Your Next Reel Purchase?

Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.
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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by big_gee » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:15 am

Casting reels two Steez EX and Pixy Type R.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by chadwick902 » Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:51 pm

I just purchased a Sustain 2500 and it gets here Thursday. Can't wait.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by bassninja » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:59 pm

chadwick902 wrote:I just purchased a Sustain 2500 and it gets here Thursday. Can't wait.
Great buy. I just bought one after Christmas. Can't wait for the ice to melt.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by Abass88lb » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:06 pm

Was planning on getting a Shimano Sustain 2500 but I saw and bought a Daiwa Ballistic 3000SH for $66 from Amazon. It should be getting here tomorrow. I hope it will be at least as good as a Stradic FJ. It's pretty much a blind purchase and it better be an upgrade from the Pflueger Supreme MGX that I currently use and don't really like as much as the Pflueger Patriarch that previously had.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by falcon » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:47 am

I bought some jackals from thut and they offered some great deals at checkout. Picked up a 2500fj for $130 not mind blowing but a good deal non the less. The Fj is very solid.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by Phippy » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:01 am

Just picked up here on TT a Megabass Zonda68 to match with my MB X4 OneTen stick. Already thinking a Zonda10 for my GLX 855 CBR if I give the Zonda68 two thumbs up.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by Somerdink » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:45 am

This year I have picked up a TD-ito 103HL, Zillion PE, two personal order TDZ and a steez. I want a TD-A.O.I 103HL still but can't find one. Maybe a Type R 103 ML project reel maybe. Haven't decide yet I will see what Japan tackle has.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by dragon1 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:17 am

Somerdink wrote:This year I have picked up a TD-ito 103HL, Zillion PE, two personal order TDZ and a steez. I want a TD-A.O.I 103HL still but can't find one. Maybe a Type R 103 ML project reel maybe. Haven't decide yet I will see what Japan tackle has.
TD AOI is as difficult to procure, or maybe even more so, than even the Deps Zillion (for Daiwa reels of that genre).

Good luck!

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by mikezho » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:18 am

already own 3 steez, 1 pixy, 2 chronarch 51E.
My wishlist:
core50
abu premier.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by Somerdink » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:17 pm

dragon1 wrote:
Somerdink wrote:This year I have picked up a TD-ito 103HL, Zillion PE, two personal order TDZ and a steez. I want a TD-A.O.I 103HL still but can't find one. Maybe a Type R 103 ML project reel maybe. Haven't decide yet I will see what Japan tackle has.
TD AOI is as difficult to procure, or maybe even more so, than even the Deps Zillion (for Daiwa reels of that genre).

Good luck!
I'm trying Dragon1 to find one but your right very hard to find!

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by chadlikeshad » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:46 pm

if i can find a good price on a 2nd generation stx, that will be next. at tax time i'm hoping try out the new premier (i love gen 2 premier). the icvb has me intrigued, though if i can find a tdz type r for close to the same price i'll have to call an audible.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by mcha16 » Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:04 pm

shimano core 51mg7!

topwater!

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by chadwick902 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:44 pm

bassninja wrote:
chadwick902 wrote:I just purchased a Sustain 2500 and it gets here Thursday. Can't wait.
Great buy. I just bought one after Christmas. Can't wait for the ice to melt.
I've been toying around in the pool throwing that Sustain and man that's a sweet reel. First tournament of the year is tomorrow, so it's going to get some work.

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by MTBF » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:54 pm

So far just the reel I got last week in a cash/trade, the Shimano Stella FB 3000. What a piece of work that reel is, love the craftsmanship can't wait to fish it on my NRX852S JWR. Next reel is a Core 50Mg7 for my NRX893C JWR, then it's rods and well another reel :P

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Re: Your Next Reel Purchase?

Post by mikezho » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:23 pm

core50, abu mgx/premier.

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