Blues19 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 No, it was the one with the multi-color, titanium finish. Im thinking of one that was older. good deal Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 Where are you finding those for 100 bucks? Bought a new one on sale for less about 3 years ago. Doesn't get used nearly as much as it should since I spooled it with 30# braid (at suggestions made here) because it is used on a MH Worm & Jig rod. I much prefer a b/c reel for those weights. Too bad to since that spinning rod is the nicest rod I own. However, I have to agree it is a very nice reel for the money. You should grab one if you can find them at that price. Quote
cyclops2 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I am surprised at the # of people who trash good old reels. The only problems I ever had were Bail Springs & Bail bearings. That was it. I use the smaller spinners with 4# only all day everyday May 1 to Sept 20. Fished every free minute of my 77 years. Did I get the only good reels ? Had 1 spool wear out. That is it. Light fresh water duty. Salt water seperates the tough from the new & pretty in a hurry. Quote
adam32 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Bought a new one on sale for less about 3 years ago. Doesn't get used nearly as much as it should since I spooled it with 30# braid (at suggestions made here) because it is used on a MH Worm & Jig rod. I much prefer a b/c reel for those weights. Too bad to since that spinning rod is the nicest rod I own. However, I have to agree it is a very nice reel for the money. You should grab one if you can find them at that price. If i could find them for 100 bucks I would grab as many as possible! Quote
EvanT123 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I'd have to say my stradic fj but a daiwa ss is on the list to try. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 I'd have to say my stradic fj but a daiwa ss is on the list to try. Hope the SS won't be a disappointment for you as they do not have infinite anti-reverse. Should last you a lifetime, tho. Quote
desmobob Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I never bought any high-end spinning reels. Of the reels I have owned, my all-time favorites have been a 1990's Shimano rear-drag AeroSymetre and a Daiwa Whisker Tournament SS. I'm enjoying the new Shimano Sedona I bought this spring, but don't have nearly enough fishing time on it to form any kind of meaningful opinion. I've had some incredible service life from Mitchell 300, 308, and 310 reels I've had for a LONG time, but I never really liked them all that much.... Tight lines, Bob Quote
Super User Angry John Posted January 4, 2015 Super User Posted January 4, 2015 Where are you finding those for 100 bucks? I got one from TW when they were closing them out, and i picked up a second from sportsmans warehouse. I had to talk with the fishing rep at the store for the second as it was the demo and there were none left. My first one is beat from falling on rocks and stuff in the river and still kicks tail. Working on a 2500 sol right now, hopefuly pick that up for the same price. Quote
adam32 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I got one from TW when they were closing them out, and i picked up a second from sportsmans warehouse. I had to talk with the fishing rep at the store for the second as it was the demo and there were none left. My first one is beat from falling on rocks and stuff in the river and still kicks tail. Working on a 2500 sol right now, hopefuly pick that up for the same price. I just retired my old black and gold daiwa advantage, one of the best reels I've owned. The sol and fuego were great reels to. 1 Quote
bass raider Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 my favorite is probably my new shimano sahara 2500 fe.smoothest spinning reel I've used yet.really good drag too. Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 While I am a fan of the pflueger president reel series, I have found that not all of the president series offer the same or similar feel or quality of movement. I have found the 6735 and 6740 to be my favorite of the series, and my 6935 and 6925 are OK, but they are not as fluid as the 6735 or my 6740 which are identical in the body, but have different spools. I have worked on reels for nearly 35 years, and all of the reels I have, have been worked on and tweaked to get the most out of them, and still there is a noticeable difference in feel and movement between sizes and newer and older reels. Recently I purchased a Tokushima HK-3000 and have been blown away by this reel. It has more ball bearings than the president reels, and its movement is actually more free and fluid than my president reels. And it has a unique oscillation gear that moves the spool in and out very slowly and Tokushima calls it parallel line lay. The spool is made for superlines and does not need backing line. You can spool slick superlines direct to the spool. It is one awesome spinning reel for the money. Beats the president any day of the week. In fact, I have been putting my president reels and shimano stradic reels in a box and ordering more of these Tokushima reels. Here is an image of my new favorite: My own Tokushima HK3000 And the HK3000 next to the reel it will soon be replacing- an old Shimano stradic Quote
Will Wetline Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I've been fishing Shimano Stradics for close to 20 years. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 4, 2015 Super User Posted January 4, 2015 While I am a fan of the pflueger president reel series, I have found that not all of the president series offer the same or similar feel or quality of movement. I have found the 6735 and 6740 to be my favorite of the series, and my 6935 and 6925 are OK, but they are not as fluid as the 6735 or my 6740 which are identical in the body, but have different spools. I have worked on reels for nearly 35 years, and all of the reels I have, have been worked on and tweaked to get the most out of them, and still there is a noticeable difference in feel and movement between sizes and newer and older reels. Recently I purchased a Tokushima HK-3000 and have been blown away by this reel. It has more ball bearings than the president reels, and its movement is actually more free and fluid than my president reels. And it has a unique oscillation gear that moves the spool in and out very slowly and Tokushima calls it parallel line lay. The spool is made for superlines and does not need backing line. You can spool slick superlines direct to the spool. It is one awesome spinning reel for the money. Beats the president any day of the week. In fact, I have been putting my president reels and shimano stradic reels in a box and ordering more of these Tokushima reels. Here is an image of my new favorite: I would think you might want to fish this a while before going all in. I am VERY leery of a $40 Chinese reel. Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I would think you might want to fish this a while before going all in. I am VERY leery of a $40 Chinese reel. I have already been inside the reel, took it apart and lubed it my way including every bearing. It is a nice well built reel. And I am now on season two with it. All pflueger president reels are made in China too. And most of the parts for Shimano reels are made in china too as well as Singapore and Malaysia. This reel is well built and is awesome for the price. I was told a while back Cabelas sold them for $130.00. My shimano stradic reel now feels like a beast compared to this reel's ease of operation. The Chinese are stepping up their game and this is one of them. Quote
0119 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Ball bearing symbol on rotor body is the same as on Pure Fishing models. I bet it shares internal parts with the new model Phulgers that are set to come out soon. Just like tires or cars, all the different makes come out of different back doors of the same mega factory in china. Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 That's my whole point! So why pay the middle men huge markups when you can get it direct? What some Americans may not realize is that China is very well aware that they have developed a bad reputation over the years of making cheap junk for companies outside of China. The Chinese are today trying hard to change that reputation by stepping up the quality of their products and are working hard on developing their own brand names with some nice quality products. I work on the front end of trade shows and I have seen their efforts first hand over the past several years as the Chinese are now stepping out into global markets with their own branding. I sort of figured if many of the products I was buying from outside of China companies is making this stuff in China anyways, why not go around them and check out some of the better quality Chinese products and save some money? So far it is working out well for me. A lot of Americans who want to keep the "Chinese is junk" reputation intact often are not considering that a lot of the products they are already using and like are also made in China like the president reels, most bass pro brand reels are either Chinese or Korean. I am about to place another order for more Tokushima reels and some others I have found online, and if all them are as good as my HK-3000 then I will be selling all of my president reels and probably even some shimano reels I won't need any more. Another issue a lot of Americans may not be aware of is that one way the Chinese are taking over in already established markets is to just outright buy out existing companies and move forward from there: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/05/chinas-branding-failure-only-6-of-u-s-consumers-can-name-one-chinese-brand/ China’s branding failure: only 6% of U.S. consumers can name one Chinese brand "There’s a reason Americans recognize Japanese brands better than Chinese ones: Both countries sell tons of stuff here, but China often does it under other, non-Chinese names. Chinese companies looking to sell in the United States have long preferred to acquire preexisting American firms (with their established reputations, resources, infrastructure and market share), rather than risk entering the market themselves." "In 2012, Chinese buyers acquired or bought stakes in more U.S. companies than in any year since 2007, inking 46 deals worth $10 billion in total, according to the Wall Street Journal. Those deals included the $2.6 billion buy-out of the AMC movie chain in May and the acquisition of bankrupt battery-maker A123 in December. A University of Pennsylvania reportcalled it a record “run at U.S. companies.” “We should get used to this type of headline,” management professor Mauro Guillen concludes. “More and more Chinese firms, and firms from emerging economies in general, will engage in [mergers and acquisitions] in Europe and the U.S.” The market move is now a snowball rolling downhill right straight to China. They now have the financial clout to literally take over a number of markets and they are doing so while we put them down over here while still buying their products. At some point jumping on the bandwagon may not be a bad idea rather than fight it. Quote
0119 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 The sad part of uneducated consumers buying chinese is the fact that they, the chinese are destroying a huge portion of asia's environment while they make their profit. Our business had to leave our country to avoid stricter environmental laws among other reasons. Now we simply manufacture the stuff elsewhere and destroy the earth there. Thousands of miles of Siberian and middle asian rivers and lakes ranging almost to Iraq have become void saltin seas from run off directed there from china. 4 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 4, 2015 Super User Posted January 4, 2015 Innovation is not China's strong suit. I don't think they have actually invented anything since gunpowder in the 9th Century. For the most part anything that approaches a quality product involves foreign supervision. Chinese labor is cheap, but quality control in lacking. I suspect the reel in question is a knock-off of someones else's design or some combination stolen from other companies. Maybe you have "nothing to lose" flushing $40 down the toilet, but the money would fund a fair portion of a proven product. Quote
ColdSVT Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Love my stradic fj and ci4+ I had symetre, sedona, and spheros and i like them a lot as well 2nd fav would have to be the cabo... Of all the spinning reels i owned over the years the stradics are the only ones i still have Quote
bkohlman Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Cabela's Fish Eagle II and the Verano are great reels, one for the budget minded and one for the upper mid range budget. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted January 4, 2015 Super User Posted January 4, 2015 I think it's fair to say, the Chinese Gov. Couldn't care less about the environment as long as foreign company's ( Wall Street ) usher in capital and products to build, don't get me wrong i love Chinese rice, as long as it's made with jasmine.. I will take a Maylasia reel or Bangladesh made reel over China most any day. 1 Quote
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