Good spinning reel

[Gatiepie2]

I have a L @ F 12 foot 3 to 5 oz rod. I want to buy a good spinning reel for shad fishing. Any suggestions.

Gatiepie2

 

[Homie]

Daiwa BG 30.
Affordable, and tough

 

[sean100]

shimano spheros, great value for money, extremely tough, lots of guys use them for jigging

 

[Riaan_The_Legend]

I second the Spheros!

 

[aquadementia]

Make that 3!

 

[Nemesis]

How much does the Spheros sell for?What do you guys think of the Daiwa Regal 4000?

 

[Bliksem]

Homie wrote:

Daiwa BG 30.
Affordable, and tough

http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=23742&forum_id=5

 

[Riaan_The_Legend]

Leave the Regal. The Shimano will do you far better justice.

 

[SUNSHINE]

Whats wrong with the Regal?

 

[Nemesis]

Thanks Riaan,whats the going price of the Shimano Spheros,and what size should i get for a 10ft 2-4oz spinning rod?

 

[Riaan_The_Legend]

I have a few mates who opted to save some cash and go for the Regal, but are now unhappy as the real hasn't done as well as expected with excess wear and tear. I'm not saying they are bad reels, I'm just of the opinion that the Shimano Spheros is a far superior product. I would go for anything from the 5000 to 8000 depending on target species and the weight of the rod. If you can help me with that I could give a better opinion!

 

[Riaan_The_Legend]

Just read the first post, I would go for the 5000 if only using the setup for shad, but the 6000 or 8000 will give you better line capacity for only a small gain in weight making the setup a little more versatile.

 

[Nemesis]

Thanks for the info Riaan,il be using it for throwing small plugs and spoons for Garrick and Shad.Will be using 20lb braid on it

 

[aquadementia]

For that size rod a 6000 or 8000 will be most appropriate in my opinion.

 

[sean100]

hey Nemesis, check out the new saltist spinning reels, they come out in sep i think, they look amazing but might be expensive prob 300 rand more than the spheros i reckon, its used for heavy duty stuff,just a thought

 

[Nemesis]

Umm shot thanks,will have a look at the Saltist as well,hope they lekker reels