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  1. Care to share what this warping looks like?
  2. Ended up pulling the trigger on the 6000PG from Digitaka, this is a pretty sweet reel for the price - smooth as butter! It has supplanted my 4500 spinfisher VI and my 4000 BG. I am planning on ordering one in the 8000 size. Does anyone know if the spools are interchangeable between the 6000 and the 8000?
  3. Yea, I am looking at it on Digitaka as well. The price difference between the JDM version and the US version is pretty darn attractive if the former isn't an inferior iteration. Even though it's only about a $65 difference, every dollar counts when you're fishing on a budget, especially if the internals are exactly the same.
  4. Does anyone own either versions of this reel? Any significant difference between the export version and JDM version in the 6000 size? I am thinking about purchasing the PG (power gear) version in the 6000 size but it's only available in a JDM offering.
  5. I know you mentioned you were looking for an 11ft rod for trade but any interest at all in a 9ft legend surf 3rd gen 1-4?
  6. The handle on my 8000 thunnus recently started to turn backwards briefly when I am retrieving. It's very inconsistent and I can't reproduce it consistently. Everything else with the reel appears to be working fine. Any idea what might cause this behavior?
  7. I have a 2 legends purchased in 2021, one 9ft and one 10ft6 and both rods had this issue. I posted this a while back as well It's kind of silly that this is an issue on their top tier rod offering. I ended up applying a bit of clear JB Weld to glue it in place. Kinda silly and borderline unacceptable if you ask me. https://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/topic/832809-st-croix-legend-surf-owners/#comment-16451486
  8. To clarify, I am not actually casting it in the traditional sense. I squid fish from small docks where I'm literally just flipping the bail and letting the jig sink to the bottom, and as the line travels through guides, the stiffness of the line is just rattling against the guides and it doesn't come out smoothly at all. The most casting I do is flip cast a few feet away. Is this the inherent nature of mono after sitting in salt for a while?
  9. I am actually using 10# mono on a small 2000 spinning reel. I'll give the warm water and fabric softener hack suggested above a try
  10. Ooh interesting hack. I'll give this a try. Thanks!!
  11. Has anyone used such a product that can speak to its effectiveness? I recently picked up squid fishing using a 8wt fly rod spooled with 10# mono on a 2000 size spinning reel. I have noticed that after a 4 or 5 trips, the line becomes stiff and "lumpy" when I run my fingers through it and it no longer comes off the reel smoothly - its rattling and twisting and sometimes gets tangled around the guides. I came across this on Amazon and it seems like the reviews seem to suggest that it would alleviate the described issues. I'm curious if others have used such a product.
  12. You are probably correct, perhaps I wasn’t describing the issue correctly and used the wrong terminology. Essentially I was having a hard time turning the handle on the reel to bring in the fish as it is pulling. Swapping in a power knob seemed to give more leverage when I took it out last Sunday and I didn’t experience the same issue. Another issue that I noticed specifically with the Spinfisher prior to the handle swap was that it’s difficult to retrieve when there’s a bit of weight on the other end. For example, it’s nice and smooth if I cast and reel in the slack. However once it’s past the slack and I get to the point where the sinker (usually 4oz) is being reeled in, there’s noticeable resistance and then smoothness kinda disappears.
  13. Thanks everyone for your input. Instead of going with a bigger reel, I ended up swapping in a power knob for both reels which have seemingly fixed the issue. I took it out this past weekend and this “upgrade” has performed nicely!
  14. Hi everyone - thanks for the feedback. Point noted about the benefits of a conventional. At this point in time I am targeting a “better” spinning reel than the 4000 Daiwa BG and the 4500 Spinfisher VI that can be paired with my existing rod. Going the conventional reel route will require another rod to go with it, which I don’t have the budget for at the moment unfortunately. I have found that both reels are hard to retrieve/turn the handle when there is a larger fish hooked up. What spec should I be looking for on a spinner that would alleviate this issue - the gear ratio? Or something else? Would the Spheros or the JDM Stradic make sense as a step up from the BG and Spinfisher? Or is there another offering in this budget range? Thanks!
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