1nutinthewater wrote:Nobody has given this reel a test drive?

Finally got to use this reel today fishing from a boat- Definitely a grinding feeling- Waste of $89 for sure. Good thing I had a new FK along as well- smooth as butter...........

Anyone wanna buy a nearly new Creed GT?

Nobody has given this reel a test drive?

I have had many- fi, fj, fk, ci4, ci4+

I fish them hard and they seem to always have an issue after a year or 2. Most recent ci4 that was sent in was replaced with a new one by shimano- after maybe a dozen outings the bail is not always flipping back over.....

I already own 6 stradics and was dying to try something new so i ordered the 13 Fishing Creed GT. Spooled it up with another new to me line- Sunline Natural something in blue. With my eyes going south I lasted 2 casts and decided that i cannot see it and back to the rig for a stradic spooled with hi...

I have sent in 3 stradics over the last year for repairs and each time they have sent me a brand new stradic. One was about 8 years old..........