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Reel weight and another shimano vs daiwa
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<blockquote data-quote="usingmyrights" data-source="post: 192160" data-attributes="member: 4465"><p>I'm sure you guys are sick of my questions by now. The new rods I picked up on the going out of business now require reels. I'm really unsure of which way to go on my ultralite setup. The rod is a 6' St Croix Premier fast action. It seems all of the reels I look at have pretty good reviews, but there's always a handful that describe horrible failures. I'm looking at the Shimano Saros, Sahara, Team Daiwa Tierra, or an Exceler. I like the fact that the Saros has a smaller body while maintaining a bigger (for the body size) spool. The Sahara of course is an old standby and is the lightest of the bunch. I like the Tean Daiwa as well, but its the heaviest and I heard that Daiwas run bigger then Shimano. Being an ultralight, I'd like to keep it trim. I put on a reel with a similiar weight of the Daiwa on the rod and it felt a little grip heavy. Not bad, and still pretty well balanced, but a hair further back than I'd prefer. So whats the verdict. This setup would be used for crappie and babybass.</p><p></p><p>ETA: Another advantage of the Daiwas is that their max drag is lighter than the Shimanos. This will prevent me from accidently setting the drag to high for the rod.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="usingmyrights, post: 192160, member: 4465"] I'm sure you guys are sick of my questions by now. The new rods I picked up on the going out of business now require reels. I'm really unsure of which way to go on my ultralite setup. The rod is a 6' St Croix Premier fast action. It seems all of the reels I look at have pretty good reviews, but there's always a handful that describe horrible failures. I'm looking at the Shimano Saros, Sahara, Team Daiwa Tierra, or an Exceler. I like the fact that the Saros has a smaller body while maintaining a bigger (for the body size) spool. The Sahara of course is an old standby and is the lightest of the bunch. I like the Tean Daiwa as well, but its the heaviest and I heard that Daiwas run bigger then Shimano. Being an ultralight, I'd like to keep it trim. I put on a reel with a similiar weight of the Daiwa on the rod and it felt a little grip heavy. Not bad, and still pretty well balanced, but a hair further back than I'd prefer. So whats the verdict. This setup would be used for crappie and babybass. ETA: Another advantage of the Daiwas is that their max drag is lighter than the Shimanos. This will prevent me from accidently setting the drag to high for the rod. [/QUOTE]
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