joesanch Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Looking in purchasing two new spinning reels. one to be used for drop-shotting/shakeyheads and the other for light jerkbaits/stick baits. I have more knowledge towards baitcasters and when it came to spinning reels i always went towards the lower price reels and would just replace them more. Looking for a quality reel and these are the ones i have been looking at. Abu Garcia Soron STX, Soron SX, Shimano Saros F, Daiwa Exceler TSH High speed. My price range is $70-$130. Just wondering if anyone has any experience (good or bad) with these reels. Thank you Quote
bigfruits Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped... Quote
Super User Shane J Posted December 28, 2010 Super User Posted December 28, 2010 The Stradic F1 is a fantastic reel in your price range. I'd check 'em out in a store to see if it feels good to you. Quote
SeanW Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I have Shimano from Sahara to Stradic, Diawa Excelor, and Soron STX. I prefer the Soron. The Diawa is my second choice and the Shimano would be a distant third. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted December 28, 2010 Super User Posted December 28, 2010 Soron , class of that field...end of story Quote
joesanch Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 for the soron stx, which models will work best for drop-shots/shaky heads. Also will need one for finesse plastics like a weightless dinger or senko. Dont know which one to choose the 20 or 40?? Quote
The Rooster Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Probably would be the 20 size based on line capacity for those techniques, that's what I'd get anyway. Quote
trevor Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped... Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 12, 2011 Super User Posted January 12, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. Quote
Super User grimlin Posted January 12, 2011 Super User Posted January 12, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. X2! I don't know anything about the new ones though.I'm waiting for a review on them actually. I hate Daiwa's new logo.Probably won't stop me from buying for them if the reels still perform like they do. Quote
Rich Tehan Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough? Quote
trevor Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough? My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me. Quote
northern basser Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped... x2 Quote
northern basser Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 13, 2011 Super User Posted January 13, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough? I have it on a 7' ML power, fast action St Croix Avid. It's just about my favorite set up. I use 6lb Trilene flouro on one spool, and 10 lb Power Pro on another. I usually just use the straight fluoro for DS'ing, handles it as good as any other spinning reel with flouro I have or have used. Quote
Rich Tehan Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme). Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me. I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod. I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough? I have it on a 7' ML power, fast action St Croix Avid. It's just about my favorite set up. I use 6lb Trilene flouro on one spool, and 10 lb Power Pro on another. I usually just use the straight fluoro for DS'ing, handles it as good as any other spinning reel with flouro I have or have used. Great thanks, that's all I needed to hear, just bought one on ebay for $60 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 13, 2011 Super User Posted January 13, 2011 My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me. I just bought a tierra to try for next year. I hope I don't have that same luck w/ them. Quote
trevor Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me. I just bought a tierra to try for next year. I hope I don't have that same luck w/ them. How small are the sharks and what species, most sharks do not fight very hard, they pull like a John Deere tractor, only smaller sharks that fight are spinners and they are very acrobatic. I have a Tierra 3000 I use for inshore use, I don't believe that reel has enough horsepower for steady shark fishing, I'm not surprised it failed. It isn't my favorite reel, but overall it's a good reel and I have caught some quality fish on it, I will add that it is the only reel I own that has never produced a wind knot, that in itself is a great bonus. Quote
JigMe Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped... where? Quote
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