Best Reel for 1kg

[Jethro]

Hi Guys and Gals

First of all let me say what a great site. The amount of information flying around these boards is unbeliveable. I have got so much reading to do I don't know when I am going to find time to go fishing :D (joking of course)

I am just in the middle of building a light weight spin stick on an extended Samuri S001 and I am looking for a reel that is suited to fishing 1kg line.

In the past I have used a Piniacle Deadbolt 15 and it was excellent, but unfortunatley they are no longer available. I have also used a Diawa Regal Z but it was unsuitable because the correct drag setting was always half way between 2 clicks on the drag adjustment.

I have found that reels with small or no clicks on the drag adjustment are required to get the correct drag setting when fishing such light lines.

I am looking at a budget of around $250 -$300. Any suggestions??

Thanks in advance

Cheers

Jethro :cool:

[Pukka]

I've just recently bought a new Stradic 1000 and I'm very impressed with it. It will handle light lines, is a smaller body size than the equivalent daiwa's and you should be able to pick one up for around 250.

Pukka

[chris_lemess]

Stradic 1000FH is the lightest of the small reels and handles fine line very well due to the new super slow oscillation feature. Would go v. well on a S001. I'm playing with mine now and it has very fine adjustments in the drag knob. If you could afford it, jump up to the new Sustain 1000FD which has a fantastic drag system ideal for 1kg.

I'd also suggest the Capricorn 1500 but the Stradic's just a touch lighter.

cheers

[pw-bream]

The current Daiwas have a micro-adjustable drag, Capricorn, Laguna, etc in a 1500 size would probably work for your application.

[Jethro]

Thanks Guys

The Stradic does seem to be the popular choice.

I have also been looking at the Daiwa Team Daiwa S Reel. They are a little bit out of my price range but I could probably stretch the buget to $350 if I had to. I just have to sneek it past the boss.

Someone also suggested importing a Biomaster 1000 from Japan, but I have a bit of a problem buy a reel that I have never held. There is also the warranty issue.

Does anyone have a Biomaster that they have imported? has anyone had any experience importing reels from Japan?

Thanks again

Jethro :p

[fergo]

(are you still after a spinning reel?) if you are, a great light weight bream spinning reel is the shimano biomaster 1000 its the way to go, theyre super smooth winding and are designed for fireline, but beware they are pricey,
$499.95 but youll never buy another spinning reel.
fergo

Mate if your in the market for a biomaster, have a chat to Evan of this site. Send him a PM. He may have one from japan. He did have one for sale a lil while back.

Dave

[march fish]

Have a look at the Tica Libra, very good value, considering it has 10 ball bearings with similar weight to the Stradic and retails for about $180. The Stradic is about $60 dearer and only has 4 ball bearings I think. Has anyone tried the Tica?

[chris_lemess]

Nice work Peter... yeah that is the ridiculous price of a certain store over east! You're gonna love the reel though, especially since you got a great deal! :D

[bubba]

If you look at the ABT forum (www.bream.com.au) and under BREAM and BASS announcements there is a post from The Compleat Angler in Melb selling Biomasters etc.

[chris_lemess]

... then you look at the price Bubba! :eek:

[Evan]

then you also look and find that these are the Mg ones which are useless for salt water as they rust really easily

[Jethro]

Fergo - I did end up getting a Biomaster 1000 but paid less than half that. They are a top little reel but I don't know if they are worth 500 clams.

Thanks any way

Cheers

Jethro:cool:

Hi Jethro

I think the high costs are for the Magnesium alloy rotor version with the shallow cold-forged spool. The standard Biomaster has a RRP of ~$330. I reckon $500 is abit steep for a biomaster that cannot be used for salt water use. But it could be used in brackish water. The Mg alloy rotor has a corrosion proof coating on it, but it'll eventaully wear out.
With your budget, I say check out Evan for anymore 'standard' biomaster or get a local FD Stradic. Their both excellent reels.
By the way, if U order a biomaster, can U option the shallow spool??

Cheers
_______:cool:
Hon-Su

Sorry
the current Stradic is FH

Cheers
______:cool:
Hon-Su

[Lskinner]

i regularly fish 1-2kg off a daiwa capricorn 1500 or tds 2000 with no problems.

when i was looking for a light line reel the stratic seemed like a good choice however, after looking around the net there is some debate / problems discussed, on various boards, that the bail setup on the stradic is cutting light lines.....could be worth investigating further???


ps. theres a shootout comparision of the capricor and stratica at

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewshootoutcapstrad.shtm[/URL]