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by sailnfish » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:42 am
Hi folks,
I'm picking up a Technium sfd 3000 soon. This is my first reel from the c14 range having previously only fished P4 reels specifically the exage and Aernos which I couldn't fault.
Is the Technium a noticable step up in quality and performance from the Aernos ?
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by Deise boy » Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:14 pm
Shimano all the way mate.
That's just my 2 cents anything I have by shimano never ever failed
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by sailnfish » Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:22 pm
Deise boy wrote:Shimano all the way mate.
That's just my 2 cents anything I have by shimano never ever failed
Ya I'm happy with them too. Bar one Penn c(R)aptiva
and one cheap trabucco for travelling, all of my lure reels up to now have been an assortment of Shimanos
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by roryodonnell » Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:52 pm
sailnfish wrote:Hi folks,
I'm picking up a Technium sfd 3000 soon. This is my first reel from the c14 range having previously only fished P4 reels specifically the exage and Aernos which I couldn't fault.
Is the Technium a noticable step up in quality and performance from the Aernos ?
The Technium FD is not a Ci4 reel. The 3000 model is 270g. For a Ci4 model, the weight should be around 200g
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by Steve » Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:31 pm
Having owned both - no, in my view, there is not a noticeable step up in the Technium. Not knocking them, they are good reels. But the bail arm annoys me! You didnt mean a rarenium which is a ci4?
Daiwa are making some fine lure reels these days, no bail issues, great line lay. Worth a look too. I've switched to Daiwa and couldn't be happier.
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by sailnfish » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:09 pm
No it's a technium alright. I assumed ( incorrectly as it turns out) that the next range up from the P4 were all ci4 . I'm getting the 2014 model technium for less than I paid for my aernos so I said I'd take a punt on it. I've heard about the bail arm issue, is it a big problem? I'm planning to try something new in the spring again so I'll have a feel of the daiwa offerings along with the surecatch unity. I draw the line at €100 for spinning reels so that limits the choices
cheers for the replies folks.
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by roryodonnell » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:52 pm
The FD model has an improved one piece bail arm, plus it comes with x-ship. Go for it.
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by sailnfish » Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:02 pm
roryodonnell wrote:The FD model has an improved one piece bail arm, plus it comes with x-ship. Go for it.
Cheers for that Rory, thats exactly what i wanted to hear
Just checked there and its definitely the 2014 3000 SFD with the lighter coloured section at the back of the reel.
Santy might bring me a new rod too
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