tasteless Fishing Tackle Review: The Shimano Catana 2500 Ra Reel

If you're a base fisherman, then you know the challenge of stalking a range of fish species. When you're out for barbel, bream, dace, perch, pike, grayling and others, your base Fishing tackle should be as versatile as possible. As a base angler, you often need to adapt swiftly to a range of Fishing venues, baits and tactics. Personally, I'm fond of pike because they put up a frightful fight and gift quite a challenge. Regardless of what base species you may be partial to, you're going to need tackle that's both durable and effective. Since I can't afford top-of-the-line Fishing gear, I'm always on the surveillance for capability tackle that's reasonably priced. I wanted to share my thoughts on a great, budget-priced reel from Shimano: the Cantana 2500 Ra.

Key Features of the Shimano Catana 2500 Ra base Fishing Reel

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This reel is ambidextrous and quite light in weight, a highlight that's prominent to me during extended fishing sessions. It has 2 stainless steel ball bearings for smooth doing and will hold 200 yards of 6 pound test line. The gear ratio is 5.2:1, and the gearing is cold forged. Cold forging is a process in which a metal, often aluminium, is forced into a die, where it deforms in a controlled way and takes the shape of the die. In the case of cold forged aluminium, the metal also is subjected to a heat rehabilitation tempering process that strengthens it. The Catana 2500 Ra comes with a spare extra-light graphite spool along with the accepted aluminium spool. Despite its exceptionally low price of about £24.99, the reel features 3D Cad-Cam designed gearing for correct doing and exceptional smoothness.

More About the Catana 2500 Ra Reel

Another high-end highlight found on this affordable reel is the progressive multi-disk rear drag principles that has a surprisingly wide range of adjustments. This makes the reel accepted for all things from heavy spinning to light match fishing. The Dyna-Balance®feature can be concept of as similar to balancing an automobile tyre. This technique eliminates rotor wobble during the retrieve. The Varispeed®oscillation highlight ensures correct line lay. Finally, the 2500 Ra's Super Stopper Ii®facilitates instant hook setting. For the price, this reel is loaded with features usually found on more costly models. One of my angling friends also has this reel. When I asked his opinion, here's what he said: "I can use these for light float, feeder/ledger and spinning. As an all-rounder, they are not too big and not too small. The reel looks and feels well made, A cut above the 'budget' reels without getting silly on price."

Final Thoughts on the Shimano Catana 2500 Ra base Fishing Reel

This reel was a great expanding to my range of base fishing tackle. I find myself reaching for it more often than some of my other, more costly reels. I'm happy to rate it at 4.5 out of a possible 5 stars.

tasteless Fishing Tackle Review: The Shimano Catana 2500 Ra Reel