shimano rarenium

[dman]

Any thoughts of the shimano rarenium 2500.. lookking to upgrade. either this or a stradic c14.. thanks dman

[tuan]

my 2500 rarenium's a rippa mate .. good drag and smooth wind. have knocked over a good jew with this and it didn't miss a beat

i've noticed handle wobble on a few used ci4s but i always thought these were almost identical structurally (apart from the ratios)

[dman]

yeah i havnt seen many post about them on bm.. i just wanted to know what people thought

[nereus]

Ci4 are better but ratio on the rarium is lower if you like that loose Daiwa feel.
cheers nereus

[tuan]

Originally Posted by nereus

Ci4 are better but ratio on the rarium is lower if you like that loose Daiwa feel.
cheers nereus

Is this just an opinion or fact ?

[freshwater.adam]

I'm selling a sustain in the classifieds if ya keen

[dman]

i would if i had the money but im broke... i only get money for my bday and christams...

[TwinPower]

In my opinion from two reel
Get Stradic Ci4+ newer is not always better but in this case it’s better has the X-Ship and lighter.
The rarenium feels smoother when free, but when you have a decent fish/weight on, X-ship comes to play better.
apart from that you will 100% look back when new rarenium Ci4+ comes out maybe to Aus.
As you said wait for your b-day or Christmas for rarenium Ci4+ Keep saving ^^

[bamm]

Get a job

[dman]

thanks.. I have been looking but when parents don't have the fuel money its hard...

[chopperdog]

I had one for about a year. Best Shimano I owned. Smooth and solid and I thought pretty good looking, plus spare spool.

[CJ BRIBIE]

Love mine, and the lower gear ratio is better for rolling hard bodies, especially in my impatient hands

[beno]

Originally Posted by CJ BRIBIE

Love mine, and the lower gear ratio is better for rolling hard bodies, especially in my impatient hands

Both reels are much of a muchness in quality but it's the spare spool and most importantly the slower retrieve rate of the rarenium that wins me over. I own two of them and they haven't let me down yet.

[whitingwrangler95]

ive had a rarenium 100 since christmas and is the best reel ive own in a while. ive used stradics ci4s, ci4+s, fjs , fe, sustains and the rarenium is the stand out for me. the 2nd spool helps alot

[nathanl]

I've got 4 of them and rate them highly. Light, good features for the price point and spare spool