but .......................... you like fishing with the 'best' . . and is it the best ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?Nick Phillips said:
but .......................... you like fishing with the 'best' . . and is it the best ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?Nick Phillips said:The Certate is very good value for money and offers everything that I want but............................ :?:
What is the best these days :?:Lewisman said:but .......................... you like fishing with the 'best' . . and is it the best ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?Nick Phillips said:The Certate is very good value for money and offers everything that I want but............................ :?:![]()
Nick Phillips said:I know iv'e said it before but still can't decide between:
Branzino
Certate
Stella
Am leaning towards the Certate because have read that some people think that these reels are the best their is,although not the most expensive.
The difference between the Branzino and the Certate seems to be the carbon spool (who needs it ?) and a few cosmetic things etc.
The Stella would have been my automatic choice a month or so ago but I think I'd like a change.(I do like the Stella though).
The Certate is very good value for money and offers everything that I want but............................ :?:
Jordanis3r said:I would definately check out the new Stradic CI4 - even turned my head at around 130 quid!
Yes mate I do love the Stradics but I "need" (you know what I mean) a smaller reel to go on my Sages.softie said:Nick Phillips said:I know iv'e said it before but still can't decide between:
Branzino
Certate
Stella
Am leaning towards the Certate because have read that some people think that these reels are the best their is,although not the most expensive.
The difference between the Branzino and the Certate seems to be the carbon spool (who needs it ?) and a few cosmetic things etc.
The Stella would have been my automatic choice a month or so ago but I think I'd like a change.(I do like the Stella though).
The Certate is very good value for money and offers everything that I want but............................ :?:
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:shock: I thought you were built around a stradic Nick, why the change?
Is smoothness/looks that important? Does line lay really make a heap of difference? (my VS is useless at this, but every cast has still gone out and back without any problems).
I believe I sell the most! Well thats what Shimano say anyway, maybe they just say that to keep me sweet. Its not as big a market as many believe, and not giving away all the secrets but in the last year the high end Shimano reels I have sold are roughly, 3 x 5000SW Stellas, 4000FD Stellas x 8, 4000FD Twin Powers x 20 and then there are few random ones like the Rariums etc that are starting to sell. Remember its a fairly new market this modern approach on SW lure fishing over here, and I am only one shop, so surely Daiwa with a bit of a push could really do some business in this country. Thinking about it its probably towards 30 of the Twin Powers. Stradics are probably my best sellers and thats probably cos they are £150, a nice price range.plugs said:Its a weird one, shimano always seems to sell a fair few high end reels, or is that a common myth?
I have had a Certate brought in the shop that did the exact same as yours. I stripped it down and found the anti-reverse lever or spring had broked in the one mechanism thingy. Its a fiddly bloody system, you do need to be pretty confident or lucky to get it back together, if you are not 100% cool with how these things work I wouldnt attempt it, it pushed me to the brink! Send it to Daiwa in Glasgow, they will sort it.plugman said:Hi all, I bought a Certate in Aug this year and have had nothing but problems with it. When i turn the handle it is stiff, when reeling in it is noise, if i switch over the anti reverse the handle will not move. I have used the reel about 10 times and it is washed after every trip.