accurist or citica, which would you buy?

I have both---1 Accurist when they were like $50 on sale and 4 Citica's not on sale. They are both good reels, but I prefer the Citica's plus I know I can get parts if needed. Which is usually when I clean them and the old fat fingers drop something.

Thanks,

Citica

TFP

Citica you will be able to get parts a lot longer if needed.

Accurist

i still use my 2500c's and i really like the 3600c,s there old and no frills but theyll throw a mile and they still got parts

I would have to say for ease of use and cleaning the Shimanos are always a good decision. I have had accurists and they are a good reel for the money.

Shimano is still the way to go with all factors considered (IMO)

H2O Xpress Mettle! (Like them way better then my friends Citica)

Of the 2 you mentioned the Citica for sure ... it'll be here with heavy use for years after you've thrown the Quantum in the garbage! Plus it'll perform ... especially the 100's!

the citica is far from bulletproof. Shimano may have fixed this problem now, but I had one with the levelwind defect that caused it to bind on one side of the worm shaft. I returned it after using it a month (and got one of my favorite rods, so thank you shimano).

Otherwise it was very nice other than being the weight of a round reel (although the accurist is barely better).

I have had many crappy quantums, but I've had an accurist 2 for about a month now and like it a lot. Especially considering it was on sale for $40.


All that said, I think the Citica is a better reel than the Accurist, but the Accurist is much cheaper right now.

im an abu fan but......
citica

Citica

Citica, but I am Shimano fan.

Citica all the way