whatcha think? PENN or SHIMANO?

[Lavaboy]

Just picked up a shimano trinidad dc30 *EEK*... I think now I can cut off my thumb. OH WAIT! I still need it to hold down the spool when I cast! I have to remind myself I do not need to thumb the line. Just let her fly. Computer technology has caught up to fishing reels. On a precise cast the reel actually makes a beep noise. Like, beeeeuuuuup. I'm just tickled over this thing... This could be the end product in casting reels.

[el capo]

What do you like better?Chicken or lobster?

[Steve K]

16 sized reels, consider the Shimano Tyrnos16II. 5:1/2:1 gearing and about the same line capacity as a Penn 16 for somewhat less. And it's topless, too.

I just bought the Tyrnos12II, got a good deal on it. Loaded with just under 300 yards of 60 lb JB Hollow and ready for a leader. I'll get back to you.

[fishnRB]

Originally Posted by Saluki

Shimano because if anything fucks up, the Shimano USA facility is 10 miles from my house,,,, take reel in and they will fix it or hand me a new one.

What area are you in Saluki?

[iclypso]

Originally Posted by Lend-a-Fish

Hard to beat the quality and value of Shimano.

I'll agree with the quality but I question the value. It seems like Shimano keeps pushing the prices up and up to see just how much we're willing to pay. That said, I haven't had a Shimano fail (though I've seen a few others have the TLD reels explode/melt).

[Reus]

i'm selling a bunch of accurates to buy shimano.
shimano is bulletproof 99% of the time.

[YANK N CRANK #2]

I have had a number of shimanos fail me when it mattered.. Every time it was an anti-reverse failure... I now fish avets and penns..... I've seen enough trinidads go knuckle buster that I will never buy one...