Shimano ULT14000XTD Ultegra XTD Surf Spinning Reel

Shimano has always been one of my surf fishing reels- purchased this model for my son to pair with a g loomis 11 ft surf rod- he loves it. Long casting, smooth, and solid design. Well worth the $$$

Nice reel

Totally satisfied this amazing reel

The reel is light and balances with my rods from 9 to 13, feet. The spool is long to allow for better dostance. I own 5 of these, and fish hard. Just keep em clean, should last a long time

This is a well made reel that is typical of other Shimano reels I have been using. It is smooth, relatively light weight for its size and holds a ton of braid. All at a reasonable price.

Good reel for the money. I put it on a 10.5 ' medium action rod for surf fishing in Monterey Bay , CA. and it casts a mile. The reel is very smooth. I would suggest using backing on both the spools as it holds an incredible amount of 30 lb. braid. The drag is very smooth and adjustable. A couple of things that is troublesome is the bail does not lock open sometimes making it necessary to rotate the spool for it to lock in a casting position . Also the bail is hard to close by cranking the handle making it easier to manually close the bail. Overall ,weighing the good points over the bad, for the money, it's a good reel. :)

This reel has completed my long casting system. My very first cast with a 4 oz lead get over 120 yard easy with very minimal effort. I pair this reel with 12 foot gloomis imx surf rod

Used a friend of mine reel last fall and had to go buy one myself. Great casting plus plenty of drag pressure to slow down the big game fish.

I bought this reel for Striper fishing throughout cape cod, by far exceeded my expectations. This is a powerhouse of a reel! Highly recommended.

I absolutely love this reel I use it for shark fishing off the pair an shore it's a casting beast it handles 90 pound sharks with ease. I would definitely recommend this reel you can't go wrong with it

Bought this reel for my grandfather, loves using it.

This is a great reel. The ULT5500XTD is very light. I paired it with my 9ā€™ TFO for plugging. This reel casts very far with 30lb. Power Pro Slick 8. Iā€™ve used it numerous times in the surf and the drag is amazing. With proper maintenance this reel should last a long time! I ordered this reel on Black Friday, (2017), with the Power Pro, they spooled it and it was delivered on Saturday! One day! Very pleased! Thank you Don at Tackle Direct!

Iā€™ve only had the chance to throw this on grass so far but paired with the right rod this thing will bomb it out there. Like the spool spacers because if using light braid you donā€™t have to pack it with mono backing

I researched all of the currently available surf reels and found this Shimano to be a terrific value. The reel has a long spool to facilitate casting distance. It comes with spool reducers to be able to spool less line. It is light and balances well on my rods. I have four of these to use in surf fishing tournaments. Drag is smooth and with routine maintenance these reels should last a long time.

The reel is not very smooth the reel feels like it's grinding on retrieving.maybe just a bad reel?