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Saragosa 8000 or 10000?

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Joshua Fifis:
I was looking at getting a Saragosa 10000 for a light popper/stickbait setup running 50lb on it but I'm now not sure whether to get the 8000 instead. The 8000 has a faster gear ratio of 5.6:1 compared to 4.9:1 with the 10000. I noticed that this is the same with the Stella also (8000 has HG and PG but only PG for the 10000). I found on Tackle Direct that the line retrieve is 42.2" for the 8000 and 40" for the 10000 but I have learnt that you can't always believe these stats.
So my question is it better to sacrifice the line capacity and go with the higher gear ratio 8000 or is not that much of a difference in retrieve and I'm better to get the extra capacity? Any opinions are much appreciated.

Ian Cook:
You can by an 8000 for the higher gear ratio and just buy a spare 10000 spool as both reels share the same body and rotor, just different gearing, I've tried it and it works.

That way you get a hi-speed 10000

Food for thought.

Cheers

Ian

Joshua Fifis:
The Shimano website says that the 8000 has 12kg of drag and the 10000 has 15kg. Is this true or is it just another one of Shimano's dodgy numbers? If it is true, the 12kg drag will drop even less again with a larger spool.

Mark Richie:

--- Quote from: Joshua Fifis on December 03, 2015, 08:41:12 AM ---The Shimano website says that the 8000 has 12kg of drag and the 10000 has 15kg. Is this true or is it just another one of Shimano's dodgy numbers? If it is true, the 12kg drag will drop even less again with a larger spool.

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Hi Josh,

It's the spool that's drag rated, not the reel. Therefore you put a 10000 spool on the 8000 body and you get the 10000s 15kg drag. I've heard that you can also put a Stella spool on the Saragosa meaning 25kg drag but that's got to be pushing the internals of the gosa. Maybe too far even?

Joshua Fifis:

--- Quote from: Mark Richie on December 03, 2015, 09:02:44 AM ---
--- Quote from: Joshua Fifis on December 03, 2015, 08:41:12 AM ---The Shimano website says that the 8000 has 12kg of drag and the 10000 has 15kg. Is this true or is it just another one of Shimano's dodgy numbers? If it is true, the 12kg drag will drop even less again with a larger spool.

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Hi Josh,

It's the spool that's drag rated, not the reel. Therefore you put a 10000 spool on the 8000 body and you get the 10000s 15kg drag. I've heard that you can also put a Stella spool on the Saragosa meaning 25kg drag but that's got to be pushing the internals of the gosa. Maybe too far even?

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Hahaha you are very much right about the spool Mark. Not sure why I thought that. A bit embarrassing seeing as I'm a mechanical engineer!

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