Looking in purchasing two new spinning reels. one to be used for drop-shotting/shakeyheads and the other for light jerkbaits/stick baits. I have more knowledge towards baitcasters and when it came to spinning reels i always went towards the lower price reels and would just replace them more. Looking for a quality reel and these are the ones i have been looking at. Abu Garcia Soron STX, Soron SX, Shimano Saros F, Daiwa Exceler TSH High speed. My price range is $70-$130. Just wondering if anyone has any experience (good or bad) with these reels. Thank you

saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped...

The Stradic F1 is a fantastic reel in your price range. I'd check 'em out in a store to see if it feels good to you.

I have Shimano from Sahara to Stradic, Diawa Excelor, and Soron STX. I prefer the Soron. The Diawa is my second choice and the Shimano would be a distant third.

Soron , class of that field...end of story

for the soron stx, which models will work best for drop-shots/shaky heads. Also will need one for finesse plastics like a weightless dinger or senko. Dont know which one to choose the 20 or 40??

Probably would be the 20 size based on line capacity for those techniques, that's what I'd get anyway. 

saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped...

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

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I don't know anything about the new ones though.I'm waiting for a review on them actually. I hate Daiwa's new logo.Probably won't stop me from buying for them if the reels still perform like they do.

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting.  What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup?  How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough?

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough?

My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me.

saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped...

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My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me.

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough?

I have it on a 7' ML power, fast action St Croix Avid.  It's just about my favorite set up. I use 6lb Trilene flouro on one spool, and 10 lb Power Pro on another. I usually just use the straight fluoro for DS'ing, handles it as good as any other spinning reel with flouro I have or have used.

I have used $40-$175 dollar spinning reels in the past. I have now settled on one, and have been using them exclusivly for the last couple years. The Daiwa Exceler. Other than the air bail it's, IMHO, as good as any other Daiwa I have had (Capricorn, Advantage) better than any Shimano I had ( Sedona,Sahara, Stradic) or Pflueger I had (Trion, President, Supreme).

Line twist seems to be a little less with the Daiwa's then the Shimano's, and a lot less then the Pfluegers. The Exceler is an all aluminum reel, and come with a spare spool. I wouldn't even consider a Shimano spinning reel any more since the quit giving spare spool with the reel, and charge $20+ for one when you buy it seperate. Like I said the Exceler comes with one, and if you need/want more they are $9 from Daiwa. The spare spool is important to me, I am changing them out for different situations all the time. I only carry 3 spinning rods and that makes them more versitile for me.

I have the 3000 size on my dock skipping rod, the 2500 on my all purpose rod, and the 2000 on my drop shot rod.

I was thinking about a 2000 for dropshotting. What size rod do you have that on and how do you like that setup? How does such a small reel handle fluorocarbon, is the spool wide enough?

I have it on a 7' ML power, fast action St Croix Avid. It's just about my favorite set up. I use 6lb Trilene flouro on one spool, and 10 lb Power Pro on another. I usually just use the straight fluoro for DS'ing, handles it as good as any other spinning reel with flouro I have or have used.

Great thanks, that's all I needed to hear, just bought one on ebay for $60

My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me.

I just bought a tierra to try for next year. I hope I don't have that same luck w/ them.

My dad had two Daiwa Coastal (Tierra) spinning reels he bought this year already fail after maybe 20 times fishing for small sharks. I would stay away from Daiwa spinning reels, but thats just me.

I just bought a tierra to try for next year. I hope I don't have that same luck w/ them.

How small are the sharks and what species, most sharks do not fight very hard, they pull like a John Deere tractor, only smaller sharks that fight are spinners and they are very acrobatic. I have a Tierra 3000 I use for inshore use, I don't believe that reel has enough horsepower for steady shark fishing, I'm not surprised it failed. It isn't my favorite reel, but overall it's a good reel and I have caught some quality fish on it, I will add that it is the only reel I own that has never produced a wind knot, that in itself is a great bonus.

saros is a nice reel. but for pretty much the same price you can get a shimano stradic FI 2500. you can find it online for 120 shipped...

where?