What's Your Favorite Reel Company? 2025

TheUltimateAngler777 reply :

If you could be sponsored by any reel company, what would it be?

Delaware Valley Tackle reply :

The one offering unlimited equipment and paying me to use it.

Kidding aside they all make good models.

Dtrombly reply :

Lews has my favorite reel to date, Tournament MB. But as a whole I like Daiwas lineup the best. I'd choose Daiwa.

Chowderhead reply :

On 1/14/2018 at 2:09 AM, Dtrombly said:

Lews has my favorite reel to date, Tournament MB. But as a whole I like Daiwas lineup the best. I'd choose Daiwa.

Yep. same -- I would go with Daiwa.

WI_Angler1989 reply :

I've had really good experiences with Pflueger and Shimano reels. I currently use Shimano mostly, but still have a couple Presidents in use.

crypt reply :

Abu Garcia..............I like round reels..........

tander reply :

Lews casting and Pflueger spinning.

Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :

I like them all as long as it is not plastic junk and copy cat.

Outdoors reply :

Shimano and Daiwa.

Probably Shimano the most because of their DC reels.

Further North reply :

For gear fishing...no real preference, other than reels being a great example of "You get what you pay for".

Fly reels, easy choice: Lamson.

Yudo1 reply :

Daiwa, but I'd wouldn't mind using shimano.

CroakHunter reply :

Daiwa. They could set me up with fuego combos and I'd be pleased

Fishinthefish reply :

Shimano, Megabass.

RPreeb reply :

I have exactly 2 reels. One Diawa baitcaster, and one Shimano spinning reel. My next buy will be another Diawa baitcaster, so I guess my answer is Diawa.

bigturtle reply :

Daiwa, without a doubt.

Gundog reply :

This thread makes me think about something. What happened to Quantum reels? I owned 2 accurists that were great. I still have one. Quality reels. Did Diawa and Shimano just outpace them or has Quantum's quality gone downhill in just 4 or 5 years? Quantum just doesn't seem to be as popular lately.

Fishinthefish reply :

On 1/14/2018 at 9:28 AM, Gundog said:

This thread makes me think about something. What happened to Quantum reels? I owned 2 accurists that were great. I still have one. Quality reels. Did Diawa and Shimano just outpace them or has Quantum's quality gone downhill in just 4 or 5 years? Quantum just doesn't seem to be as popular lately.

I think it's just outpaced them. I don't know that the quality is genuinely that drastically different; Though it is better in my opinion. But at the end of the day they've definitely done a better job with marketing, and coming out with "shiny new" products keeping them in the forefront of everyones mind when they go ahead to buy a new reel.

Bankbeater reply :

I’m not really brand loyal. When I am looking at a new reel I check the reviews from other people that have used the reel.

DomQ reply :

Quantum smoke ????

Further North reply :

On 1/14/2018 at 10:51 AM, DomQ said:

Quantum smoke ????

Great reels. Way under rated.

Way north bass guy reply :

I’m also not brand loyal. I have just about every brand out there, although I’ve owned more quantums over the years than anything else. Still have a few that are over 20 years old and still going strong.

burrows reply :

Shimano

lmbfisherman reply :

Shimano. Three BPS PQ reels I relegated to back up duty or lender setups.

burrows reply :

OP said whats your favorite reel company if I'm not mistaken not your top five or first second third best reel?

the reel ess reply :

On 1/14/2018 at 2:09 AM, Dtrombly said:

Lews has my favorite reel to date, Tournament MB. But as a whole I like Daiwas lineup the best. I'd choose Daiwa.

I have three of that Lew's reel and it's a great reel with a lot of features at that price point. But yeah, Daiwa has so impressed me with customer service I'd buy their reels if I could justify the cost. The sent me free parts three times on a very old Procaster reel. They didn't even reply to the emails, just sent the parts free.

clh121787 reply :

Shimano>diawa>lews=abu>quantum imo

Kyhokie reply :

Shimano, and it ain't close.

Robin reply :

I have been a Shimano man for 20+ years and still have a number of old Calcuttas, Chronarchs and Curados

that still see weekly duty. That being said, I also have a number of modern Lews and Daiwas that I am very impressed with. All three are currently making excellent reels but in the end, I always look to Shimano first.

.ghoti. reply :

I drive a Ford. My wife drives a Jeep. I prefer the brown one.

BassWhole! reply :

Jigging Master.

HookRz reply :

Shimano spinning. No doubt.

Shimano and Daiwa baitcasting.

kickerfish1 reply :

Shimano or Daiwa only. No other manufacturers compare.

dodgeguy reply :

Used to be Pflueger but I've switched to Lew's reels.

LonnieP reply :

I own Shimano and Daiwa . Both make good reels but I like Daiwa better.

Glenn reply :

Ford.

Boomstick reply :

For spinning reels, I'm partial to Daiwa and Pflueger. For casting, I like Daiwa and Shimano for their brakes, although I haven't got to try out the Pflueger Supreme XT I got for my kid yet (I hear great things though).

So probably Daiwa. Maybe Pflueger.

burrows reply :

I'm a ford guy also my father was always a ford guy aswell.

NYWayfarer reply :

Shimano, Daiwa or BPS

Adam.love05 reply :

I gotta go with Lew's..I used to always get Shimano, but since I started fishing a lot more and putting my gear to use Shimano doesn't seem to last quite as long..

Tried one Abu and hated it..

Thinking about trying out a daiwa.. hear a lot of good things about the reels and company..

burrows reply :

Hear alot of good things about dodge thinking about making a big switch.

DINK WHISPERER reply :

GM or I'll just walk!

burrows reply :

Are you kidding me really? GM

Well at least you got better taste in your auto mobiles than you do in them reels you like.

DINK WHISPERER reply :

On 1/15/2018 at 8:34 AM, Burro said:

Are you kidding me really? GM

Well at least you got better taste in your auto mobiles than you do in them reels you like.

Yup, on my 6th Silverado and never one single issue. Also have an SS Camaro, a Cruze, S10 work truck and Tahoe for the wife ????.

.ghoti. reply :

Enough of this already!

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