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I use a 10000HG with 50 lb braid with 50 lb leader on a 7’ 2” MH rod. Red Snapper, Amber Jacks and black fin tuna were no problem on my last fishing trip. It was almost too easy.
I had 2 of these, 1x spinner and 1x baitcaster. Nice looking rods but put any of them up against Shimano's higher end rods and these are sloppy and weak in comparison.
I love all my Stradics, I upgrade them with Carbontex Drag washers and Gomexus Power Knobs which have two bearings compared to the tee handle 1 bearing and a shim.
I purchased 2 Stradic 2500 for the kids in 2014. They were 5 and 7 at the time. Them reels have been dipped in the ocean, had sand castles built on them but there still going strong 💪
With so many dissimilar metals in the line roller assembly, I wish people would lubricate them more often than not. Ive had to do some horrific things to get some bails apart and order so many parts to rebuild them. A drop of oil every outing people.
Every stradic I’ve ever owned has always ended up with water in the gears and had to be sent in for a service. No other reel ever seems to have this problem