Im looking to put it on a 6ft med/hvy. What is the best bang for the buck!

Shimano Sahara on Ebay are about $60

Shamano sahara

Pflueger President. One of the best bang for your buck spinning reels can be found for just over $50 on sale. The XT can be had for $68

Shimano Sahara. It has a higher gear ratio than most in that size.

Pflueger President.

Pflueger President.

Yes sir. Best spinning reel for the money.

shimano sonora

Pflueger President.

I own six shimano and one pflueger president.For the money I think your right.

what is the difference between the president and the xt and what model compares the the 2500 in size

Are you guys referring to the sonara? I thought the sahara was 80. I;m probably wrong.

Are you guys referring to the sonara? I thought the sahara was 80. I;m probably wrong.

That is its MSRP. However, there are places like Ebay where they can be bought for less than MSRP.

I would also pick the Sahara.

Sahara, if you look around you might even be able to get the Symetre for that price. One of the local tackle shops has the new model for 79.99 everyday price.

Im looking to put it on a 6ft med/hvy. What is the best bang for the buck!

I agree about the President and Sahara.

The other one you may want to check out is the Daiwa Exceler 2500...it's a pretty sweet little reel for the money

Another vote for the Pflueger president or president xt.

what is the difference between the president and the xt and what model compares the the 2500 in size

The XT has an aluminum body as opposed to graphite. The sizes are listed here: http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/products/products.php?p=77

The XT has an aluminum body as opposed to graphite. The sizes are listed here: http://www.pfluegerf...oducts.php?p=77

And they have a better knob other than the president!

If you're in the Atlanta area, my local Walmart has their Presidents in the 35 size on clearance for $45, along with a bunch of Sonora 2500s for $35.

I haven't used a sahara, but I bought a president about a month ago and I love it.

For $2.99 more, you can have this reel.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflueger-Supreme-MG-8035MG-Spinning-Reel-/120718201148?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1b5d913c

In my opinion, one of the best spinning reels going.

For $2.99 more, you can have this reel.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflueger-Supreme-MG-8035MG-Spinning-Reel-/120718201148?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1b5d913c

In my opinion, one of the best spinning reels going.

Uh...correction. This reel is from Taiwan, so I doubt it is authentic, but the Pfluger Supreme is an incredible reel and can readily be found for $79.99 (which I know is more than what you stipulated).

For $2.99 more, you can have this reel.

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item1c1b5d913c

In my opinion, one of the best spinning reels going.

Looks like a nice reel!

i would spend an extra $5 (if there is a gander mountain locally) as they have last years gold pflueger supreme xt for $80 in store.

if not, pflueger arbor, president, president xt (but only if you hate the wood handle on the normal president) are all solid options

as far as size, im pretty sure the 30 size pfluegers would be the size of a 2500, 25 size is a bit small unless vertical jigging, in my opinion

on a side note, if there is a gander locally, take a look at the $40 diawa exceler, i picked one up even though im a die hard pflueger guy, and its a pretty nice reel for the money, hell you can get 2 for your budget!

i would spend an extra $5 (if there is a gander mountain locally) as they have last years gold pflueger supreme xt for $80 in store.

if not, pflueger arbor, president, president xt (but only if you hate the wood handle on the normal president) are all solid options

as far as size, im pretty sure the 30 size pfluegers would be the size of a 2500, 25 size is a bit small unless vertical jigging, in my opinion

on a side note, if there is a gander locally, take a look at the $40 diawa exceler, i picked one up even though im a die hard pflueger guy, and its a pretty nice reel for the money, hell you can get 2 for your budget!

Thanks for the info, I wish there was a gander mountain near me. I will check a couple of shops around me to see if theyre offering any deals...

Just bought a Shimano Symetre 2500 for 59.99 new for my drop shot rod. There you go.