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In reply to Post #15
I heard about the weight a lot before I bought it... but to be honest I don't really notice it at all. I combine it with a FS CTX 12ft Spomb/Marker Rod and it works fine for me. I use the Penn Affinity 3 7000s on my normal rods and I'd imagine they would be perfectly good for a spomb reel if something lighter is needed. And you can get them for around £100 per reel if you shop around. Which is a bargain IMO.
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In reply to Post #1
Been using a daiwa crosscast spod reel for a couple of years now. Build quality seems ok so far, it's on their 45mm distance spools, 2 line clips, very light as it's plastic, got rid of my emblem spod for it and never looked back.
Daz
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In reply to Post #3
Second this. Got 2 of them, great reels
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I’ve found the Penn Affinity 7000 Ltd to be pretty bomb proof as a spod reel. Decent clip, a good size and weight and no auto close on the bail arm.
I tried the affinity spod but for me the size and weight was OTT.
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I have the diawa Spods and I have the Shimano ( also got another make I can not think off ) in this occasion it would one of the few ID choose Shimano over Diawa as its so much lighter and less clunky feeling.
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In reply to Post #8
I second this actually, my mate has the affinity 3 spod reel and it's lovely to use, heavy though.
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In reply to Post #1
I have one of each, and the daiwa is a far better reel than the Shimano imo. Plus it feels a lot nicer too, the Shimano feels a bit like a toy whereas the daiwa is solid. As another poster says, the penn is worth a look. They make bloody good reels for a much nicer price tag
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Okuma Obsidian Spod out this year (not sure of exact date). Have three Obsidian Reels for fishing and they are spot on
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In reply to Post #1
Nothing wrong with the XTE Spods. I've got two of them, and both have been reliable workhorses.
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Daiwa Crosscast Spod Reel is decent for the money.
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In reply to Post #1
As an alternative maybe a Penn Affinity 8000 spomb reel. Really good to use. Might be a bit heavier than the Shimano or Daiwa (I had an Emblem and definitely prefer the Penn).
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In reply to Post #6
They are smoother for a short period of time but the internals go bang far far to easily to be used as a Spod reel, I’ve personally had 2 go wrong, one of the Black ones and one of the 3500 Competition versions, the only “Competition” was how quickly it would blow up!
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The daiwa emblem spod reel is a horrible thing to use, I'd go for Shimano much nicer to use.
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In reply to Post #1
Got two of the Daiwa spod reels and they have never let me down .
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In reply to Post #2
Have to agree... i have shimano reels and was gifted a Daiwa emblem, must say its a lot better then the shimano spod reel I had. The only thing i would (and will) change its the drag cap. Western Development do one which makes it a quarter turn from free spool to locked.
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