Okuma Cedros in Action

Visitors to the recent Rapala seminar would have noticed the silverish-blue eggbeaters on display. One of the recent releases from Okuma, the spinning Cedros boasts some no- nonsense saltwater features targeted for serious jiggers & lure-chucking anglers. Lets take a look at the specs...

High-Speed gear ratio (5.7:1 to 6.2:1)
DFD: Precision Dual Force Drag system (up to 15kgs of drag)
Multi-disk, Japanese-oiled felt drag washers
4 HPB corrosion resistant stainless steel ball bearings
1 Quick-set anti-reverse roller bearing
Precision machine cut brass pinion gear
CRC: Corrosion Resistant Coating process
HDGII: Corrosion resistant, High density gearing
ALC: Rigid, diecast aluminum frame
Corrosion resistant graphite side plate and rotor
EOS: Patented Elliptical Oscillation System
Machined aluminum, 2-tone anodized, port spool
Rigid, forged aluminum screw-in handle design
Custom blue anodized, machined aluminum handle knob
Hydro Block water tight drag seal
Heavy Duty, solid aluminum, gold anodized bail wire
RESII: Computer balanced rotor equalizing system

Paparazzi shot

Check out the Jap-style power knob

Heavy duty anodized aluminum bail wire

Rather than test the eggbeaters on the local bakery dough mix, the Rapaleros took the reels out for an outing to target some schoolie Blacktip sharks.

After several bust offs, Joey finally connected to one

I was pretty sure it wanted Joey in the water by looking at how the rod bent through

Finally some colour

Proudly captured on Williamson Abyss jig and promptly released

KH testing out the cute little Cedros 40 with the new Okuma Ergosense PE1 rod on another school-going shark

Kids... don't try what KH is doing. It's very very dangerous... and yes, Sharkie was released unharmed

Verdict:

Stylo mylo looks and solid cranking power. If you're looking for a quality saltwater spinning reel without busting your pocket senseless on those high-end Stellas & Saltigas, this reel is worth checking out.