Which Model Shimano Stradic Fi

[trevor]

3000 and 2500 are almost identical, but I prefer the larger handle grip on the 3000.

Exactly. I can't stand the small handles.

[JacobK]

i got the 3000 size for my ci4 just so i can use it for steelhead/salmon fishing.

[krisjack69]

I went fishing with my new reel today.I did pretty good throwing my weightless ocho.I just gotta get used to it.Been using the sedona for so long.I didnt catch anything on it but I did catch something on my baitcaster with my new northland spinnerbaits.I love those thing.Best spinner I have ever had.I thought the Manns vampire spinnerbait was good lol.

[philsoreel]

I don't have an explanation, only assumption. I was just going off word of mouth. This topic came up before and several told me they had both and the 3000 handles the stiffer 8# fluoros better than the 2500 would so I assumed this was true. I agree 100% no 8# fc is the same. Invizx 8# is excellent on my 2500 but had too much stretch for my shakeyhead set-up. Alot of it was I was using a Cumara CUS-DX72M 7'2" Med X-Fast (another recommendation by many on here) as a shakeyhead rod when in fact it's a drop-shot rod. When I said all other 8# fc's sucked on my 2500 except 2 that I didn't like, I was talking about Invizx and Tatsu. Didn't like Invizx because of the stretch and Tatsu because it cost so much. I'm now using that Cumara for what it was intended to be used for, drop-shot and I got a GLoomis SHR822S Mag-Med for shaking a couple of weeks ago. It's alot stronger on the hook-set so I might give Invizx another shot.

I want to be able to use Toray Solaroam Upgrade 8# or Shooter 8# on my shakeyhead. What am I going to have to do to be able to throw those stiff lines, go to a 4000? Or is it just not going to work on spinning gear?

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