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Yeah those are some serious price. Usually on eBay you can get a good deal like on shimano. I am pretty new to fishing and now I think I get why people have so many rods and reels. It's better to buy a lot of mid range reels for different applications.

Gotcha yeah I am pretty sure I am getting a steez and further reading up on reels in this category.

I am fishing around the California San Joaquin valley lakes. Thank you for all the response. I'll look at the other brands mentioned but I am fairly sure using a finesse reel is the way I want to go.

makes total sence. The reel is just freely rotating while the rod casts it. So I guess finesse reels won't have a problem in hind sight. I am leaning towards the adelbarun now. The drag pounds is about the same for both.

Hi, I have a shimano fk 300 spinner reel but now I want to also buy a baitcaster. I tried my friends and love it. As I researched, I was going to get the shimano curado i, then the chronarch ci4+ caught my eye, but now I want the 2015 Aldebaran 50. With each new reel it's only about 30 bucks difference. With an anniversary coming up my wife is okay spending $300 on a reel. I mainly own lures from 1/2 ounce at the moment. So my question is I know the Shimano Aldebaran 50 is a finesse reel, but can it not do the same things that the chronarch ci4+ can do? I mean if I buy heavier baits that mainly ci4+ will cast, can I also cast those heavier baits on a finesse reel without major hick ups? I know the spool is very short on finesse reels. Will the finesse reel not handle a bigger bass even though it's the same x ship technology? Will post a review of which reel I get after my Labor Day fishing trip.