To match a Lox - Fireblood, Sol, Certate, Twinpower?

[powderfish]

Hi guys.

Bought a Lox 1-3kg 6'6 rod today, very similar to Nitro Vapor, and am now looking for a reel to match.

Balances really nicely with almost everything I put on it in the shop, the 1000's work really well and the 2000 Sol was not bad.

I want real finesse, but have never used a 1000 reel before so I'm not sure if I'll have issues with wind knots, cast distance and other line-related problems.

As I spent a lot less on the rod than I expected, I'm happy to spend a bit on the reel, haven't really decided on a budget yet but $500 would be max.

I like the Fireblood 1000FA and I hear it's just a 4 year old repainted Stella.
The Twinpower 1000FC is also nice, but I haven't found many opinions about it.
Certate 1500 is amazing but also the most expensive option.
I like the Sol 2000 but it just feels too heavy for such a light rod. I would only buy it if I were convinced a 1000 size reel would have too many line problems.
Luvias 1003? Haven't heard a bad word about it!

So which of these or others that you can suggest would be best for light finesse bream fishing. I'll be running 6lb braid (Sunline castaway or TD sensor) and plan to use it pretty much purely for bream fishing.

Too many options!!! Any input appreciated.

Powderfish

[dylman]

...I'd look at a 2000 in whatever you buy, slightly bigger diam spool should give you better casting (distance) with a light PE, just dont go too too thin in a PE line or you may notice some wind knots. Certate (or Sol) 2000 would be my choice.

[DJO]

GDay mate, first post here, might be able to help out, or give my opinion anyway.

On such a light rod, i would definately go the 1000 size reel. I use 4x 1000 size shimanos, but have also used a mates luvias 1003, and twinpower 1000(the new one). They are both excellent, but quiet a bit more expensive than my stradics and biomasters. Thus i dont have either.

I generally use 2,3,4lb fireline which is very reliable, not many wind knots at all. Just make sure you wind your line on tight and lubricate your line roller regularly. I find this keeps wind knots to a minimum.

I have recently spooled up one of my reels with Sunline Super PE 6lb, this is excellent stuff so far. No wind knots yet.

So, at the end of the day, depending if you are a shimano or daiwa fan, the new twinpower or luvias would be my choices.

Cheers

[CHOPS1]

Another shimano worth a look is the Soare 1000PGS.(but may be in the upper $500 bracket)
Great little reel, has the stella spool, dont have any problems with wind knots and i can cast just as far as my 2000 plus size reels on a 7 footer.

Chop

[namyau]

go the fireblood 1000 you will not be dissapointed, i have one and its handled 70cm ish threadfin salmon, 50cm big eyes and other stuff as well. very very smooth reel

[powderfish]

This is good info, thanks guys.

I am fairly confident I will go the 1000 sized reel (although a Luvias 2000 is lighter than a twinpower 1000FC).

As far as gear ratios go, they range from 4.7 - 1 on Luvias 1003 to 6.0 -1 on Sustain 1000FE. Does this make a noticeable difference?

Twinpower is the only one that comes with a spare spool out of the reels I'm looking at.

Think I still want the fireblood though, just looks so damn sexy!

Any more opinions or experiences gladly received!

[kevin19870316]

for your budget i'd suggest a certate 1500 even if i'm strictly a shimano man.

fireblood's no stella and the difference's HUGE.

luvias is light but it won't touch certate in terms of refinement and cranking power.

there's no shimano that's anywhere near as good as stella IMO.

so go stella if you can find one for less than 500 or just grab urself a certate 1500 or certate finesse 2004

[Shauno]

My three would be a

1500 size in Cartate

1003 and 2000 in luvias

2000 in Sol

You know what though, you can talk about it all you want, but untill you go into a store and try the reels on the rod you won't know...

I'll give you an example just recently I was in need of a few reels to match:

G Loomis BSR 803 GLX- the options were a 2500R certate and luvias or a, 3000 luvias or certate. having tried all reels the 3000 cetate felt the best by far. It was the heaviest... but felt the best (also the dearest )

Then a few weeks later I needed two reels for my GLX 820 dropshots... This time i was budget conscious and limited my range to Sol or Luvias.
After trying 2000 and 2500 sizes in both, the Clear standout for balance and feel was the Sol 2000... No bull.... It just felt right, and it saved me heaps of coin....

Moral of the story, try a few reels (DohDohDohDohmano inc) and see what you like the best.... and trust me one of them will 'just feel right' to you..

Good luck with your choice...

[BREAM MACHINE]

If you go the Certate path go the 2004 custom, at $629 it may be a bit out of your price range but they are well worth it, alloy handle, finesse spool and an extra bearing from memory, I have 2 matched up with 6'6" Vapours I find them to be great.

Chris

[kevin19870316]

grab a certate 2004 off www.bass.jp. it won't be too outa ur budget

[Station49]

finesse???

certate 2004 finesse custom, daiwa presso or daiwa saltist gekkabijin

But as Shauno said, go and try them on the rod for balance, comfort etc.

[powderfish]

Ok, we're getting a bit sky high here. I did say budget is a bit relaxed, but I'm still a novice so I probably won't appreciate the difference between a $400 reel and a $700 reel.

I want something light that will help me land good fish and give me the best 'buzz' doing so. It needs to last for years and years and be easy to use for 9hrs fishing/day over 2 week periods.

I also need it by the end of the month (fishin trip) so no buying from overseas.

I have a price of $460 for the Fireblood and $320 for the Twin Power at the moment. I have felt both on the rod and they're great, but the fireblood is better cause it's so darn light (30gms lighter than the TP).

Yet to try the Certate, but I probably couldn't justify it over the Luvias personally.

I will try all the reels mentioned tomorrow, but I'm leaning towards either of the two Shimanos mentioned above because of the good prices.

Surely the Twin Power is not a bad reel that will meet my needs, I've heard some very good reviews about it.

Cheers,

Powderfish

[Danmaso]

i reckon you cant past a luvias for the money

[Shortlite]

The Twinpower 1000FC will give you just that little bit more heft and weight to balance the rod. The Luvias 1000 is insanely light.

[Fisherman#1]

I'd go the Twinpower, the new spool design helps casting distance IMO. Shimano's are also tougher, but Daiwa's are smoother IMO. Your choice as to which is more important.