About this product
Sedona 8000fi Spinning Reel – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
The large Sedonas are quietly the best value in Shimano range, because the 6000 and 8000 get a component the small ones do not: a Cross Carbon drag stack. Carbon washers handle heat far better than felt or plain composite, and heat is what a long run produces. A drag that fades halfway through a fight is how fish are lost, and this is the cheapest Shimano reel that does not have that problem.
Added to that is the cold-forged HAGANE drive gear, which is pressed into shape rather than cut from a blank so the metal grain follows each tooth. It is the reason a Sedona still feels tight after several seasons of hard use when cheaper reels have gone slack.
The 8000 gives you 11 kg of maximum drag, 94 cm of line per crank at 4.9:1, and a spool that holds 410 metres of PE 3 or 275 metres of 0.37 mm mono. The gearing is deliberately low for cranking power, and the large spool diameter keeps the retrieve rate respectable anyway. The handle is 75 mm, long enough for leverage against a load.
The body is graphite rather than metal and there is no formal saltwater sealing, so this is a reel to rinse and dry properly after every sea trip. Do that and it is a genuine workhorse: surf and rock fishing for kingfish, queenfish and trevally, bottom fishing from a boat for snapper and grouper, and Nile perch on Lake Victoria.
Buying a Sedona 8000fi Spinning Reel in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the sedona 8000fi spinning reel at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every sedona 8000fi spinning reel is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which sedona 8000fi spinning reel suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the sedona 8000fi spinning reel are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Spinning Reels in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on fishing reels, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Shimano Sedona 8000FI Spinning Reel