Reel replacement question

[silverroach]

Fellows thank you all for your suggestions. As for the reel I had problems with the President 25 series gave after taxes $60.00. They were a pain to deal with on the first time it went down sent me a replacement that wasn’t new but a repaired one with sand still in it. Then after about a month dealing with them they sent me a new replacement. That’s the one that failed again. Never touched the water and babied it. This time the bail failed. I can fix it but I have much cheaper reels not near as smooth but definitely can take fishing abuse.


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[Fatman]

Probably a little biased but I love Shimano's!! I've got them from the 80's to the present,

[skeetbum]

I have real good service from the Daiwa line. They’re not budget friendly but I have 3 Presso’s and they’re super smooth with a very good drag. I use the bigger Shimano Sahara in the salt and they’re doing good also. My newest reel is a Vanford that’s noticeably lighter and doing great, it. Also a little bigger than we use for crappie. One of the above listed reels had an s on the end of the model. This stands for a shallow spool for real light braid. I have a few and it lightens the reel a good bit.

[justinp61]

I bought four Daiwa Revros LT 2500's a couple years ago to use on casting rods and have been very pleased. They were $40 each.

[Yak Fish]

I has issues with a Pflueger a long time ago that also were not resolved to my satisfaction. I swore off them for good. Made the switch to Shimanos & Daiwas in the 1980s and have never looked back. I'd rather put a little more in a reel and get one that will last & has quality customer service.

Jim