Shimano Stradic

[fisheater]

To all who like these i just wanted to let you know bass pro has them on clearance to make room for the new model.The new one in my opinion doesnt feel nearly as good as the old one.I went last night and picked up a couple but there going fast.

[AJM]

A lot of stores have began to clearance this reel out. However It doesn't take away from how good it is, i have a few myself. I think with any "upgrade" to an already great product, there will be a lot of people turned off by the idea. However Shimano has done a lot to make thier higher end spinning reels even better. I look forward to trying out a new one and seeing if the many improved features are as good as they potentially could be.

[fisheater]

The only problem i could see from the limited time i had the new one in hand is i didnt like the handle tightener.The feel of the reel didnt have that tight,smooth quality feeling the previous model had.But then again i was messing with a display model that im sure had been handled alot but then again i dont plan on not handling mine often.Price was up there to.I guess the best way for me to judge them is for Anglers to send me one for free to try out.LOL j/k.