Posted by James - Riverhead on 3/9/2007, 1:18 pm, in reply to "cheers ed"
I have just got into soft plastic fishing, but have reading the soft bait fishing forums forever.
What I have picked up is ...
t-alloys are known for corrosion and are avoided by many for this reason. Abu make a reel called '804' which is well regarded tho
Okuma VS series 30 or 40, very good reels. The salina has the same drag, but a cheaper model !!!
Shimano, symetre, stradic or stella, can't go wrong.
Daiwa SOL 3500 is highly regarded, as are the other more expensive daiwas
I have a symetre 4000, with a Starlo Stix, cost around $330 including braid, 10pd rapala titanium. The symetre is a tight smooth wee reel that ooozes quality.
BUt, check out the fishing.net forums for endless soft bait carry on.