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Hi, I fish for mainly carp, they range from 6lb to around 30lb. I am after a baitrunner reel but only have £50 to spend. I bought a fox stratos around 6 months ago and the baitrunner has jammed twice and i have had two replacments. So I am after something alittle more realiable, maybe another shimarno. Is there anyone that could help me decide on the best reel in this small price catagory.

 

 

I've had okuma intercepters for years. I use them for all my carp and pike fishing and no matter what stick they get, they keep on going.

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It's hard to beat Shimano, I have had mine for more years then I can remember and they are still going fine.

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Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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It's hard to beat Shimano, I have had mine for more years then I can remember and they are still going fine.

 

Forgive me for dragging up an old topic.....

 

I've got the old Shimano 5010 GT Baitrunners, they've been brilliant and I can't fault them. Still heavily used to this day.

 

However I'm dissappointed in the Shimano reels I've bought since then and I'm reliably informed that Okuma actually made Shimano's gears for them up until they went out on their own - after I bought my 5010 GT's!

 

There's two people on this thread now who have said the recent Shimano's aren't what they were! Coincidence?

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Same here Rob, I tried a few of the newer Shimano's and didn't like them at all. Ended up buying two more 5010's from Ebay instead.

Ian

 

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I have 5010's and the later 5000 gte's and there both good. A friend has some of the shimano xtea's in 5000 and 6000 and they're spot on and I would say (appart from me not liking the colour) they're every bit as good as the older ones. Maybe a few small things like the line clip and the drag knob are better in my opinion on the later reels.

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Hi, I fish for mainly carp, they range from 6lb to around 30lb. I am after a baitrunner reel but only have £50 to spend. I bought a fox stratos around 6 months ago and the baitrunner has jammed twice and i have had two replacments. So I am after something alittle more realiable, maybe another shimarno. Is there anyone that could help me decide on the best reel in this small price catagory.

Without a doubt it's the Korum KXI Freespin I have the 60 size and I've yet to find a flaw, it looks and feels great, is very smooth, casts far, and even has a spring-loaded line safe line-clip on both of the aluminium spools which come with it! :D

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Forgive me for dragging up an old topic.....

 

I've got the old Shimano 5010 GT Baitrunners, they've been brilliant and I can't fault them. Still heavily used to this day.

 

However I'm dissappointed in the Shimano reels I've bought since then and I'm reliably informed that Okuma actually made Shimano's gears for them up until they went out on their own - after I bought my 5010 GT's!

 

There's two people on this thread now who have said the recent Shimano's aren't what they were! Coincidence?

 

Make that 3 - have a look at this old topic: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Shimano...s-t1239903.html

 

The new Shimano Baitrunners aren't a patch on the old ones. I would always recommend a well looked after second hand old proper baitrunner, or failing that probably an Okuma.

 

You can get a top condition Aero GTE on ebay for less than £50.

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Hi, I fish for mainly carp, they range from 6lb to around 30lb. I am after a baitrunner reel but only have £50 to spend. I bought a fox stratos around 6 months ago and the baitrunner has jammed twice and i have had two replacments. So I am after something alittle more realiable, maybe another shimarno. Is there anyone that could help me decide on the best reel in this small price catagory.

 

I would also have to recommend the shimano. The 6000 ST RA's and the 6000 XTEA's are the ones i have (usually £40 and £120 respectively in most places). Despite the XTEA's costing around 3 times more than the ST RA they are almost identical give or take a few bearings. They feel much the same to fish with and the only real difference except bearings seems to be the finish, spool material and handle. I would recommend the ST RA's above anything else ive fished with for a fantastic budget reel. You really get a lot of quality for the price with them.

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