1# reel choice 2024

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

What is ur 1# reel choice?Mine is an Abu Garcia Ammbasedeur c3 series.

Grey Wolf reply :

At this moment it is a shamino sustain.

shimanogloomis man reply :

shimano chronarch ;D

Alpster reply :

Shimano Calais.

Ronnie

fishrman reply :

Spinning, Stradic.

Just ordered a new Chronarch 50mg baitcaster.

hi_steel_basser reply :

As far as spinning reels go, I really like my Quantum Catalyst. With baitcasters, I don't really have a favorite. Hopefully my Scorpion I ordered today will fill that bill(durn monkey). I read about it here first.

5bass reply :

Revo STX

guest reply :

Quantum and Shimano are the main two that I use.

eulerentinc reply :

Shimano Curado! Awesome reels!!

jayhawkfishin reply :

Chronarch 50mg

Bassn Blvd reply :

I have several Calcuttas which I used pridominately for snook fishing. I just recently got back into serious bass fishing so I bought the Shimano Curado 7:1, Diawa Zillion 7:1, and Phleuger Supreme. I swore I would never buy a different reel other than my Calcuttas but I changed my mind since fishing the other three. The Diawa and Phlueger work exceptionaly well and very light but I'm not impressed with the way they fit in my hand. The Curado was the least expensive, $199.00 but fits the best in my hand and have caught hundreds of bass on it of all sizes. The Curado has some power to it and has become my weapon of choice. I'm gonna buy 2 more as soon as I sell a few of my Calcuttas

FishTank reply :

The Shimano Calais. Words can't describe this reel. It is just simply amazing.

LakeAnnaBasser reply :

my favorite reel is the quantum accurist PT. I own a couple of them

RoLo reply :

SPINNING: Shimano (the one that suits your budget, there're all good)

CASTING: Penn International 8-)

Roger

BassChaser57 reply :

I LOVE SHIMANO and Santa brought me a Calais. Can't wait to get it on the lake. I also have a BPS Johnny Morris Baitcaster which is an awesome reel. Maybe I will take it and go behind my local Wal Mart store and catch a 10lbr like Road Warrior. 8-)

guest reply :

casting - daiwa tdz

spinning - no favorite yet, but that daiwa steez seems to have everything my little hear could desire (except a price I can afford)

Vyron reply :

casting :shimano

spinning :shimano

i am a shimano guy

lubina reply :

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casting - daiwa tdz

I thing it is the best reel ever made.

My # 1 changes for time to time, this month is my upgraded Alpha Type F. 0

roadwarrior reply :

Casting: Calais

Spinning: Stella

I think they are both made by Shimano. :

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Penn 130st international (2 speed)

Tow truck with a handle.

But for LM, I'll use whatever is closest. I'm a firm believer in the phrase "it's not the car, it's the driver"

If I hit the lotto, I'll be throwing the same as RW but as long as I have to dish boxes for my money, I'll use the Presidents. I believe the shimano line is just as capable in the Presidents price range. (Symetre?) But then again, I feel that most major manufacturers make a respectable product. Diawa, shimano, penn,.......can't go wrong.

Besides,.....It's all about the colors, which one looks better??lol

HPBB reply :

Casting: Shimano Chronarch 100 MG

Spinning: Quantum

Papa_Tom reply :

Spiining: Shimano Sahara

Casting: Shimano Curado. However, I just got a new Citica 200D. Hopefully this reel will be everything the old Curados were/are

Bud reply :

Spinning Shimano Stradic 2500mgFA

Baitcaster Shimano Chronarch 100B

guest reply :

Well I was outta town for a few days and since the SHIMANO POSSE wasnt itsd time for me to represent

Spinning PFLUEGER PRESIDENT AND MEDALIST

Casting it will take this first season to make up my mind right now I have a Cabelas prodigy and a Pflueger President on the way

senile1 reply :

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Penn 130st international (2 speed)
Tow truck with a handle.

But for LM, I'll use whatever is closest. I'm a firm believer in the phrase "it's not the car, it's the driver"

If I hit the lotto, I'll be throwing the same as RW but as long as I have to dish boxes for my money, I'll use the Presidents. I believe the shimano line is just as capable in the Presidents price range. (Symetre?) But then again, I feel that most major manufacturers make a respectable product. Diawa, shimano, penn,.......can't go wrong.

Besides,.....It's all about the colors, which one looks better??lol

I have to agree with "It's not the car, it's the driver." And I don't think it matters how much money I make. I grew up poor and I'm not going to change my frugality now. I like Citicas and Curados for baitcasters, but I don't think I'll ever buy anything more expensive than a Curado. For spinning reels, the Shimano Stradic is my choice, and, again, I just can't see spending nearly $500 for a Stella. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with those who buy these reels. I'm sure these expensive reels are phenomenal, but, for me, the benefit doesn't justify the cost.

shimanogloomis man reply :

i love my chronarch but im hearing to many go things about the calias.400.oo buks tho :'(

Alpster reply :

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I'm a firm believer in the phrase "it's not the car, it's the driver"
Besides,.....It's all about the colors, which one looks better??lol

I have to agree with "It's not the car, it's the driver."

I'm sorry I have to bust you guys chops, but the best drivers in the world always seem to have the best cars too. Just my casual observation.

I don't smoke and I don't chew and I don't go with girls who do. Old ugly guys like me got to spend our money on something. My fishing gear cost more than my lawn mower, but fishing is way more fun! ;D

Ronnie

guest reply :

I dont even have a lawn

Valascus reply :

If I have a choice then I am going to go for the best I can get (not so much because I believe that better equipment makes for a better fisherman, but because I believe that it enhances the experience of fishing) from the brand I like the most. I am a Shimano guy so my top reel choices are:

Spinning: Shimano Stella 2500FB

Casting: Shimano Calais CL200A

RoLo reply :

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I don't smoke and I don't chew and I don't go with girls who do. Old ugly guys like me got to spend our money on something. My fishing gear cost more than my lawn mower, but fishing is way more fun!
Ronnie

Ronnie...you're a riot!

Roger

roadwarrior reply :

What?

No fat girls?

hi_steel_basser reply :

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I dont even have a lawn

My g/f doesn't either!

guest reply :

Holy carp, your dating Brittany Spears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Ew, gross,lol

Ronnie, not saying I'ma good driver but I train UPS drivers for a living and our record ain't too shabby

And I drive a jetta w 127k on it,lol

Funny though,....our lawn mower is a John Deere ,.....are my priorities backwards again?? lmao

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Holy carp, your dating Brittany Spears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Don you should have to come over here to get my coffee off the $%# monitor and the wall behind it NOW THAT IS FUNNY

Alpster reply :

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What?
No fat girls?

Whooa! I said nothing about fat girls! ;D ;D

Ronnie

Alpster reply :

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Ew, gross,lol
Ronnie, not saying I'ma good driver but I train UPS drivers for a living and our record ain't too shabby

And I drive a jetta w 127k on it,lol

Funny though,....our lawn mower is a John Deere ,.....are my priorities backwards again?? lmao

Russ,

I was thinking in terms of Race car drivers, didn't even considder your professional driving credentials. I am always trying to be a commedien, but I'm not always funny. Sorry!

Ronnie

senile1 reply :

I don't want to make this another of those debates about whether the most expensive is the best. Everyone has their reasons for buying what they buy, and when it comes to fishing equipment, what works for you is what you have to do. And maybe the car analogy isn't the best for the situation, but these are my reasons for buying what I buy, however faulty my reasoning may be. A great fisherman with a $120 reel will outfish an average fisherman with a $500 dollar reel most of the time. And if you take care of the $120 reel I venture to guess that it will last as long as the $500 dollar reel. This is why I don't buy the most expensive. Plus, I don't have to hear my significant other complain about the money I'm spending. (At least not as often. ) So the number one reel choice, if you think like me, is to buy the best for the money. If you don't think like me and you buy the best, regardless of the money, then you'll buy the highest end reel you can get your hands on.

The_Natural reply :

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But for LM, I'll use whatever is closest. I'm a firm believer in the phrase "it's not the car, it's the driver"

The great thing about our hobby is the fact you don't need expensive equipment to be successful. There will always be the debates about whether you need expensive equipment or not, and the answer is no...to a point. I think there will always be 'tackle junkies', whom want and use the best, and then there are the fisherman who simply use rods and reels as tools, and don't care about how 'pretty' their stuff is or whether their reels get boat rash. My uncle is one of them; a guy who fishes the stren series and could care less about what is the latest and greatest, as long as it works. Look at Denny Brauer- he could have an arsenal of Daiwa's Steez reels and Steez rods, but he chooses to use the Team Daiwa X HSDF reels and Team Daiwa 'S' rods, which are both middle market products. He was asked why he doesn't use Daiwa highest offerings, and he stated that he has just always used the TD-X reels and S series rods, and they work fine. You gotta love that answer! Staying on topic, it is hard to limit myself to one reel, but the one reel that blows me away every time I make a cast are my Daiwa Pixy's.

ga_hawghauler reply :

quantuam and pinnacle

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I don't want to make this another of those debates about whether the most expensive is the best. Everyone has their reasons for buying what they buy, and when it comes to fishing equipment, what works for you is what you have to do. And maybe the car analogy isn't the best for the situation, but these are my reasons for buying what I buy, however faulty my reasoning may be. A great fisherman with a $120 reel will outfish an average fisherman with a $500 dollar reel most of the time. And if you take care of the $120 reel I venture to guess that it will last as long as the $500 dollar reel. This is why I don't buy the most expensive. Plus, I don't have to hear my significant other complain about the money I'm spending. (At least not as often. ) So the number one reel choice, if you think like me, is to buy the best for the money. If you don't think like me and you buy the best, regardless of the money, then you'll buy the highest end reel you can get your hands on.

I agree with this statement totally. Everything you said is true. But suppose the best reel you can afford IS the most expensive reel? It may mean a few sacrifices, but like Ronnie, my fishing gear is my greatest pleasure. I'll have to listen to my wife complain anyway so I may as well catch hell for buying that new steez I'm lusting after than for not power washing the lanai. Or whatever the "honey do" de jour may be.

senile1 reply :

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I don't want to make this another of those debates about whether the most expensive is the best. Everyone has their reasons for buying what they buy, and when it comes to fishing equipment, what works for you is what you have to do. And maybe the car analogy isn't the best for the situation, but these are my reasons for buying what I buy, however faulty my reasoning may be. A great fisherman with a $120 reel will outfish an average fisherman with a $500 dollar reel most of the time. And if you take care of the $120 reel I venture to guess that it will last as long as the $500 dollar reel. This is why I don't buy the most expensive. Plus, I don't have to hear my significant other complain about the money I'm spending. (At least not as often. ) So the number one reel choice, if you think like me, is to buy the best for the money. If you don't think like me and you buy the best, regardless of the money, then you'll buy the highest end reel you can get your hands on.

I agree with this statement totally. Everything you said is true. But suppose the best reel you can afford IS the most expensive reel? It may mean a few sacrifices, but like Ronnie, my fishing gear is my greatest pleasure. I'll have to listen to my wife complain anyway so I may as well catch hell for buying that new steez I'm lusting after than for not power washing the lanai. Or whatever the "honey do" de jour may be.

Avid, do you mean "What if the best reel for the money is the most expensive reel?" instead of "suppose the best reel you can afford IS the most expensive reel?" I can afford the most expensive reels, but, so far, I haven't found one that I think is the best for the money spent. However, I would agree that if I thought the most expensive reel was the best for the money spent, I would buy it. Maybe if I used one of these high end reels I would change my mind, but, currently, I can't imagine gaining enough extra benefit from these reels that would make them worth it to me to switch from my Citicas, Curados, and Stradics. It's like my car. I can afford a Lexus, etc., but why spend the money on it when a Toyota lasts just as long, and I can pour the extra money into my retirement funds? Everyone has different priorities. It's neither right nor wrong.

If any of you guys want to send me a Stella to try out for a few weeks or months to possibly change my mind, I would be open-minded enough to try it out.

Valascus reply :

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If any of you guys want to send me a Stella to try out for a few weeks or months to possibly change my mind, I would be open-minded enough to try it out.

If it turns out you can make it to the Missouri Members Tournament, one of my combos I'm bringing is definately my new St. Croix Legend Elite ES70MF that's got a Shimano Stella 2500FB on it. If ya wanna take it for a spin, be my guest!

senile1 reply :

I might just take you up on that. I know this is a sweet reel. The only thing I'm afraid of is that I will be hooked once I try it, and then I'll throw my principles out the window and buy one anyway.

fish-fighting-illini reply :

Between Senile and Alpster this is pretty cheap entertainment! LMAO

RoLo reply :

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I can afford the most expensive reels, but, so far, I haven't found one that I think is the best for the money spent.
However, I would agree that if I thought the most expensive reel was the best for the money spent, I would buy it.

I totally concur.

Roger

CyBasser reply :

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But for LM, I'll use whatever is closest. I'm a firm believer in the phrase "it's not the car, it's the driver"

The great thing about our hobby is the fact you don't need expensive equipment to be successful. There will always be the debates about whether you need expensive equipment or not, and the answer is no...to a point. I think there will always be 'tackle junkies', whom want and use the best, and then there are the fisherman who simply use rods and reels as tools, and don't care about how 'pretty' their stuff is or whether their reels get boat rash. My uncle is one of them; a guy who fishes the stren series and could care less about what is the latest and greatest, as long as it works. Look at Denny Brauer- he could have an arsenal of Daiwa's Steez reels and Steez rods, but he chooses to use the Team Daiwa X HSDF reels and Team Daiwa 'S' rods, which are both middle market products. He was asked why he doesn't use Daiwa highest offerings, and he stated that he has just always used the TD-X reels and S series rods, and they work fine. You gotta love that answer! Staying on topic, it is hard to limit myself to one reel, but the one reel that blows me away every time I make a cast are my Daiwa Pixy's.

I totally agree: A hugely expensive reel might well be a wonderful toy, but at the end, it's main purposes are to store the line, cast the line, retrieve the line, and handle good fish without giving trouble. If it fits these four criteria dependently, then it's fine.

I'm recent to b/c, but with my rather limited experience I would vote my Team Daiwa Advantage super-tuned over the four other b/cs I have ever used (though the Shimano Scorpion 1001 comes a close second).

In spinning reels (of which I own around 20 for bass!), my favorite fast reel is the Shimano Sahara 2500. Real workhorse.

My favorite slow (less than 6:1) reel is the Abu Garcia Cardinal 102R and 103R. Very affordable, very dependable, smooth, and powerful - excellent value for money..

Infidel. reply :

Zebco 33!!!! J/k

I can't stand to go out without one of my Morrum 1600's. Hands down all time favorite.

Rattlinrogue reply :

Quantum Accurist and Amb. 5500.

KU_Bassmaster. reply :

Right now I would like to have a whole line up of Chronarch 50mg's,

One down .... about 5 more to go. : :-?

justfishin reply :

Spinning---Shimano Stradic

Casting #14-#20 test line---Abu Garcia C3 or C4

Casting #10-#12 test line---Abu Garcia 4600 or Shimano Curado 200

ww2farmer reply :

Spinning - Pflueger President

Casting- Daiwa Procaster 100HL

Bass Pro Shops Extreme

Those have all been good reels for me, that have not broke the bank. Thats what I'll continue to use.

JHarris reply :

Hey im new to this forum but though id put my opinion out there...

Im a Daiwa man all the way, me and my dad got my 3 set ups a piece and love em and wouldnt trade for nothing....been good to us

Cool site by the way looks like lots of info looking forward to stopping in a lot

cart7t reply :

All the manufacturers make very good reels. Heck, for the first time in years I've been messing with BPS reels and I've got to admit one thing.

Their reels are great. Every bit as smooth and nice as a Shimano, Daiwa, Pflueger or Garcia.

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