bargain $500 spinning reels possible ??

[spears]

GEE....Spheros 14000..... these reels can be bought for $200 and it performs..not bad..

ADD ....just rang the local tackle store and they are selling them for $249 already upgraded..i'll be going in this week to check it out..

[warren clark]

$249.00 sounds like a good price the last 3 I had done I thought they where closer to $150.00 on top of the reel.
You want to check that it is a full upgrade. You don't have to go the full upgrade. In a full upgrade you get a choice of a stella handle- football or T handle. I have a couple of freinds that have been quoted with and without handle upgrades. The bearing upgarde is where you get your extra drag and makes it a much smoother reel but I like the stella handle .
If you go that way its good to have alook at a stella before you buy your reel and work out your preference of handle. The stellas come with both football and T so you can change but with a speros upgrade you have to pick one or the other.

[Kleyny]

Want a reel bargin.

"the store that can not be mentioned" has a "quantity" of unpackaged "Fin Nor" "ultraquest" reels that they have had lying arround for ages. they have been reduced and reduced.
there are two sizes one that would be about a 4000 size and monster ooh arround 7000.
the small one is a 4 bering reel and the bigg one quotes 2 bearings.

now I'm not claiming these would be up to the fancy top shelf products but they don't seem half bad.

Old mate down at the local branch says that wquite a few blokes have taken them home with a " what the hec, at that price" atitude. and come back later to buy more with a smile on their face.

They were running reduced at something like $50...... the managers are sick of the sight of em and have reduced em to.




just under $24

At that they are a bargin.
Even for a " don't care" reel they are worth a look.

I brought a few home & they dont look half bad, the drags seem Ok (I've hooked em up to a tree and leant on em hard) and they runn and cast just fine.

Time will tell but at the price.... yep they are a bargin.

cheers

i was one of those blokes who thought why not it only 30 buck to date i havent used it. but i do have a smaller fin-nor on the plastics rod (also at a what the hell price) and i have come to trust it with whatever the passage can throw at it.

neil

[GPB]

Adding the Stella upgrade is nice but not needed and expensive, the added bearing and drag upgrade makes all the difference.
Spears, if the local is selling the reel at $250 upgraded I would pounce on it, as that would cover any f---ups you do putting in the parts, like breaking the fragile drag washers, as well as putting them in the sealed spool is a bit of a mission

[Hamish73]

hey spears which tackle shop is that? PM me if you dont want to post it

Found some info on the upgrade on another forum:
http://www.akff.net/wiki/index.php?t...pheros_14000FA

Reading US forums, it seems that it's an 'aussie mod'

[spears]

Thanks guys for the heads up..
I'll get me self into the store at 10am check it out ask these few questions.

I did ask how much more for handle and drag upgrade=reply.. included..we'll see

if everything is correct i'll reply who's got it tomorrow after 6pm..need to make sure i don't get there and find out they didn't have any left due to a run out on phone orders..LOL

Hamish73 i'll PM you 1st as you asked

[breamnut]

certate. very tough rel with an awsome drag.
out of all my others the cerate gets the most use by far

[breamnut]

[quote=oldboot;774070]Want a reel bargin.

"the store that can not be mentioned" has a "quantity" of unpackaged "Fin Nor" "ultraquest" reels that they have had lying arround for ages. they have been reduced and reduced.
there are two sizes one that would be about a 4000 size and monster ooh arround 7000.
the small one is a 4 bering reel and the bigg one quotes 2 bearings.

there no good. when i used to work at ##### we had alot come back with stickey drags and worn out gears within a few weeks.

[spears]

Re shimano spheros 14000

Ya see how everything changes in 24 hours..

Quote shop today..The other guy must have made a mistake giving you those prices.the reel is $249 plus for an extra $45 you get the upgrade of drag and handle....End quote..

So there you have it $294 for a full upgrade

[GPB]

That is still cheap, but what about the bearing?

[spears]

That is still cheap, but what about the bearing?

I got an idea that what he means by handle its probably just the bearing.

With a few saying that’s cheap I didn’t want to drive 7kl to get disappointed. He put me on hold twice for 10 mins just to get an end reply.

Honestly i lost interest as this now is more expensive than my imported fin-nor off shore reel,and i can't see this being any better a reel..But I should add that the spheros still would be a good reel as parts are available compared to the fin-nors which I would need to get OS..Especially when some says they can pull fish all day..interesting..