Diawa BG 1000 vs. 1500 for Small Creek Fishing

[Dadof10]

I recently picked up a Diawa BG 2500 for my general bass fishing rig. I primarily fish small ponds as I have no boat. I matched it to a 7 foot medium/fast Diawa rod with 14 lbs. Berkley FireLine.

 

Now to the subject of this post.

 

I have a small creek that runs through my property in central Missouri. I want a smaller outfit to use for creek fishing. I feel the BG 2500 on a 7 foot rod is a little big for small creeks. I would like to expand my creek fishing for some of the excellent opportunities we have in Missouri.

 

I want a reel to pair to a medium light, 6 foot-ish rod using 10 lbs braid and maybe 8 lbs fluorocarbon leader. I've looked at the BG 1000 and 1500. They are in the price range and specs that I want.

 

My question is what the difference is between the two? They have the same drag spec. It appears the 1000 is smaller as it holds a little less line than the 1500.

 

I want a medium-light reel and it appears the 1000 is classified as UL.

 

Anyone have experience with either the BG 1000 or 1500? Any other recommendations for this type of fishing?

 

Thanks,

Steve

[jimmyjoe]

    I think you mean the BG1500 and BG2000, not the 1000 and 1500.

   The difference is the spool. I don't see the reason for the 1500, but then I have my ideas and other people have different ideas. I consider the reel to be a good design, solidly built and easily serviceable.

   Good luck, and have a ball creek fishing!        jj

[new2BC4bass]

I think you mean BG 1500 and 2000.  I don't find a 1000 on Daiwa's website.  Drag, weight and gear ratio are the same, but IPT is 1.2 more on the 2000 suggesting its spool diameter is a bit larger.  The Exceler LT, Fuego LT and Legalis LT 1000 reels hold more line than either of those BGs while the Revros LT 1000 appears to be a true UL at 4/110 capacity.

 

How big are the fish?  I use 4# mono on my 6' ML Lightning/Penn 430SS.

 

Okay.  I type too slow so jimmyjoe beat me to the punch regarding 1000 BGs.

 

I have the BG 1500 on my Ned Rig rod with very light braid.  Too light actually, so I'll probably be upping it to 10# braid.

[Armtx77]

I have 3, Diawa BG 1500's that are hooked into 7ft ML/F action rods. 1 Fenwick HMG and two Doybns Sierra Micros. They all run 10lbs 832 Sufix in Coastal Camo.

 

I think the BG 1500, is the best reel under $100 on the market. I called up Diawa and ordered spare spools. As I do a lot of wading and evey once in awhile, I need a fresh spool.

 

I throw 5" Senkos on a 1/16oz weighted EWG and weightless, BizzBait killer Craws on the same set up. 1/8-1/4 oz Rooster Tails and Rebel wee Craws , without issue.

 

The BG is built like a tank, it is not the lightest reel out there, but I have turned the heads of 5-7lbs Bull Reds with my set ups and the BG helped keep them in check.

 

If I catch them on a super sale, I will most likely buy 2-3 to set back.

 

[TBAG]

1500 will be perfect. 

[KDW96]

Im currently using size 1500 reels ive had for 12 years. They are shimano sedonas. Not made anymore,but have been excellent reels at bring in big fish,with a properly set drag. Picked up 6 extra spools for different line type or extra. When they die, ill be ordering more of the same size.

[Dadof10]

9 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

    I think you mean the BG1500 and BG2000, not the 1000 and 1500.

   The difference is the spool. I don't see the reason for the 1500, but then I have my ideas and other people have different ideas. I consider the reel to be a good design, solidly built and easily serviceable.

   Good luck, and have a ball creek fishing!        jj

You guys are right. It is the BG1500 and BG2000. I've been looking at too many reels.

 

I think the fish will be under 2 pounds from what I've seen. I don't want UL. Based on what y'all have said here, the two reels are pretty much the same except for the line capacity which is determined by the spool size. Sounds like the BG1500 would work on a ML/Fast rod.

 

I was leaning to the BG2000 but maybe the BG1500 now. 

 

Sounds like a good idea to pick up extra spools.

 

Thanks for the feedback so far.

 

Steve

[jimmyjoe]

31 minutes ago, Dadof10 said:

 

Sounds like a good idea to pick up extra spools.

 

   I got an extra spool. Be very careful! The spool is soft aluminum, and if you drop it on anything other than a featherbed, you will have a nasty gouge that you'll need to sand out. I also bought a carbontex drag washer from Smoothdrag. I don't do that for larger reels, but I tend to do it for small ones.

   Other than that, no problem.     jj

[Tywithay]

I had the 2000 on a 7' ML rod and it worked great, but I did feel it weighed it down a bit. I put it on a 7'6" ML and it balanced it out much better. That reel, even in the 1500 size, is capable of reeling in just about anything. They use saltwater-worthy components. Only thing slowing down the smaller models is line capacity, but it's more than enough for bass fishing. 

[Tconley]

BG 1500 should be more than enough. I use the 2500 to fish for Snook and Redfish around the docks and in the mangroves for comparison, so the 1500 should handle anything in a creek!

[Gbezefromnapeze]

I bought a 2500 BG and then returned it for a 2500 Legalis LT. Feels much better on my 6,6 light rod. I would suggest checking out the LT reels, and maybe stick with 2500 size for it's line management benefits.

[Tywithay]

1 hour ago, Gbezefromnapeze said:

I bought a 2500 BG and then returned it for a 2500 Legalis LT. Feels much better on my 6,6 light rod. I would suggest checking out the LT reels, and maybe stick with 2500 size for it's line management benefits.

Line management is of no concern as he said he'll be using 10lb braid.