Pflueger Supreme 9030XT

[steveng]

Hey guys, does anyone have a Pflueger Supreme 9030XT and what do you think about them? I was thinking of getting one for my G loomis DSR8200S.

[Frithy]

nah but dads got a 8030 mg, and he couldnt be happier with it, he's already committed to getting another, but probably in the 8025. i have a 8040 and couldnt be happier light, smooth and a lovely drag, and am planning on getting a 8025 as well.
so yep, dunno about the xt model but the mg's are great

[tuan]

Don't think many people in Oz have these reels. Didn't stop me getting one though

It is very light and it looks friggen hot. Things I have noted:

* spare spool sux - chuck it in the bin

* high gear ratio - I'm indifferent

* smooth drag, but I find that it increases in very small increments .. maybe it's similar to a finesse type drag .. something I don't like because I got bricked into a snag a few weekends ago because I set my drag too light and took forever to tighten the drag (should have palmed the spool instead)

* don't think max drag is very high .. but then again, I have not tested it to it's max as I only use 4/6lb leader on it

* massive spool capacity meant 4 lb crystal fireline needed a heap of backing

Check out the reviews from these guys from the US. They like em.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0053583122676a.shtml

[Frithy]

yeah the mg's dont have an excessive max drag, but with a 30 it probably goes high enough for any application that you would use that reel for.
I have 2 medalists, a patriarch, a summit, and a supreme and all of them have a finnese style drag in my opinion, even the 7000 size medalist for its size, but i like it that way as it allows you to increase the pressure or decrease the pressure in minimal incriments, i can see where it would be a problem in getting bricked though.
one negative.
they mark easy, if you take good care of it you wont have a problem, but they dont bounce very good. and they are magnesium, so if you get a scratch you'll have to cover the mark with clear nail polish.
hope this helps
cheers

[steveng]

Thanks for you input guys, I think I will go ahead with the purchase. At this stage I was thinking of getting two of them and getting a pfueger rod to match. I was thinking a smaller rod to use in my Kayak and I can also use It around low bridges from my boat.

[Kickback]

Hey mate,

Before you buy, send a PM to Charmellion or Charmelion (forgot the spelling) - he owns almost everything Pflueger and will be great help, i'm sure. He's always spoken positive bout Pluegers

Cheers

[tuan]

Yep, match it up to a Pflueger Trion Tournament 2-5 kg and you will have a pretty good setup. The mustard colour is a bit of a SOL copycat but I think looks better.

Just noticed you wrote that you wanted to match it up to a G Loomis - never had one of those rods but you may want a better reel for those rods.

[steveng]

I would buy another Shimano Sustain but I could not justify the $300 price to the wife and from what I have read the pflueger Supreme XT quality looks to be about the same for about half the price so I could get two for the price of one.

[Kickback]

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Pflue...page-PSXT.html

[kaleidonova]

i have the pflueger supreme xt 9025 and its great

[Minnows]

Originally Posted by tuan

The mustard colour is a bit of a SOL copycat but I think looks better.

I wouldn't say that, that mustard colour is pretty unique. Nice flatty btw

but there are others who try it

[Chamelion]

Originally Posted by Kickback

Hey mate,

Before you buy, send a PM to Charmellion or Charmelion (forgot the spelling) - he owns almost everything Pflueger and will be great help, i'm sure. He's always spoken positive bout Pluegers

Cheers

Chamelion

I own (pflueger wise):

Medalist 6040 - Excellent, can't kill it and I treat it like crap! I should take a photo...
Medalist 6035 - As above
Patriarch wide spool (baitcast) - As above
Supreme 6030MG - Alright, needs TLC though
Supreme 6030XT - Disappointed, have had two and both have had similar gear issues. The low point of the pflueger line up imo

Have owned

Trion wide spool (baitcast) - Fantastic, I regret selling it
Illusion (baitcast) - Pretty good, but easy to overrun or backlash
Illusion **35 - Wasn't impressed, was very 'sloppy' internally. I returned it after a couple of days for a refund.

My mate owns -

President wide spool (baitcast) - Excellent reel, every bit as good as the patriarch just heavier and chunkier
Trion wide spool (baitcast) - Same as mine
President **30 - So so so so so smooth. If you don't mind the extra weight it kills the supremes, way way cheaper too.
Illusion **30 - Excellent, maybe my 35 size was a dud? Only issue is no roller bearing, so requires constant cleaning
Medalist 6040 - Same as mine
Medalist 6070 - Excellent surf reel. Doesn't mind the salt in the slightest, loud ass drag. I'm considering replacing my Emblem pro 5500a with one.

So, that said... Don't consider a supreme IMO unless you find one cheap. A birdy told me that Anaconda might have them on sale soon at a price you won't want to ignore.

If I was to buy a 30 sized reel right now I would give a Pflueger Arbor a shot.. I've never used one but I'm very curious! In fact, I might buy one soon just to satisfy my curiosity.

The reel I've been most impressed with of late is my humble Shimano Symetre which I purchased for $70 brand new from cash converters.. It's got me keen to try out something else in the shimano range, a Stradic perhaps?

Matt.

[tuan]

What sort of gear issues have you had with the supreme xt? Mine's been ok so far but I look after it quite carefully since it is a magnesium reel...

[Chamelion]

First XT was really grindy right off the bat.. Returned it and exchanged for another one. This one is a bit smoother but there is a fair bit of play in the handle, a bit like what you would expect from a really cheap reel. I've also had noisy roller (possibly rotor too) bearing issues.

The MG just doesn't feel as smooth as it did when I first bought it... I just expected a bit more.

[Martin Lo]

I found the same too, having owned several small spin reels including Stradic CI4, Patriarch XT, Fuego-A 1000, Quantum exo 25. I found pretty much all reels get rougher wd time and wd trevally strikes. Except for Shimanos. Looking inside when servicing reveals a lot. The detail and tolerance of a Japan manufactured Shimano/Daiwa is amazing compared to the competition and hence the dollars.

Only the which are manufactured in Korea comes close.