Originally posted by El Guapo:
hey i got to buy a new reel and have always used the 4000, a few friends say thats overkill, to go with the 2000, what advantages to i get from a smaller reel, i like to have the line capacity and the larger drag, i don't see the sense in a 2000, any thoughts, also any feed back on the expitor looks great, can it stand up to big kings and how the drag compared to shimano?
Kinda depends on what you are fishing for, and how. You mentioned the words "big kings" in your post, so I will go on the notion that you are fishing for big kings, and not doinky cohos, or slime-rocket steelhead.
A 4000 series Shimano/Diawa is just about perfect for kings. The reel can hold plenty of line, which is probably what matters the most. Weight probably isn't an issue, as you are probably using a big old Meat Stick of a rod for those big kings.
If I were gonna fish for summer steelhead and cohos (been known to do that once or twice), I'd use a 2500 series shimano/Diawa for both. You don't need a lot of line for those doinkers, and you can get away with a smaller diameter line (8lb test, etc). Also, since you generally use a much lighter rod for doinker fish (1141 or 1182), weight becomes more of an issue, so smaller is better when it comes to spinning reels.
Every now and than, I'll hook a kinger on a dick nite with a 1141, 2500 series Shimano and 8lb leader. I usually spend the new 45 minutes hauling the beast up to the boat. I'm too damn cheap to just bust off the stupid Dick Nite, so I end up wasting 45 minutes of my fishing time for scenes like this:
The 2000's and 1000's are a tad bit too small (for my liking). They don't hold enough line.
PS - If you're fishing Dick Nites for the first time this season, - if your Dick Nite doesn't end up in the snout of the fish (see photo), you flossed it. "Corner of the mouth" and "Dick Nite" don't go hand-in-hand.
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