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I have a CI4+ and the 3000 was the same as the 2500 except for a larger spool.

The larger spool provides slightly faster retreival.

As for which shimano is comparable to the Certate IMO there is none. The Certate is in a different ball park of quality and price all together to anything shimano offer for small light weight spinning reels.

IMO the Ci4+ is the pick of lightweight reels from shimano.

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:39 am

If the 2500 spool and rotor are the same size but just deeper cut on the 3k, then im guessing those spools should technically be interchangeable between the 2.5 and 3k bodies ??

I'm not sure whether to get a 2.5 or 3k in the shimano..
Not being able to go and physically look at the sizes makes things a bit difficult atm..

The 2500 is marginally bigger than pre LT Daiwa 2000 and noticeably smaller than their pre LT 2500.

There's an apparently NIB Exsense 4000MXG on marketplace for $550. 11kg drag, 11+1 bearings and only 245gm. Its lighter than a 17 Morethan 2510PE-H

I seen the exsence as soon as it was posted, it's a nice black colour. Looks nice. But it's a 4k. I already have those sizes .

Im.sorta looking 2.5k or 3k in shimano or daiwa LT models..

Retrieve ratio is the same for each on site. Which lines up with my memory of them having a deep spool spool rather than larger diameter.

They often change the knobs between 2500 and 3000 with the 2500 having an I shape and the 3000 having the t shape knob typically.

Swapping a 3k spool to a 2500 effectively makes it a 3000 aside from the knobs and vice versa

Mine is a few years old, they might have changed since then.

http://fishing.shimano.co.jp/product/reel/6165

there's a ton of options now. scroll down on the jdm vanford page to see a table that kinda sets it out

Basti wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:52 am

http://fishing.shimano.co.jp/product/reel/6165

there's a ton of options now. scroll down on the jdm vanford page to see a table that kinda sets it out

It'd be great if Japan imported the 3kMHG size in most models over here instead of only C3k. AUSDM has always been severely lacking options since forever compared to JDM

Only one we get is the Nasci based Spheros SW 3000XG
https://www.bcf.com.au/p/shimano-spher ... 5464.html

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:25 pm

I seen the exsence as soon as it was posted, it's a nice black colour. Looks nice. But it's a 4k. I already have those sizes .

Im.sorta looking 2.5k or 3k in shimano or daiwa LT models..

So what's made you want to bat for the other team?

a shimano 2500 will be fine holds alot of braid/mono and i would love a twinpower if i had a choice and the buck,s

Mattblack wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:00 pm

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:25 pm

I seen the exsence as soon as it was posted, it's a nice black colour. Looks nice. But it's a 4k. I already have those sizes .

Im.sorta looking 2.5k or 3k in shimano or daiwa LT models..

So what's made you want to bat for the other team?

ive been batting for both teams now for a while, albeit on the entry level scale for the shimano for my snapper bait outfits. just thought id get something a bit nmore expensive from the shimano stable for a change, nothing more.