[Ry609]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

The Daiwa Ballistic LT 4000 is a sweet do it all reel. 26 lbs of drag; holds close to 300 yds of 30 lb braid. Its pretty compact and light. I just bought one earlier this week. I now have the 2500, 3000 and 4000. Plus the older 2500 EX. The 5000 is close to the size of a 4000.

For our inshore waters, I see no need whatsoever for a twin power, or gosa for that matter. If you were targeting tuna or pelagics, sure--makes perfect sense. But inshore, 20+ lbs of drag in a spinning reel is ample to turn a 50 lb striper should you fortunate to connect with one. The 5000 would hold a LOT of 30 lb braid too.

Applications matter, too. I wouldnt use the 4000/5000 Ballistic surf fishing. I'd lean more towards the Gosa here, or the cheaper yet heavier Spheros is you're being budget conscious.

Ultimately, everyone has their preferred weapons. But me personally, for inshore spinning (fluke, blackfish, stripers, etc.) and freshwater applications, I've converted to Daiwa from Shimano. Offshore targeting pelagics, I'll stick with Shimano/Penn.

Nice, thank you! I do see a lot of people switching from Shimano to Daiwa, you are not the first and I'm sure not the last I'll see. Going to give the Ballistic a serious look for boat use.