Shimano 500 reels

[gillchaser]

Ive found two more Sienna 500 reels locally . Before I buy them up to put up for spares , I found a contact site for Shimano fishing and have sent them an inquiry as to whether they have anything in the future to replace the 500 series reels .
We'll see if I get an answer and what they have to say . Gillchaser

In the Shimano support forum, Bantam1 said some were coming in the near future.

Thanks , I was hoping they wouldn't forget us UL folks .
, I guess I got greedy buying up the last two Sienna's yesterday. One of them is near perfect and Is as smooth as my Symetre , the other not . When I took it out of the package it was hard to wind . After a dose of clear silicone grease on the spool shaft and putting my cordless screw gun on it for about five , one minute rotation segments , it's a lot better , but not as smooth as the other . Guess I'll need to work on it some more loosen it up , take it back for a refund , or save for parts . I always thought I needed an extra spool . May just keep it for parts . Gillchaser

[uljersey]

Good Lord Smead, you're even more warped than I'd imagined. Well done

Humor never hurt anybody but the humorless ...

[Smead]

Awesome animation...Granny Squid steals the show; though there's plenty of insanity all around. They even have an album out.

[gillchaser]

Took both Sienna's back to Walmart today .
The first one I attempted to use was hard to wind , so I tried breaking it in and got it OK , but still not good enough . I decided I'd keep it for parts .
Took the other one out , spooled it up and took it fishing this afternoon. It was easier to wind than the other , but the gears would grind a couple of times doing the retrieve. No pattern to it . It acted like it was going to lock up .
These must have been the last two they threw together from what ever parts they had left over .
I've seen the new 1000 Stradic FK on sale for $139 and it weighs 6.9 oz . I'm tempted gillchaser