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yea so how come when people talk about quantum all they do is bash? let me guess, when its about shimano its not allowed but when its about quantum it is ok? you have to play fair. the only reason why i bash shimano is because those shimano guys that never used a quantum say that zebco sucks. truth hurts.

My first reel ever was a shakespeare from walmart over 15 years ago and i still have it lol. If feel like making a (show your quantum reels thread) or (show your zebco reels thread)

So true. Maybe theirs more bass species out there that we don't know about.

Oh ok. I thought you were trying to be funny. We all know that alot of people here hate Quantum reels and love their plastic overrated Shimano. So they use the word Zebco to make fun of quantum reels or to make them look like their bad reels. I am a proud owner of zebco brands.

We have a new bass species in Florida called the Choctaw Bass. Its in the panhandle in Upper Florida. http://myfwc.com/research/freshwater/sport-fishes/black-basses/choctaw-bass/

are you a hater trying to be funny?

What reel is that? And just because its made in china, doesn't mean that is a bad product. I do prefer made in usa products, but some china made products has proven it self over the years. People are just using that example to hate on a product they dont like. I bet if shimano was made in china, you would never hear a word about being made their.

A Penn Fierce is a saltwater reel and a Abu garcia orra is a freshwater reel. Penn fierce is a metal reel and abu orra is a plastic reel. This is a easy decision if you tell me. Get the Penn.

I paired it up with an ugly stik because a bulletproof reel needs a bulletproof rod. enough said.

I think it has to do with price. For cheaper price its a good rod (not better than st.croix IMO). I like both but like the st.croix slightly better hust because is made here in the states and lifetime warranty. Its hard to beat a well priced made in usa with lifetime warranty product in todays market.

Smoke or EXO both are awesome and dependable reels as all with Quantum reels.

Cool. I am majoring in engineer as well. Give the EXO a try, you'll be glad you did. Its better than most reels on the market today IMO

If its made in the USA and warranty is important to me. Plus avid has SCIII and mojo has SCII thats means avid is better quality.

used to be fenwick back in the days, now its st.croix. both still makes good rods. If fenwick move their production to the usa, and put life-time warranty, then both would be very close because the name fenwick is legendary. they used to make extremely good rods back then plus invented the first graphite rod ever and all other companies followed.

I usually don't listen to reviews because alot of people don't take care of their gear or don't know how to use it properly. Also alot of shimano people will never admit that their shimano brakes ( i witness this myself) On the other hand, My preference is quantum, i have a lews reel it dont not have the quality that a quantum has IMO.

Fighting a fish for 30 Min? Most of the inshore saltwater fish will fight as long as a largemouth would fight. Snook, redfish, seatrout and peacock bass will not even fight 10 min. Once they grab the bait, its short strong runs and they get tired very quickly like a bass. The only inshore fish that runs more than 30 min is tarpon, big black drum and big jacks.

I'm buying the 2500 for freshwater and saltwater. Its the perfect size because its gets 150 yards of 20 pound braid which is perfect for snook, redfish and seatrout, but if i want to get a largemouth out of the thickness of weed, the iron has 16 pounds of drag so it wont be a problem. That's versatility to the max.

Very nice reel. I have the Energy and for saltwater i have the cabo reel. Very reliable and dependable reels. I love all the zebco brands

Thanks. I like that. Great advise from the great Glenn himself.

You're right sir, but their is such thing as ignorant people because saying that quantum sucks its like saying that kvd and bill dance sucks. I agree with demonicforrest, some people never tried a quantum in their life or haven't used a quantum in 5 years and they are saying that quantum sucks. I the other hand i used shimano recently and it broke on me plenty of times so i can have a valid input on that brand. Zebco brands are top tier brands with best spinning reel in the world (van staal) also fin-nor which is probably the best saltwater reels that exist and last, quantum which they have patents that no other reel has. So being close minded and ignorant is one thing and actually have a valid input of a previously own quantum.

Mitchell 300PRO or Quantum Antix or Hellcat

The best selling vehicle in america is the Ford F-150. Also if you are buying a diesel i would also go with a ford because it has the strongest live axle and frame. Chevy has independent suspension and for a truck that's terrible. Its basically a truck body with a car suspension lol. Dodge has the best diesel but the frame is junk.

Haters gonna hate!!!! Its obvious that G.Loomis is one of the most bulletproof rods on the market and sensitive. Their reputation is second to none. I would of call it Ugly stik Loomis lol.

St.Croix or G.Loomis. If you want cheap but Ugly Stik just came out with a new rod in Icast called the ugly stik elite. It has alot of graphite in it but still bulletproof

Med-Heavy 7 foot rod. Versatile.