17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

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17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by leggomye990 » Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:37 am

Shimano Exsence spinning reel, the 2017 model or the 2018 ci4+
Which one??????

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Re: 17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by bbates3 » Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:41 am

http://www.tackletour.net/viewtopic.php ... SE#p645978


here you go

i have both any specific questions?

the ci4 is more akin to a stradic ci4

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Re: 17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by leggomye990 » Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:46 am

Hmmm interesting, I already have a stradic ci4+
Was looking for a kind of high endish enthusiast reel for a new rod I just acquired. So if I'm thinking of the Exsence ci4+, its not much better than the stradic ci4+ so might as well go with the normal Exsence.

Thanks!

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Re: 17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by bbates3 » Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:31 pm

yeah if you have the room $$ i would get the Excense i feel its a better reel.

i have not and at this point dont want to fish a stella but i am very happy with my excense

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Re: 17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by leggomye990 » Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:59 pm

bbates3 wrote:yeah if you have the room $$ i would get the Excense i feel its a better reel.

i have not and at this point dont want to fish a stella but i am very happy with my excense

I really wanted a Stella, but I at the moment I cant justify the price! I figured to see how close the Exsence comes to the Stella. But I also really like the Batman look the Exsence has going for it too

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Re: 17 Exsence vs 18 ci4+

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:12 pm

leggomye990 wrote:
bbates3 wrote:yeah if you have the room $$ i would get the Excense i feel its a better reel.

i have not and at this point dont want to fish a stella but i am very happy with my excense

I really wanted a Stella, but I at the moment I cant justify the price! I figured to see how close the Exsence comes to the Stella. But I also really like the Batman look the Exsence has going for it too
I have the Exsence and Stella, the stella is smoother and more refined.

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