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David Lumanauw:
I use Ecooda hornet 8000 and like it. Smooth, rigid, and after few trips it maintain its smoothness and power.
The 8000 is below 600gr, but the line capacity is lower than Shimano's 8000.
Bigger Ecooda hornet (10000, 12000) has more weight, about 720gr. Bigger than these (16000) maybe too heavy for all day popping.
Ratio 5.1 : 1.
Main gear is stainless steel, and the pinion gear is brass. Maybe this is for smoothness.
I also have similiar reel (different brand, but seems made by the same factory) that has stainless main gear and stainless pinion gear, it is not smooth.

Jorge Fidalgo:
Honestly, I do not understand the concept of not getting the best when I won't be doing a particular type of fishing more than 1-3 times a year.

I am taking my 1st ever GT trip in November, and will probably only get to fish for GT 1 to 2 times per year. Yet I have 2 18k swb stellas on order, 2 carpenters rods, and 30 odd GT lures.

But maybe it is just me and I am sick that way!

Brandon Khoo:
I suppose there is an element of each to their own in terms of how they approach this.

I do think though that if you want to go for a more budget offering that you need to recognise that there is more of a risk of gear failure.

Andy Rowe:
I think another phenomena or quirk of GT fishing is that it's practitioners sometimes tend to become 'collectors' of rare and / or state of the art equipment associated with the game, regardless of whether it is going to see frequent usage or not. Some people collect stamps, coins or dolls, definitely "each to their own".

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