A Fishing Reel Test

These two spinning reels were part of a comparison article in Field and Stream, April 2010 issue.  The Shimano got a 5 star rating by a test panel of 4 men, ranging in age from 26 to 58.  The Abu Garcia got a 3 star rating.  They said that the Shimao Sedona - PRO "casts like a dream", CON - "the bail seemed a little lightweight."  The Abu Garcia Cardinal's comments were PRO -  "No bells and whistles, but that's not a bad thing", and CON -  "There was some play in the anti-reverse."   The other two fishing reels that were part of this test were Strike Tech ST30GA at 4 stars and the Okuma Epixor EF 30B at 3 1/2 stars. Check them out the next time you go to your favourite sports shop.