Shimano Exsence 3000 or 4000?

Good Morning All,

I am looking to get the new Shimano Exsence reel but need some input. Which model should I get, 3000 or the 4000? I fish mostly small lakes and ponds but of course bigger lakes too. I target pretty much Largemouth exclusively but some times crappie, walleye, smallmouth etc. Thank y’all very much for your future input!

Joey Smith

3000 gets my vote.

A $500 reel I am going to want to balance to my rod perfectly.

With the exception of large gamefish such as sturgeon muskies etc, you can really get by with a 1000 size reel for everything else. It’s just comfort and how it fits your rod.

Bring your rod into the store that carries those and put each size on and check it out. If they don’t carry them in stores, I simply wouldn’t buy one. Balance is that important for me.

Good luck.

Alrighty thank you all for your input! Yea I’m fairly certain I will be going with the 3000 due to the “smaller” gamefish that I go for.

Thanks again,
Joseph