I
meant to write 2500MG) is not the same as the "new" Stradic. The
"new" Stradic has a lube port and I don't know what else. It might be
better than the MG.

Another feature I really like about the Prodigy 2000 is the
non-folding handle. I think it looks great and it has virtually no
"play".

I also want to mention that I have a long hard season on one of my
Prodigies and my Shimano MG. Although they were both about the same
when new, the Prodigy is now smoother and has a more solid feel
especially when under load. Note though, the MG is not the same as
the "new" Stradic.

You probably cannot go wrong with either reel. My choice clearly is
the Prodigy though.



Too much choice...AAAHH!

Good to hear the Prodigy holds up so well.
Now I am leaning that way.




"SHRED©" wrote in message
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http://www.tackletour.com/reviewshootoutcapstrad.shtm

Of the following reels the Prodigy is what I am interested in the
most.

Shimano Stradic
Daiwa Capricorn
Cabela's Prodigy

Anyone own one?
Opinions?