Brett's_daddy Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Okay, this is a hypothetical question about which 2 of the following 4 reels you'd get. I have about $150 to spend on 2 new reels. The first pair is a Shimano SLX and a Daiwa Fuego CT (or you could replace this with the Revo X) and the next pair is the Quantum Smoke S3 KVD Edition (on sale for $130 at BPS and then with reel trade in gets it down to $104) and the BPS Pro Qualifier 2 Limited Edition. Which pair would you choose and why? I'm not able to mix and match these pairs as each pair adds up to $150 and mixing them up would likely put me over. Quote
GReb Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Most everyone is going to say the SLX and Fuego. But I’d buy two Lews LFS. You can find them new on eBay for about $75-80 bucks. I still prefer it to my Daiwas and Abus that cost more. I even like it better than my more expensive Lews Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted February 21, 2019 Super User Posted February 21, 2019 In store? Or online? Quote
Brett's_daddy Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Choporoz said: In store? Or online? In-store for the BPS deal as you have to trade in a reel towards the Smoke to get it down to the $104 price. Quote
nascar2428 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 I'm going SLX at $99 and Pro qualifier at $49 at Bass pro. Sorry I mixed and matched. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted February 21, 2019 Super User Posted February 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, Brett's_daddy said: In-store for the BPS deal as you have to trade in a reel towards the Smoke to get it down to the $104 price. Then, my answer would be to handle them and decide for yourself. 1 Quote
hwright38 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 I don't know the difference between the "KVD" edition, and the regular S3 PT, but the Smoke is one of my favorite reels. Honestly, in my opinion it's the most underrated reel that's come out in the last few years. Quote
GReb Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, hwright38 said: I don't know the difference between the "KVD" edition, and the regular S3 PT, but the Smoke is one of my favorite reels. Honestly, in my opinion it's the most underrated reel that's come out in the last few years. The KVD has 2 less bearing which I assume are in the handle knobs? If so who cares. Also the regular S3 has anti corrosion bearings instead of the ceramics the KVD has. But for 90% of us that’s no biggie either Quote
hwright38 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 In that case I would take the Smoke over the SLX every day of the week. Quote
LionHeart Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Fuego and SLX. Better yet, 2 Fuegos 2 Quote
Brett's_daddy Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, Choporoz said: Then, my answer would be to handle them and decide for yourself. Only the Smoke and the PQ2 would be available for that. 50 minutes ago, nascar2428 said: I'm going SLX at $99 and Pro qualifier at $49 at Bass pro. Sorry I mixed and matched. darn you 51 minutes ago, nascar2428 said: I'm going SLX at $99 and Pro qualifier at $49 at Bass pro. Sorry I mixed and matched. So you're basically saying you'd take the SLX over the Smoke? Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted February 21, 2019 Super User Posted February 21, 2019 I've never handled any of those, so I defer to others. Couple of thoughts...if one or two of those have different braking systems, consider against getting one magnetic and one 'other than magnetic'...if all similar, then it isn't a consideration. I don't have that Smoke, but I have a bunch of others. If I'm ever looking at a Smoke vs something else around the same price, I'm probably getting another Smoke. Quote
nascar2428 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Brett's_daddy said: Only the Smoke and the PQ2 would be available for that. darn you So you're basically saying you'd take the SLX over the Smoke? Honestly I don't know anything about the smoke, If I'm buying, it would be two pro qualifiers in different speeds and $50 of new tackle. Quote
Brett's_daddy Posted February 22, 2019 Author Posted February 22, 2019 3 hours ago, nascar2428 said: Honestly I don't know anything about the smoke, If I'm buying, it would be two pro qualifiers in different speeds and $50 of new tackle. I know i could always buy more tackle but man, i still have sime lures i got from Christmas 2017 still unopened in their package...lol. I think a couple new reels are in my future ? Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted February 22, 2019 Super User Posted February 22, 2019 I would buy the Smoke (it's one heck of a reel), and then save up for the SLX or Fuego. 2 Quote
PourMyOwn Posted February 22, 2019 Posted February 22, 2019 I love my Fuego CTs, but I doubt you can go wrong here. I'm only 42, but all of these reels are so much better than they were 20 years ago. If you do get a Fuego, I really like the 8.1 ratio, great for buzzbaits. Quote
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