What Reel Has Been With You The Longest? 2024
mprestonSEK reply :
Just curious as to what people have to say on this. My oldest reel was also my first higher dollar reel. I have used my Gen 2 STX 6:4:1 since 2011. It started out as an all purpose reel for everything from trigs to cranks. In 2013 I replaced the stock spool bearings with some Boca ABEC 5 ceramic bearings. Ever since then it has been my cranking reel for shallow to medium divers. My STX has seen hundreds of hours on the water and still keeps on going.
thehooligan reply :
Longest reel i kept was my first highend purchase, Core 51. Kept for a few years and recently sold to fund another reel purchase. A few weeks later i knew i messed up and picked up a new one 
FloridaFishinFool reply :
Shimano black magnum BKM201FS and Shimano Brush Buster 11. Both since late 80's and are still on flippin' sticks and work like new.
Goose52 reply :
This one. 1959. I still take it out about once a year. It reels in dinks now just as well as it did 55 years ago...
cyclops2 reply :
Mitchells. 400s. Now 3 ultra lights. 2 for guests to use.
Choporoz reply :
Recently retired a Mitchell 300 that I'd had since early '70s.
cyclops2 reply :
Choporoz
Did you also only break the Bail Springs ?
Mass Bassin' reply :
the old shimano Sedona.
HoosierHawgs reply :
Dad's Bantum Magnumlite has been in the family 30+ years. His first, and later passed down to me.
cbass12 reply :
Shimano Sahara bought in march 2006 is the oldest that I still use regularly. I have a Sedona 2000 that my dad bought me when I was about 15 that I still have.
adam32 reply :
Daiwa ss 1300, my oldest is close to 25 years old.
aavery2 reply :
I still have an old Abumatic 60 that my Grandmother gave me as a child. I received it in about 1970.
fishballer06 reply :
I've got a Bantam Curado from... When were they released? 2000'ish? Yeah, it's been that long. Still works like a charm.
Choporoz reply :
On 1/21/2015 at 12:39 AM, cyclops2 said:Choporoz
Did you also only break the Bail Springs ?
Yes. I tried to replace one a few years ago with disastrous results. Never tried another. Besides, they're so heavy, I found them better suited for the 'vintage fishing stuff' displays than for use on the water, so I've now retired all that I had.
gulfcaptain reply :
I have an old Mitchell light action, probably a 500 size I got back in 94, still use it when I take my son trout fishing or decide to go catch them instead of bass. And if we are talking saltwater gear, I still have a bunch of Newell's I bought in 93, some older then that as the older earlier models were bettter quality. So probably still have reels I fish with from the late 80's. Put those things through a lot and they keep on going.
0119 reply :
2 Ambassadeur 4500c's from the 70's.
DTack reply :
Had nearly all of my fishing stuff stolen a while back... I give away a lot too if it's not used much. As of now my oldest is probably a Citica 200D.
papajoe222 reply :
Mine is a Mitchell 300, the first reel I ever bought back in the 60's. As for a baitcaster, I still have and use the first low a profile Daiwa I've owned.
tholmes reply :
A Shakespeare Model 1920 from 1951. It was given to me by my grandpa about 1960 or thereabouts, along with a Shakespeare steel Wonderod. It's hanging on the wall in my office.
Tom
Sherlock 60 reply :
Shimano Symetre FH 1000. Probably 14 years old now. Still use it for ultra light fishing and it's smooth as silk.
Tywithay reply :
A Ted Williams that my grandpa gave in 87 or 88. Never could cast the thing worth a darn, but I'd use it for catfishing off the dock at the cabin. It was made in Japan, back when that was worse than being made in China.
Blues19 reply :
Ive got a Citica D, that Ive had for a while now. Its a beast of a reel. Feels like it will never fall apart. My only issue with it is a little too big for my small hands
FishTank reply :
Up to a few years ago, I had an old ryobi saltwater reel. Not much of a treasure but it lasted. After that I had a my Zebco 33 and Zebco bullet. All of these reels got a proper burial.
Currently though, I have a Shimano Stradic and Core that are 8 years old. These reels are like new and still going strong.
Buddha reply :
Shimano sahara and a Shimano Bantam Curado 201B
DirtyDeuceGoose reply :
Old Daiwa Triforce given to me by my uncle. When 5.X was super high speed! Around 15 years. I also have bantam curados and castaics but those were given to me later down the line so I don't include those.
livetofish28 reply :
I have a Shakespeare reel with one ball bearing that I have that came on my ugly stick which I got when I was 11. I'm 18 now. It still works lol
Tight lines
Andrew
Flukeman reply :
I have an old red Abu 5000 passed down from my dad. It was my first baitcaster and I still use it today.
gulfcaptain reply :
On 1/21/2015 at 1:33 AM, fishballer06 said:I've got a Bantam Curado from... When were they released? 2000'ish? Yeah, it's been that long. Still works like a charm.
Is it the orange one? Had one of the those a long time ago.
fisherrw reply :
It's not really a bass fishing reel but an old penn that my grandpa gave me when I was a little kid like 6 or 7 years ago!
S Hovanec reply :
Sustain 2000FB
Chronarch 101SF.......4 of them.
scaleface reply :
I used the Ambassaduer 4600 c for three decades.Bought them in the late 70s . Finally had to retire them.They served me well.
AQUA VELVA reply :
Still using my Quantum 600Ti's from the mid 90's. First $100. reels I ever bought.
Bankbeater reply :
Probably one of the green Johnson Century 100A spincast reels. It belonged to my Dad and I can remember using it in the late 60's.
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
Scalefaceyou have a pm
TorqueConverter reply :
I've got an 1st gen Accurist that was my 1st low profile baitcaster, the most expensive reel I owned at the time and was my 2nd baitcaster. It's parked on BPS Graphite Series kicking around somewhere.
Catt reply :
My first tournament setup 
ABU Sweden Ambassadeur 5000 with Strike King Hawg Handle
Heddon Mark Special Purpose #6271 Fiberglass
5 1/2' Medium Heavy Action
3/8 to 1 oz. Lure 8# to 20# Line
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