smackthewalleyes Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I just purchased another Tica Cetus SS500 for my new St. Croix Legend Rod a couple of days ago. Well, I was screwing around on the internet last night and saw the Tica Cetus SE500 for about 5 dollars more. Are these new? What is the difference between the two. Basically, I want to know if I should send the SS500 back and buy the SE500. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I am not sure about the se500 but I would not trade my ss500....I would keep it and not think twice about it.....they also have an sb500 (or 550) and I can't tell the difference between the ss and the sb other than color.....great reels great drag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePro Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 SS500, SB500 & SE500 are the same reel internally, just different cosmetics to the appearance.The added feature to the SE500's is that the SPARE spool is metal instead of a composite spare spool which you find on the SS500 and SB500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
&JAG Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Tica's rule the joint on my Thorne Bros. Rod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Got_One Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Tica 500 reels are awesome I have 7 of them and use them for everything from smelt to lake trout and pike. I mostly used on my rods for pannies, perch, and walleyes. They are always smooth and easy to reel even when it is very very cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rope Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I have four Tica reels and they are nice reels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeguy Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I own one of each and other than the spare aluminum spool and the holes in the spool on the SS, there is no real difference. I spent the extra money on the SE for my second reel but I'm not sure why. It isn't very often in the winter that I'm switching spools on my reels anyway. Very important on my summer reels but I can't for the life of me figure out why I would do it in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I love my tica's. Perfect fit for a st croix legend rod. I use the spare spool in the winter. i like to have one with fireline and one with mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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