Quote Originally Posted by Veedo View Post
Does anyone here have the 19 vanquish? I'm close to hitting the purchase button, but I'm hesitant. Seems like a nice real on paper, and the limited reviews in English seem positive. All of my reals are daiwa, and they have been solid. I have no experience with shimano, or their reliability. I'm leaning towards the c2000s, I think it would be a little more versatile than the smaller 1000 spool. I would probably pair it with the tict rockin power or corto.
I do not own one...have never held one in my hands...but I have untold hours of research on it. I have purchased 2 Shimano JDM reels...way back Shimano made the BioMaster in a 1000 series. A cheap reel but at the time I really liked it. My next Shimano purchase was the 2011 TwinPower C2000HGS. I absolutely love it. Extremely smooth....impeccable quality. I love the C models in Shimano's lineup. A Vanquish is on my list of reels to buy. I get distracted and buy other items on my way to buy something else....LOL. I have also done the research on the Vanquish FW-Tune...but in reality the new 19 Vanquish is the more prudent buy......newer technology in the reel. Most of my reels are Daiwa also but I am here to tell you dollar for dollar the Shimano reels are just as good.


Regards