Any recommendations on which is better for lure fishing? It is for fishing from the beach or from a breakwater looking for snappers or triggerfish. I have seen that many people recommend it but I see that there are 2 options online and the one I find the most reviews about is the 2017 version.
I need something that can last without having it to change it and that is easy to maintain.
Posted by WaszyP
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What size fish are you thinking about? These are heavy reels and general lure fishing is usually on the lighter side (2500-3000 sized reels such as exceler, legalis, sienna, nasci, vanford, ultegra, caldia etc…).
BG run very big, the 8000 = about a 15k from shimano
What line class are you thinking?
About 6 years.
New spool design and drag stack/ drag knob. So less weight across the board and more drag pressure. Also they removed 1 bearing located at the spool in the new one (doesn’t matter imo). Can’t fully confirm this but they also added what I believe looks like a anti friction collar on the rotor nut to make it a ‘floating main shaft’ which would make it reel a bit better under pressure. Still, it has no rubber seals around the body, no IPX sealing at all and runs the exact same gearset. Would recommend a BG MQ or Spheros for longevity in the salt. Tight lines