I th0ught my new Stradic was a step up from my old Cardinal 54 and Cardinal 44. Now that the gears and bearingS are worn out and they have no parts I know I was wrong. If Shimano put poor...
Reviewed by: Greenshank on 2010-08-27 | Rating:
If you are a beach fisherman like me than this is a must have if you are serious. The sealed real will eliminate the need for you to constantly baby the reel from the sand.
Reviewed by: Jack on 2010-05-17 | Rating:
I have 6 of these reels and would have rated them a "5", however, all 6 now have problems with the bail not closing automatically. Any ideas why this happened? All of my reels are washed down with...
Reviewed by: CCC on 2010-03-01 | Rating:
I'm on my second, love the reel, for the 1st year, then love turns to hate when the the gears go bad. I got them both on sale which is the reason I chose them over the stradic. I have now gone...
Reviewed by: Simon Dixon on 2009-12-04 | Rating:
I'm on my second, love the reel, for the 1st year, then love turns to hate when the the gears go bad. I got them both on sale which is the reason I chose them over the stradic. I have now gone...
Reviewed by: Simon Dixon on 2009-12-04 | Rating:
I have berkley vanish on all my rods except for the few I use braid on. It is one of the best lines on the market and I have tested it tough; from fishing tournaments every weekend to fishing farm...
Reviewed by: Lunkerman on 2009-11-08 | Rating:
I own two of the Samurai in the 3500 size. They have functioned well as heavy freshwater reels for over a year. However, I have moved and now live close to salt water. I am using them for pier...
Reviewed by: Ron Shy on 2009-09-14 | Rating:
Drag issues after one year. Plastic housed anti-reverse bearing set makes the reel hard to crank after a long day on the water, started to slip- reel will reverse without the drag engaging. The...
Reviewed by: Budpalumbo on 2009-09-08 | Rating:
SHIMANO STL4000F Having purchased this reel[first generation
stella] approx. 7yrs ago I thought I was purchasing a reel that
would last a good many yrs.As it turns out the $479 reel...
Reviewed by: joseph Petrillo on 2009-07-23 | Rating:
I own a 1000 size and it works great, super smooth, nice feel.
Reviewed by: KogaHead on 2009-07-02 | Rating:
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