Shimano Sedona

[Nkybassfisherman]

For the guys that own or have had experience with this reel, what do you think of it? I'm getting another spinning setup and will probably pair it up with a 6'6" Med Abu Veritas.

[SDoolittle]

I have had a few of them over the years. They are very nice reels for the price range.

[Raul]

Nice reel for the money, however, if you can shell out the extra cash better get a Sahara, the price difference isn´t much but the Sahara is a much better reel.

[tomustang]

Nice reel for the money, however, if you can shell out the extra cash better get a Sahara, the price difference isn´t much but the Sahara is a much better reel.

I agree, it'll be a better investment

[WdyCrankbait]

Yeah, I have one. It has done great for me! I keep wanting to get a replacement reel, like the Pfluger Supreme XT or Stradic Ci4. But, I cant justify it b/c the Sedona has never let down and I have about 5 years on it. Doubt you will go wrong picking up another one.

[clayton86]

I still have one that I bought years ago as my first reel I bought with my own money like 10+ years ago iv never cleaned it till last year and it still works like a charm it's now my wife/sons reel now only thing changed over the years was the rods

[Hi Salenity]

What size would you get for a 7' MF rod ? 2500?

[hookingem]

I had a sedona it was a good reel and took a beating, before it ended up at the bottom of a lake

[tomustang]

What size would you get for a 7' MF rod ? 2500?

That's right, for the 2500 reel: 6lb/200yds, 8lb/140yds, 10lb/120yds are the capacities

[Nkybassfisherman]

I had a sedona it was a good reel and took a beating, before it ended up at the bottom of a lake

I've had that happen to a pro qual and st. croix mojo setup.

[webertime]

I have/had one that was from their first production year 1995 and it is still used by my buddy 30+ days a year as a primary reel. It could use a cleaning but it's still 100% functional and feels better than some of my newer and higher end stuff does after just one. At $60 they're a great reel.

I also have a current model Sonora which is a Sedona minus one bearing and it feels very much the same as the Sedona.

That all being said you can get a Sahara 2500/3000 for less than $60 shipped from Ebay. I find the alloy frame as opposed to the graphite to be noticably more rigid when fighting a larger fish. There are only 2 differences between the 2500 and 3000 size, the spool and knob on the handle, the body/rotor, everything else is the same and the 2500 and 3000 spools can be interchanged. I like the 3000 sized reel because you get a handle with a bigger knob. I say this because I notice the 3000 sized shimanos usually go for about 10% less than the 2500 size, even though for all intents and purposes they are the same reels.

[Grey Wolf]

I agree, it'll be a better investment

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