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Selected Budget Tackle-Up to the task??

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Ben Furness:
If you wanted to keep the price on a combo reasonable I would go with the absolute best reel and line I can afford and compromise on one of the cheaper rods that have been proven to get the job done. I.e. Shimano GT Special.

Bernie Keys:
I actually had a look at one of these in a tackle world. They seemed OK but how they actually perform long term is another matter.

The general appearance of the reel (XT Dogtooth Terminator) looked OK, sort of what you get with the better (top?) end of the Chinese offerings.

They look fairly substantial but whether they could sustain a big days fishing (if anyone was able to fish continuously with those sort of drags :-\ ) would be anyone's guess. Sort of reminded me of the older Penn eggbeaters, sort of heavy and workmanlike rather than light smooth and fashionable.

If I was in the market for something that I needed to use 8kg drag on I would consider one of these reels (effectively derateing it), but they are physically heavier than their expensive opposition, but then they are substantially cheaper too.

One thing we should all remember (well those of us old enough  :-[ ) was that in the early 60s the Japanese had a pretty awful reputation for producing junk (tinny jap crap !) but it only took 10 years to change. Now they set the benchmark in quite a few categories.

China will be the same but they will be much quicker; they don't believe in the fundamental concept of copyright (neither do I) but they do seem to have some sort of respect for patents.

Mark Harris:
Why take the risk, when a proven performer like the Saragosa is available for similar money?

Kasey Leong:
Hi Patrick,

Your note about the uncanny resemblance between the Tuff Tackle Sniper 10000, and the XT Dogtooth Terminator (what a name!) is not without reason.

I believe they actually all come from the same OEM factory in China, who produces them by the thousands, and then brands them (and makes some minor adjustments, e.g. handle) according to 3rd parties who them market them in the various countries (e.g. Tuff Tackle, XT, etc).

So, they're not copies per se - same manufacturer, same reel (more or less), just different name (and price - which is up to the marketeer)

Here's another one: http://www.knkfishing.com/pd-ajiking-wahoo-wh-8000-spinning-reel.cfm

Patrick Parisienne:
Ok, so the reel side of things has been addressed. Any thoughts on the rod side of things?

 I think I'll leave heroics to another time, and stick to PE 8-10 max rods. Thoughts???

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