Best bang for bucks reel
Submitted by crasny1 on Fri, 2014-05-23 18:18
Been looking at the little collection.
Imo best reel to coverbase's Is my Sustain 3000FG.
Strong enough for some bigger fish, light enough not to overkill the littlies.Consider this my bang for bucks reel.
What is yours?
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MandurahMatt
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Date Joined: 18/09/13
Stradic FJ 3000.
Stradic FJ 3000.
Bewdey Fellaz
troy fuller
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Date Joined: 30/08/10
Definitely a Stradic,
Definitely a Stradic, awesome reel for the price
jayce
Posts: 564
Date Joined: 10/12/11
Stradic Ci4 2500 I seem to
Stradic Ci4 2500
I seem to find this in my hand more often than any of my reels. caught some good fish on it
EL SYD
Posts: 599
Date Joined: 16/08/10
stella 8000SW can do so much
stella 8000SW can do so much with and too this reel
caughtup
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Date Joined: 06/02/14
stradic all the way
stradic all the way
petermac
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Date Joined: 03/03/10
like my
have 2 x stradic fj 8000,s great reels , a Calcutta 400 great for north west work , diawa calidia 4000 that punches above its weight , but bang for bucks I paid 90 bucks in Sydney for a new penn 950ss it came with a rod too (left the rod in NSW with my brother) thought it was a bargain
Bunny
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According to the latest Alan
According to the latest Alan Hawk review it would have to be the Fin Nor Lethal 100.
Sounds like incredible value.
TROOPY
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Date Joined: 30/05/11
Sustain 5000FG
Great price that doesn't break the bank, smooth drag and just the right size so it can do just bout everything from jigging, baits, spinning etc.
absolutely love mine and recommend it to everyone.
1 from the beach is worth 10 from a boat
trymyluck
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Date Joined: 06/05/12
From the Alan Hawk write
From the Alan Hawk write review I will be buying a few of the Fin Nor Lethals also. Im planning to use a few as my whiting reels. Found them on Mo tackle for $109.
Daniel_P
Posts: 78
Date Joined: 22/02/14
I brought a pfluger salt
I brought a pfluger salt reel not to long ago as I wanted a cheaper reel that I wouldn't be upset about if I damaged it rather than using saltigas all the time, and to my surprise the reel is actually very good. It is strong,smooth drag and a pretty good line capacity! Check them out
Ashen
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Date Joined: 22/03/13
I've been using the pflueger
I've been using the pflueger salt 50 for the last year or so. Awesome reel and great value! The finnor lethal 100 is on order.
It's amazing how good some sub $150 reels are these days.
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Shark1
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$2.99 kmart handline if u say
$2.99 kmart handline if u say reel only store line
Bunny
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Date Joined: 05/08/10
Just to clarify guys that
Just to clarify guys that Lethal 100 is a very big reel and the review points out it is built very differently to the smaller models. To the point they maybe even should have a different name. They may have even got the pricing wrong!
MattMiller
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Funny isn't it
I've read in a few places people saying 'due to Alan hawks review I'm going to buy a fin nor lethal' but then they say they're going to buy a 40 or 60 size.
Simply showing that they've never read the review.
THE REVIEW APPLIES TO THE 100 SIZE ONLY
The other sizes are pieces of crap.
trymyluck
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ohh thanks for the heads up
ohh thanks for the heads up ..I didn't know that Bunny
Geoff78
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I had a look at the Lethal
I had a look at the Lethal 100. In terms of value for money, it may be right up there, but I wouldn't use one. It's just too unrefined. It winds like a coffee grinder and sounds pretty similar.
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
My Stella 5000, I've pulled
My Stella 5000, I've pulled all sorts in with that biggest a 13kg Dhu down to Herring.
Love the West!
thesupervisor
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Date Joined: 10/06/09
6000 stella nice and light
6000 stella nice and light and can catch squid thru to 40kg sambos
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
scottnofish
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diawa certate 3500HD custom
i have saltigas stellas sustains twinpowers and stradics but this is always the goto reel so smooth and light yet has landed some hooter dhuies with ease
bradzino
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Date Joined: 27/06/12
Certate 2010/14
Its my favourite- I have a few but just like the 2004, current models are excellent for the price imo...I have/had a few high ends but reckon this one punch's well above its weigh class.
Leigh85
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Date Joined: 11/03/13
Spheros 8000 and sahara 6000
Spheros 8000, great reel IMO, my has had a work out up north on anything from trout to tuna and some very large sharks and my Sahara 6000 that I have used on everything from whiting to my PB snapper at 730 and 7.5kgs off the rocks, red emperor and spangled too. Both of these reels are not too expensive and have held up to a fair bit punishment
Dale
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Ok, I'll step up for Okuma,
Ok, I'll step up for Okuma, I've got a few V series reels and I love them.
cheers
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joe amato
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phluegger salt 60
phuegger salt 60,great reel smooth fluid dve,carbon washers 13kg drag and quik awsome for a cheap reel all i can say for the last couple of years
gav1970
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+1 on the pflueger salt 60.
+1 on the pflueger salt 60. I've caught snapper, dhu, spanglies, sharks and some big rays. Never any problems with it and still as smooth as the day I bough it. All for $130.
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Paul H
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Depends on the fisherman and
Depends on the fisherman and what you want it for. I know a mate that suits a penn spinfisher and other that a stradic would suit better..
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crasny1
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Stella's Bang for Bucks???
Pretty pricy. I certainly wouldnt call my 2 Stella's bang for buck purely because of the price.
Obviously stunning reels, but you wouldnt want to loose one overboard (happened to me with an 8000SW attached to a Samuria Jig8 and I almost cried. Bloody big shark looked spent,and got a sudden second wind which took the lot!!!!!
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tim-o
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Pretty sure club marine
Pretty sure club marine covers that. Remember reading about being covered for rod and reel going overboard in my policy
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crasny1
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Had it covered for sure
And the claim wasnt an issue as it was GoPro-ed. But it was the immediate pain for such a stupid move, ie b4 the sensed and reality clicked in.
I recall posting on here and someone mentioned claiming it. Might not have thought it was covered without Fishwrecked.
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tim-o
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crasny1
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No worries
And not all off us have that cover. Also didnt get back anything near full value, but for a $1600 setup without the premium braid I was happy to get anything back. The GoPro footage is priceless. The look on my face and the Mrs pissing herself laughing was very funny.
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outdoinit
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Just brought a Stradic 5000FJ
Havent used it in anger yet.. Abrolhos this coming weekend so I am sure it will get a work out.
As for Diawa, I used to buy them but had a couple issues with one reel and the service / warranty was crap to say the least.. IMO
Hey Crasny why dont you post the Gopro footage? I for one would like to see that..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
crasny1
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Sorry to reply so late
Dont you worry mate. I would like to see that again too, but it was all one a hard drive that got damaged and wiped, and lost it. Wasnt funny at the time so wasnt upset, but now I recon I would piss myself laughing.
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81macca
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Stella 5000sw great bang for
Stella 5000sw great bang for its buck. If you put a Stradic 5000 through the same punishment as the same size Stella it wont last 6 months.
I actually fish.
Brucesta
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i'm going to put the
i'm going to put the TR2000LD, a capacity to take 300m of 10kg, castable and quite cheap to own (when i was 16 many years ago), i used one for MANY a year when it was all i could afford on a McDonalds wage, matched to a Penn cheap rod, i had a combo that accounted for 15kg Spanish Macks, 6ft Bronzie from the stones off the back beach and heaps of Golden Trevs, Threadies and Queenies and it never failed, only lost it when i didn't put the ratchet on my reel and the line spooled out and dragged into the water nightfishing for sharks, we didn't have the variety back then, Calcutta's where WAY out of reach and there just wasnt the range over overheads and i couldn't afford a TLD 20 back then.
Now it would be my Wife's Fin Nor Marquessa 16 reel or my Abu Garcia 6500C3 baitcatser, landed some great fish with these and punch above thier weight, both multi use too.
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petermac
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well i will say it Alvey 650c
bang for the buck alvey 650c does every thing can be your long casting beech reel or your skull dragging of shore reel simple straight forward reel hard to destroy and a aussie invention
MattMiller
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I would
love to see you jig or work soft plastics with an alvey
beau
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Stradic 5000fj for sure. From
Stradic 5000fj for sure. From tailor and salmon to stickbaiting mackies and jigging sambos. Still going strong
robert1979
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my stradic 5000 has taken a
my stradic 5000 has taken a beating and caught all kinds. Very versatile reel. Actually treating it to a service at bluewater for the first time.
Doooma
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My old Stradic 6000 FJ has
My old Stradic 6000 FJ has copped an absolute flogging and still going strong....
As with my Daiwa Saltist 4500...
would be hard to split between those two reels!
Jimmysparks
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Date Joined: 26/03/14
I was contemplating getting
I was contemplating getting the stradic 5000fj for trip to kalbarri end of the year. Wanted it to be for tailor and mulloway from the beach and trolling, bottom bouncing off the boat. From all accounts from you boys it's more than capable.
Doooma
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My 6000fj has landed 6 foot
My 6000fj has landed 6 foot bronzies on the boat.... Nuff said, :-)
Jimmysparks
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Nuff said alright dooma,
Nuff said alright dooma, sold on the stradic!!!
new age
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I'm with the OP on this one
I'm with the OP on this one Sustain 3000
Ive caught better fish on that reel than my 2 larger size reels
Ashen
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Have received my Fin Nor
Have received my Fin Nor Lethal 100. I dont really like it much. Its not as smooth as my Pflueger Salt 50 and the drag and winding sound is abit annoying! So I've arranged to swap it over for a Pflueger Salt 80, because the Salt 50 has been awesome and I'm sure the Salt 80 will be the same! Haha
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
paul83
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Bang for buck
I have to say my cheap little Sienna 1000 that i have had for nearly 10 years would be mine.
It has never let me down, Tailor and bream in river, squid and herring off the rocks and flathead on the flats.
I have plenty of more expensive reels but it always alot fun with 4lb line screaming off this little reel.
Pick it up, put it down....