Thread: Spinning Reels Question Have You Noticed?

Originally Posted by DMW1960

I HAVE SOME OF THE OLDER SHIMANO WITH THE TRIGGER AND A FIGHTING DRAG ON THE BACK AND I LOVE THEM. THEY ARE GREAT IN RUFF WATER WITH LARGE FISH. AND THEY ARE METAL. BUT YOU CAN'T FIND THEM ANYMORE.

That's the one I was talking about. I still have it at home, I think, broken though it is. I should get the model off of it...see if it can be resurrected cuz it was a dandy.

Originally Posted by DMW1960

NOW SHIMANO HAS COME OUT WITH A ALL PLASTIC MODEL WITH A TRIGGER AND FIGHTING DRAG ON THE REAR. GRANTED IT CHEAP BUT I GOT ONE THE OTHER DAY AND I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO HOLD UP.

Haven't seen these, but like I said, I got the bigger one w/o the rear drag and it is solid. I forget the model...Solstace 2500, maybe? I'm not surprised that Shimano is trying to put a low-end graphite reel out there but it sucks that they're putting their name on sub-par products. Then again, the jury's still out on whether that new reel you have will hold up, but...keep me posted nonetheless.

Originally Posted by DMW1960

RIGHT NOW SHIMANO IS ONLY MAKING 1 MODEL WITH THE TRIGGER IN METAL I THINK IT IS A 2500 SERIES BUT IT DON'T HAVE THE FIGHTING DRAG AND IT IS $59.00.

I'm not sure that's true. Finding them is another story.