fox stratos 12000 E or S

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junior conger
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fox stratos 12000 E or S

#1 Post by junior conger »

what do ye think of the fox stratos?
saw one in gerrys of morecambe for £127 the model was 1200 e and S, whuich one is better?
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Re: fox stratos 12000 E or S

#2 Post by junior conger »

anyone use these reels?
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cod over 5lbs!
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Re: fox stratos 12000 E or S

#3 Post by red »

just had a look on the site, i think the "S" is designed for salt water and the "E" for fresh water.
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Re: fox stratos 12000 E or S

#4 Post by EricH »

There was a post here a while ago on fixed spool reels. I remember a few comments on these and they werent favourable.
There are some very good fixed spool threads recently, do a search for them.
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