browning they are as good as shimano but less money
i have 2 pfluger reels i will sell you

Well Daiwas are actually very "pretty" reels too.

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R

for the price the best reel i have fish freshwater with is a quantum. i have caught every thing from panfish to muskie and finally retired my first one after 8 years of fishing it. they are cheaper but they work great

keepin for eatin realisnig for the next generation no mounts for my wall

abu garcia ambassadors and shakespear reels

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I like Tica's and Shimanos for spinning. My baitcasters are Garcia's, and Shimano.

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Shimano is top. If you want an incredible/ indestructible reel, check out Accurate. I picked up a Boss 270 Magnum Twindrag (like butter).

http://www.accuratefishing.com/

R

I checked out that site. They look pretty good! I might buy one next time I get a new reel.

Big Dan The Fishin Man

I go with the Pfluger 6740 for the fact that it posesses 10 ball bearings and costs a mere $80.00 CDN. I own 10 of these reels and the reason.... The most bang for the buck !!!!!! Then if you really want to spend some serious $$$$$$$ then you must have a Shimano Stella 3000FB as this baby must be tried.

bowriverblog

I'll have to agree with Bowriverblog on this one. I purchased the Pflueger President 6740 awhile back, and it's gotta be the best reel I've ever used. It's strong, stylish, 10 ball bearings...it's great!

Jax Fishing

once again Wiebe has it going Shimano stardic's on all my reels and calcutta for bait caster ...once you try them the other feel like junk...
have a few daiwa for trolling good reels for the money but still think Shimano takes it all!!

Fishing 4 Tails

I have agree with others about the Shimano. The most versatile reel I have is the Shimano Chronarch MG. I have it mounted on a Shimano IM8 medium action graphite rod. The combo weighs next to nothing and I have one with 6lb test florocarbon and another with 8lb florocarbon. I have caught everything from crappie to a 23lb flathead with them. The flathead was pure accident, I was pulling crankbaits down the face of a dam and the flathead was hiding in the rocks. If I had not been close to deep open water, I may not have landed it so luck played a big part in it especially considering I was using only 6lb test line at the time. It is far from the biggest catfish I ever landed but it was by far the biggest I have ever landed on such light line. It was a lot of fun and that very light Chronarch MG worked like a charm. It was right after that when I ordered my 2nd one.

Trace

If you like the Chronarch, you will love the Chronarch 50 MG. I tend to use light line a lot, very often, line that is to light for the situation but I feel that I catch more fish with light line, it does make for a great fight. The Chronarch MG weighs only 5.9 ounces as apposed to the Chronarch which weighs 9 ounces. The MG is incredible when loaded with 6 or 8lb test. I have my MG mounted on a Shimano Compre rod and that rod and reel feel like it becomes part of your body when you pick it up. The problem with most baitcasters is that they tend to be made to handle heavier line but not the MG, it is a light line specialist. Shimano outdid themselves when they created the Chonarch MG, it is spectacular.

Trace

Can't beat Tekota 600 LC Shimano reels.

A bad day fishing better than Good day at work!!

Anything that you can refer to as surviving... with the word "snot", in the context of kicked the"snot" out of. Immediately indicates durability, longevity... Lol.

R

I'd say the shimano corvalus and the old school shimano 4000. nice reliable reels

*(I Whisper to the fishes)*

i am definatly going with you on this one! Pfluger baitcasters is my fav to, my first was a trion they are about 100, since then i got a president and a supreame and have no complants about any of them...

jeremy anibas

HAHA.. Ive seen that a time or two around here and especially at Amistad on the Mexico side. Apparently pretty popular reels from mexico. lol. This little kid would twirl the hook and sinker above his head and guarantee he would throw it as far as I could cast with my 7.5 foot crankin' rod!

"Catching big ol pigs!"

When this thread started I owned one Team Daiwa SOL spinning reel ... Now I own 2 ... Defiitely my favorite spinning reel right now!!
cheers,
LK

Bass Pro Shops has a Fatherday sale on them now! Might have to grab me another. I bought my 2500 used for $23 and it's still spinnin strong!!knock on wood!
Smiles!

MA

I love the Quantum Cabo myself and for the money you can't go wrong with the Quantum Catalyst PTI....... Very smooth reels.

"One Last Cast"

I mentioned in a previous post in this thread that I am extremely happy with my Shimano Cronarch MG 51 although for those that prefer to reel right handed, the MG 50 is the same model not that it really matter though. Anyway, I had been using my MG51 on a Shimano Compre medium action rod and was absolutle blown away by the performance of this combo with 8lb florocarbon. 3 weeks ago I made a change, I switched my MG 51 from the Compre (an IM8) to a Shimano Cumara (an IM10) rod and I switched from the 8lb florocarbon to 30lb braid which is 8lb diameter. The performance of the MG51 on the Cumara is 10 times better on the higher quality rod. I can feel fish sniffing my bait from 20 yrds away. I switched to the braided line because of the summer weed growth and the braid is better suited for the weeds than the floro. Once again, the performance of this little reel with braid has far surpassed my expectations. Once cold weather comes and the weeds die off, I will go back to florocarbon line because it seems more suitable for the conditions of the lake but for summer fishing, the braid is preforming spectacular at the moment and the Cumara Rod is nothing less than amazing. If you want a super light baitcaster for light or heavy work, the Shimano Chronarch MG is unbeatable.

Trace

mine still is and always wll be garcia's have been using the same one

for years and tried a new just last weekend and didn't like it even

though it was the same reel only newer. keep your reels clean and

oiled and they will last forever. lots of muskies caught on this reel.

Rod Earl

have quantums, shimanos, and daiwas set up. but prob my fav is my chronarch 101B.

Diesel

I have a couple Shimano's that i just beat on. I got a new 2008 stradic that i love.. they have changed so much from the old white ones. the only thing that i have to say about the new Shimano's though are they need oil right from the box.
Just got a new Sustain couple days ago that im putting on the Techna AV i will keep you posted on how i like it.

The One

My new shimano sonora 750 on my ultralight rig is making me pretty happy... I'm considering putting it on my 6.5' bass rod just to fling the hell out of my lures :D

I gotta put new line on... Going fishing in New York soon :-D

Hi there :)

I've always liked Abu Garcia, good reels for a decent price.

Freshwaterphil.com

I have two pfulger president series and I couldn't be happier with their performance and smooth reeling.

Ray

daiwa all the way...

It all depends on what I am doing.

Flipping. Chronarch bsv.
Crankin Ardent xs1000
spinning either my stella 2500 or the vanstall vs150. the line capacity is insane.
innovation: Daiwa viento i love this reel for any slow wormin action the twitchin bar is great fun

in my opinion the cheaper shimano reels live up to the rep, "Shitmano" now saying this will yield a lot of controversy but know i have six shimano reels and have had to replace drags on 5 and bail arms twice on my stellas. they dont seem to fair well with a lot of abuse, which should be expected when you pay $600 for a reel.

I think there are so many great reels out there for less but it just depends on what type of fishing you are doing. the new curado's have won a ton of awards and deservingly so as they are both under $200 and get the job done quite well. thanks for the question.
dasfish

Shimano Core100MG

Ray

Abu Garcia 5500,Shimano Stradic,Shimano Curado,Zebco 33

Cole

i have always liked shimano and i have several of them, but i just got a new quantum and i think it is much better!

I used to like the Curado 200, but they stopped making it. I really like the new Citica 200. It has been a great reel for both salt and fresh water. On the cheaper side, H2O Express has a great little reel called the Maraud. I bought one in Nov. 08 and have had little to no problems with it. I can't see spending more than $125 for a reel with the quality that is available these days. The fish don't know what they are caught with.

Michael

anything penn made