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Shimano 5000 sized baitrunner reels.

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Jeff Collins

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Does anyone know why shimano stopped making these? They are the ideal size for small river fishing. The GTE was a beautiful reel. Surely with the barbel angler's there must be a market? ??

If anyone has a good condition 5000 gte let me know.

Jeff C
 
Jeff Collins said:
Does anyone know why shimano stopped making these? They are the ideal size for small river fishing. The GTE was a beautiful reel. Surely with the barbel angler's there must be a market? ??

If anyone has a good condition 5000 gte let me know.

Jeff C
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I bought a few of these Jeff, and I love 'em, got three 5010's and a RE, and a couple of 6010's which are brilliant for flood fishing. You still can buy them on ebay etc, but the pristine ones are getting rarer, don't be put off by the less than pristine one's, as our good friend Felindre will service them as you know.
 
Shimano 4000D baitrunner sits nicely on my 12ft Torrix or 11ft Specialist and when on bigger rivers, where I want extra cranking power, I switch to a 6000 OC Baitrunner.

Hate the old baitrunners, with their snatchy rear drag clutches. Mind you 12 months ago, I sold my my 5000 XTEA's on ebay for silly money, so they obviously still have their fans.
 
Neil Blood said:
Shimano 4000D baitrunner sits nicely on my 12ft Torrix or 11ft Specialist and when on bigger rivers, where I want extra cranking power, I switch to a 6000 OC Baitrunner.

Hate the old baitrunners, with their snatchy rear drag clutches. Mind you 12 months ago, I sold my my 5000 XTEA's on ebay for silly money, so they obviously still have their fans.
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I am with you there Neil, the clutch on my 4000D is a thing of beauty. Shame they no longer sell them in the UK.

Cheers, Dave.
 
Personally I once bought some 5000xteas and quickly sold them on as I didn't like either the drag or baitrunner system. I bought a pair of 4000ds from the profits. They were by far a better reel in the 5000 xteas areas. However being a Tackle tart I'm always on the lookout for something better. That's when I took a punt on 2 shimano thunnus 4000so from a tackle shop in all places New Zealand at about £120 each delivered. They are an uprated version of the 4000d and they are faultless.
 
Jon Frisby said:
Personally I once bought some 5000xteas and quickly sold them on as I didn't like either the drag or baitrunner system. I bought a pair of 4000ds from the profits. They were by far a better reel in the 5000 xteas areas. However being a Tackle tart I'm always on the lookout for something better. That's when I took a punt on 2 shimano thunnus 4000so from a tackle shop in all places New Zealand at about £120 each delivered. They are an uprated version of the 4000d and they are faultless.
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Bloody hell Jon! Now you have got me at it why did you have to say that :D
 
Love the old shimanos have 3 X 5010 and 3 X 5000 gte's. Have never got on with a shimano after those have brought most models and quickly sold them. The only reels that are close imo are my Daiwa emcast 4000 br's
 
Ben Jennings said:
Love the old shimanos have 3 X 5010 and 3 X 5000 gte's. Have never got on with a shimano after those have brought most models and quickly sold them. The only reels that are close imo are my Daiwa emcast 4000 br's
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What exactly was it about a Shimano 4000D that you have "Never got on with" Ben? Just curious.

Cheers, Dave.
 
To be honest Dave wasn't really the reels fault but used to keep my rods together with just tip top protectors and the back of my van isn't the friendliest place for fishing tackle. On my second or third trip with it cast out went to tighten up and notice the bail arm had cracked on the plastic. Didn't have a spare reel, had to go home and it just put me off them, which was a shame as they are super smooth with a brilliant clutch. My older shimanos had taken a lot more abuse. The 4000oc had a similar bail arm and my xtea was just too heavy and unbalanced my rod.
 
Ben Jennings said:
To be honest Dave wasn't really the reels fault but used to keep my rods together with just tip top protectors and the back of my van isn't the friendliest place for fishing tackle. On my second or third trip with it cast out went to tighten up and notice the bail arm had cracked on the plastic. Didn't have a spare reel, had to go home and it just put me off them, which was a shame as they are super smooth with a brilliant clutch. My older shimanos had taken a lot more abuse. The 4000oc had a similar bail arm and my xtea was just too heavy and unbalanced my rod.
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The bail arm is the known weak spot of those reels Ben, so yes in some ways they are not as rugged as the older models. Quite why they decided to make an otherwise great reel, then compromise it with a delicate part in a vulnerable position like that is a mystery. These reels are designed for saltwater spinning, which one would have thought required rugged gear...and they are very popular in America for doing just that. Perhaps we are just a ham fisted lot :D But no, seriously, it is truly a strange choice on the part of Shimano...but not the first mistake on their part.

Cheers, Dave.
 
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