Finding The Right Reel 2024
Jraut98 reply :
What would be the best spinning reel to fit my st croix 6,6 med fast action spinning rod. I want the best reel for the money preferably under 100 dollars.
OkobojiEagle reply :
Do you want the BEST reel... or a reel priced under 100 dollars? Those options are mutually exclusive.
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bassin is addicting reply :
On 7/21/2014 at 11:03 PM, OkobojiEagle said:Do you want the BEST reel... or a reel priced under 100 dollars? Those options are mutually exclusive.
oe
"mutually exclusive"?? how so? as i read it...he wants the best reel priced under $100...that is not mutually exclusive. he is simply looking for the best value at $100. is he not?
while there is no clear cut answer...(as we will soon find out...when the repsonses come in)..opinions will vary...and that is what he is looking for...he wants to makes the best, educated decision based on what feedback he gets here.
as for my opinion... Pflueger makes the best spinning reel for the money. for $100...the Supreme would be my choice. i own 2 and they have performed flawlessly.
Jraut98 reply :
Yes best reel priced under 100 dollars
fishballer06 reply :
On 7/21/2014 at 11:48 PM, Jraut98 said:Yes best reel priced under 100 dollars
Shimano Symetre gets my vote
LMB KING reply :
Mitchell 300PRO or Quantum Antix or Hellcat
Tony L. reply :
X2 on the pflueger.
Also, I have been pleasantly surprised by the quantum accurist pt. I had no intention of purchasing one until I found it for $40 last year at gander mtn's black Friday sale. It is normally priced in the $90 range, so the deal was too good to pass up. I'm sure they were probably cleaning out to make room for the newest version. In any case, I have been very, very impressed.
I would advise against the bottom shelf stuff from quantum though. I recently bought a cheap-o for one of my bluegill/crappie rigs and was highly disappointed in it compared to the entry level Abu Garcia's that I have had for the same purpose. All the same, quantum's higher end models (and I know they go a lot more expensive still) are pretty top notch, and I have loved my accurrist. I just used it the other day to horse in a 15-20 pound turtle that I hooked while bottom fishing for channel cats. Smooth as silk.
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Shimano symetre or Shimano Sahara.
cbass12 reply :
On 7/22/2014 at 12:21 AM, OntarioFishingGuy said:Shimano symetre or Shimano Sahara.
What he said
jerzeeD reply :
Pflueger supreme at exactly 100 dollars. Pflueger purist for under 100.
jbw252 reply :
Pflueger would be my suggestion, too. I have an older Pflueger President that is my favorite.
crankcaster100 reply :
Pflueger president is the best reel for the money
Jraut98 reply :
What is the best spinning reel I can get around 100 dollars or less? I have a 6,6 med fast st croix. So which size of the reel should I get? There's just so many options shimano Sahara, pflueger president, shimano symetre... What should I get for the money?
fisherrw reply :
Shimano saharas are hard to beat..
Fisher-O-men reply :
I've got an Abu Garcia Soron STX that I really like. Good Discount on FFO. Smooth drag is the most important component of a spinning reel.
EvanT123 reply :
Buy a 2500 shimano or 6930 Pfluguer and enjoy your purchase by catching fish.
Tywithay reply :
I really like the Symetre FL. Very nice reel for under $100.
CJV reply :
Shimano all day
jtharris3 reply :
Symetre FTW! 
Sorry, I can't help myself. I've been fishing Symetre's since the 80's and just really love them. They've never let me down! Every time I go to Bass Pro or Cabela's to look at different reels I go back to the Symetre. I guess iffin' it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Anyway, go buy a Symetre 2500. You'll be happy you did.
fishballer06 reply :
On 7/22/2014 at 5:38 AM, jerzeeD said:Pflueger supreme at exactly 100 dollars. Pflueger purist for under 100.
My father bought a new Supreme this spring. That thing twists line like crazy. Can't say I'm a fan of it.
fishballer06 reply :
Sahara or Symetre are both great reels and are in the $79-99 price range. I own both and love them. I also own the $139 Saros, which is just another step better. You won't go wrong with Shimano.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
That's a good budget for a spinning reel, you can't go too far wrong. The Pflueger President is a big bang-for-the-buck reel. The Supreme is a step up and right at $99
SirSnookalot reply :
It doesn't make a whole lot of difference, buy the one that feels best on your rod and gets an approval from your eye. Bass are not going put much and and tear a lot on your reels unless you'e catching 10# every single day, if you are then spend more than a $100.
bassin is addicting reply :
On 7/22/2014 at 9:56 PM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:That's a good budget for a spinning reel, you can't go too far wrong. The Pflueger President is a big bang-for-the-buck reel. The Supreme is a step up and right at $99
X2 on Pflueger...
he knows of what he speaks...
Choporoz reply :
On 7/22/2014 at 8:53 PM, fishballer06 said:My father bought a new Supreme this spring. That thing twists line like crazy. Can't say I'm a fan of it.
Not trying to be antagonistic, but I don't understand. I've always blamed line twist on rigs and line - say, a weightless, swivel-less fluke on 10 lb Stren, for example. But since the mechanics of spinning reels are all pretty much the same, I didn't/don't comprehend how one could be 'worse' than others.
masterbass reply :
You can't go wrong with a shimano or pflueger. I would get a 30 size pflueger president and save some money. At $60 it is all I really need.
Vandee reply :
Im also going to go with the Pfleuger Supreme. My dad and I bought our spinning setups around the same time. I got an Orra SX, and he got the Supreme.... Im still kicking myself. The abu garcia just does not compare.
Jraut98 reply :
What would be the best spinning reel to go on my 6,6 med fast action st croix?
EvanT123 reply :
On 7/23/2014 at 9:50 PM, Jraut98 said:What would be the best spinning reel to go on my 6,6 med fast action st croix?
There is some good info in the link below. I hope you haven't spent the spring and half the summer without a reel for your rod it would be a shame to miss out on all the good fishing time. 
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/135478-what-size-reel-should-go-on-my-st-croix-premiere/?fromsearch=1
WIGuide reply :
I'd go with either a 20 or 30 sized Pflueger, Abu, or Quantum. Spend as close to the top of your budget and you won't be disappointed!
OkobojiEagle reply :
On 7/22/2014 at 10:02 PM, SirSnookalot said:It doesn't make a whole lot of difference, buy the one that feels best on your rod and gets an approval from your eye. Bass are not going put much and and tear a lot on your reels unless you'e catching 10# every single day, if you are then spend more than a $100.
...but maybe a 20lb drum, or 25lb pike, or 40lb musky. I was a boy scout "Be Prepared".
oe
Alpha Male reply :
I really Like my Quantum Accurist PT.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 7/24/2014 at 5:47 AM, OkobojiEagle said:...but maybe a 20lb drum, or 25lb pike, or 40lb musky. I was a boy scout "Be Prepared".
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A boy scout would know how to land them on any spinning reel, hehe. It isn't the brand or the cost of the reel that lands larger fish, it's know how. 20# + fish in Florida is nothing unusually, quite often we catch them on 2-3000 size reels. Match the reel to the rod and the target species, when that 30# fish hits, that's game on. Actually that's what I'm hoping will happen.
slainempire reply :
i have a 6'6" st croix triumph paired with a shimano symetre 3000fj and i love it. balances well, lightweight, and casts a mile.
Bankbeater reply :
One more vote for a Pflueger President. I have owned mine for 3 years and have no issues with it.
Alonerankin2 reply :
Yea Plueger or Shimano I know they will serve you well!
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