SHIMANOSaragosa SW A Saltwater Spinning Reel

If you're like me, you watched a hundred videos on the internet about this reel. You may be wondering if you should get this 6k or an 8k. I ordered both and put side by side on my rod. My rod is a 7'9" XH-F. The 6K was way too small and the 6k has a tiny spool. I bet it holds max of 275 yards of 20# braid. You must use a mono back as this reel does not have the rubber on the spool like Penn. If you're fishing inshore for reds, snook, trout, I suggest a 4k Stradic or any 4k; a 5K max. Saragosa has a 5K that would work great, but just a bit over kill. My 4k Stradic holds right at 290 yards of 20# with a mono back.All of that said, I sent the 6k back and got the 8k. Matched my rod well, holds enough line. Good for tarpon, but still small enough to use as a big inshore reel. IE- pulling snook off structure. Or it doubles as an off shore reel. I lined my 8K with 30# braid.Also, if this is your first Shimano, know they are small frames. Meaning, if you put a 4,6,8K reel beside a Penn 4,6,8K reel, they are smaller. So for example: a 6K shimano is the same size as a 4k Penn sargus, battle, spinfisher 4.5K. The 8K shimano is the same size as a 6K Penn. I know because I put them directly beside my Penns. On that note, if I am being honest, the Shimano (at a much higher price) does not feel any better than my cheap Penns. They also do not reel my red fish in any better. However, the stradic 4K is smoother reeling, MUCH lighter, and a excellent red reel. When I say smaller, - i mean the body of the reel is physically smaller and the spool accordingly holds less line than the equal sized penn.Hope my experience helped some of you.

Formidable reel when you’re going after the big trophy fish. Red snapper’s in the 16 Lb range were no match and the wahoo that was hooked up would have been landed with this powerful drag reel if the 40 LB braided line wouldn’t have been cut off.

Great strong reel. Very smooth. High quality

perfecto

This is a prime reel for jig fishing. I will be using it quite a bit from now on.

Product as good as advertised.!

Happy to have this reel, feel solid and smooth, be in mind, this reel is ont automatic close the bail, and this reel came with scratch on it,but I am sure this is new, is will not make the reel not functioning, but this make me disappointed.

Well, I received both the Shimano Saragosa SW14000 reel and the Shimano Trevala 2pc 6’6 medium heavy rod today. Took it out for a spin. Tried it out casting from the beach. This reel feels like butter! Solid and the drag is awesome catching this 33” Black Drum did not put any stress on the pole nor my 15lb line. Worth the money! I will leave a separate review for the Trevala Rod but as you can see I landed that monster!😂