Shimano 22 SOARE BB 500SPG

I got my new reel on Monday , but didn’t get to fish it until today
I mounted it on my St Croix Avid 6’ ULF , mainly because it’s the lightest weight 6’ rod I own and with the Soare weighing a mere 5.3oz , I wanted a lightweight combo .
Actually the plan was to swap reels with my Abu Garcia Mass Beat rod that I had paired with my Shimano Symetre 500FL , but I was enjoying fishing the Symetre on my favorite rod that I never got around to swapping them out .
But I did fish the Soare and St Croix combo some and enjoyed the new reel .
The Soare is a 4.7/1 ratio reel and is the first Shimano reel in my last ten Shimano purchases that I didn’t have to oil up before taking it fishing .
It performed awesome . Very easy and smooth to wind and has an easy start up .
The drag is great too , with multiple clicks add variable adjustability over a wide range .
It has a shallow spool which only holds 110 yards of 2# test .
It was a windy day , but didn’t notice any difference in my casts and those with my 1000 size reels , using 1/64th and 1/32 oz jigs .
This reel is smoother than the Nasci and Sahara 500’s that I’ve recently purchased .
I don’t see how a Vanford would be worth double the price of this reel .
My next trip I’ll put the Soare BB on my Abu Garcia and give it a better work out and report back .
This is the only pic I have of it for now .

I believe the low ratio will keep the trout magnet in the strike zone longer enticing them to bite.

Pretty gill!


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Nice looking combo

I'm glad you like the new reel, it looks nice.

As said nice looking combo and the light weight must make it a pleasure to fish with. Thanks for the report.
Bob

I’ve been looking for some more of the braid that I have on my 5’6” and found it on plat. Not wanting to pay the shipping I ordered a Soare BB and let them pay it. Not the cheapest price so I probably paid it anyway but sweetened it best I could. I’m looking forward to having it on the 6’ build with some of the braid to go with it. The twitchmaster is doing a good job but it’s different. It’ll go on another rod for rooster tails and such. Thanks for the input chaser, it helped in my decision. More when it arrives.

I just finished watching a five bearing upgrade for the reel. Took about twenty minutes and didn’t look very hard at all. Done by reel review on YouTube. Worth a look and I’ll be looking for the stuff he bought.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

I just finished watching a five bearing upgrade for the reel. Took about twenty minutes and didn’t look very hard at all. Done by reel review on YouTube. Worth a look and I’ll be looking for the stuff he bought.

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I’ll be looking forward to the review when you finish .

Congrats on the new reel....

Regards

Ok, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. I went back into my history and found that the upgrade was for the 2000 series. Back to looking for the kits.

With my tackle (and old brain) it’s possible for a reel or rod to get forgotten.
This is what happened to my Shimano Soare BB 500SPG , until I read recently Skeetbum posted about issues he was having with his reel he had just purchased.
So I got mine out and spooled it up with some P-line Floroclear and mounted it on a 5’ St Croix Avid UL .
What a light combo at 6.5oz .
Back to the reel . Skeet , I’m sorry you’re experiencing issues with your Soare BB , but mine is performing perfectly. Smooth winding , no issue with the handle knob , except I find it a little on the small size for my fingers .
And the drag operates smoothly with a nice click .
I think you got a dud , as it sometimes happens , like when I ordered a Shimano Ultegra , that has a spool that sticks at the bottom of the spool stroke .

I plan on taking to y Soare BB , Avid combo fishing soon , I’ll let you know if anything develops.

Nice lil reel…..

I did some minor surgery on the BB. I disassembled the handle knob and found very little lube there so I added a few drops of the red Lucas oil I keep around And it’s not sticky anymore. Then I went after the spool/drag. Removed the spool and popped the drag disc out to find just a hint of oil on it too. I have some drag grease that’s kinda cream color and has done well for me, so it got a coating of that. I applied the grease with a stick q tip and took that when I was done and reassembled and ran the greasy cotton tip around the vertical section inside the spool where the drag knob would ride. Haven’t had a chance to get it wet but the knob is much better and the drag seems to slip a whole lot better than it did before. Will no doubt get it wet this weekend and bring you up to speed. Thanks for your interest, I have high expectations.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

I did some minor surgery on the BB. I disassembled the handle knob and found very little lube there so I added a few drops of the red Lucas oil I keep around And it’s not sticky anymore. Then I went after the spool/drag. Removed the spool and popped the drag disc out to find just a hint of oil on it too. I have some drag grease that’s kinda cream color and has done well for me, so it got a coating of that. I applied the grease with a stick q tip and took that when I was done and reassembled and ran the greasy cotton tip around the vertical section inside the spool where the drag knob would ride. Haven’t had a chance to get it wet but the knob is much better and the drag seems to slip a whole lot better than it did before. Will no doubt get it wet this weekend and bring you up to speed. Thanks for your interest, I have high expectations.

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I’ve bought very few reels that didn’t need a little lubrication somewhere .
Hope it works out for you .