Hi, what's the best Shimano aero technium reel? Had the new 14000 in black but sold them cos they felt cheap to me.
There are alot older models out there but can't decide witch is the best one.
Many thanks

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I've got the original10000 xsc ( non mgs ) and 10000 xsa mgs . I personally prefer older Shimano ... there's nothing between my 2 sets other than the decales and the mgs being a bit lighter but not by much . And the xsc having a slower oscillation. But my preference between the 2 is the xsa mgs

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I found the older technium 1000 XSB ( non mag / non slow osscilation) the best out of the range.
Had most technium reels in the past,the Mgs XSB is also very nice.

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I still prefer the original 10000 xt tech

Looks like every 10000 has fans
Thanks for sharing

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I also like the xt but unfortunately they built the handle on the wrong side

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As a 'thing' the mgs xsb. So much so that I have 2 sets. One that gets used and another brand new set that have never even had line on them

Had most of them and the best regards material & build quality are the XT's

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Got a set myself , love the Mgs XSB's , In my humble opinion I think they are joint top of the Technium tree with the 10,000 XSC , I've had/have every variant including XT's , only problem with them is their slow retrieval rate although I can forgive them for that , they are still a cracking reel

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I own A few 10000 xt,s and a set of xsb,s a while ago now I spoke to Gary at custom reels about the xt,s as I wanted one of my older sets restoring,parts were very scarce for them at that point.he told me he had that many people asking for there's to be repaired he looked into buying tooling to make bits for them, but said it was not viable financialy.Unfortunately I can't find the e mail he sent But it was a very interesting In depth read.He told me the xsb,s were decent so that's what I bought.Bear in mind this was a fair while ago and there's obviously whatever incarnation of the black mag since so can't comment on them.
My favourite xt,s as I've used them from day one I still feel lucky to have one mint set left.Xsb I'm not overly into them look wise But mine have been abused and they still feel super smooth.Having said that I only use these reels when fishing range everything else just tournies,so I guess anything will feel smooth after using them.

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10000 tech xsc smoth, mega cranking power, super fast retrieval, super slow ossy thingy which I love.

I any use .40mm mono and above or heavy sinking braid and the line lay is on another level, this is where these things excel .

Had xts and mags and most of the high end diawas but settled on these.

Not many bad reels around anymore to be fair.

I have a set of the 10000xsc and the xsb mags. To me the xsc's are the smoothest and best engineered but I still prefer the mags, they are so light, the quick drag is smaller which, along with the fact they don't have the line guard between the rotor and the spool, makes them more compact.

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Aero Technium 12000 xtb for me, still going strong and still look good

Had most variations of techs over the years from the xt to the black mags which i didnt rate at all and the original xt was the best for me but still not as good as the original daiwa iso which i still think is the best carp reel ever made. Just my personal opinion of course.

anyone else find the model numbers of these a bit confusing

as I understand it:

1st: Aero Technium 10000 XT (pale green/blue)
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Latest: Aero Technium Magnesium XTC (Black) and XSC (silver) latest

What was in between?