Spinning reels Daiwa(Sol or Tierra) or Stradic

[Ldavis]

Dose anyone have/fish with a Sol or Tierra model 2500?How does the Sol/Tierra compare with the Stradic? Does the lower gear ratio(4.7 in Sol) make a big difference vs the Stradic(6.0)? I like that the Daiwas have a bigger spool. This reel will be used on a IMX 783 for the wife. I posted a few days ago about putting a Stradic on ithe IMX but I may keep the reel and get her another one. Just looking for opinions.

[ArcticCat500]

I do own the Tierra 2500, and for the money it has to be one of the top reels in that range. ($110 shipped on eBay) I choose the Fuego over the SOL, so I cant comment on that.

I've fished a Stradic early on in the season and wasnt impressed, but thats me.   I wont dogged the Stradic its a fine reel, it just wasnt my style. I sold off all my She's this year and went to Daiwa spinning and Revo STX's for bc's.  And havnt looked back.

[Raul]

Daiwa spinning reels are super smooth right out of the box because they also have more bearings than a comparable Shimano, Shimanos become silky smooth with use.

In that size the Stradic is a lot faster than the Tierra/Sol, the Stradic has an IPT of pretty fast 34" while the Tierra/Sol only has 28", 6" mathematically speaking don 't seem like much but it 's a difference of 6" per turn of the handle, for example that would mean the difference between reeling in steadily a buzzbait and keeping it on top with little effort doing it with a Stradic while cranking like mad with a Tierra/sol to achieve the same result.  

[Bigs]

I own the tierra 3000 and the sol 2500 but honestly wished I had waited for the new stradic instead. The tierra is nice but the handle feels flimsy and its also alot bulkier then a shimano imo. The sol is fantastic but I still dont love the handle.Tierra is a great reel for a hundred bucks on ebay tho. Dont make the mistake of gettin the 3000 like I did tho, its a tank of a reel. I hardly use either tho cuz Im usually using my baitcasters . IMO get the new stradic and be done with it, its much faster and you're gonna need it.