OKUMA AZORES z90s

[primeoctopus]

Hi ,

Owners , fans and friends of Okuma pls
Let me know your info or experience with this reel

I am still looking for a great spinning reel over 5:1
Gear ratio

Help me understand the ups and downs of this reel.

Thank you in advance

Afu

[Three se7ens]

No personal experience, but reviews put it as a fair quality low to mid level reel.  Nothing special, dont expect to take tuna with it, or anything else very taxing on the reel.  Otherwise, its a fair performer, but not so good you shouldnt consider others as well.  My first thought would be to look at a similarly sized Daiwa BG (the new ones), maybe 6000-8000 size.  My personal experience is Okumas are great reels, but are not service friendly.  Few spinners have had me cussing like the a/r arrangement okuma uses on their reels.  That being said, Okumas are usually pretty high on the bang for buck chart. 

[boon]

As above, the new Daiwa BG is ludicrous value for money.

The Azores is solid, good bang for buck. I've never serviced one personally but I know my local fishing store sells quite a lot of them and haven't had any come back with issues.