Thread: Under spin reel

I am a fan of these reels Shakespeare Synergy MicroSpin Underspin Spincast Reel - Walmart.com I coupled mine with a Berkley 8FT ultralight and could not be happier (loved it on a 4 1/2" ultralight, but needed too much weight to cast it)

Cant go wrong on the Shakespeare underspin. Be sure you get the one's with two (2) pick-up pins. These are one of the few things made in China that work. Have about 8 of them

Zebco's redesign of the 33 was excellent and I've grown to like them again. They have a nice underspin reel.
33® Spincast Reel - Reels - Zebco

Check the Daiwa 40 underspin on E-bay for $22 +- great reels!

I thought about these for the wife to try and ween her off the zebcos etc. Bought a nice looking Pflueger in the hopes she would use it, spooled it with better line and it proceeded to fail miserably for her. I thought it might be her method of casting, but nope. I couldn't get it 10 feet from the boat The reel is now laying in a bag with a bunch of worn out zebco 202s and such as a failed experiment. I have sworn off Pflueger spincasts and undercasts now and the wife is happy with her zebco classic 33s?They work for her and weigh a ton.I am glad I don't have to use them! The Diawa looks good fwiw.

Thanks everyone I bought her a Pflueger spin cast it won't cast worth a flip

My wife is 56 years old and 5'2" with a petite build. About 8 years ago she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Fishing all day and casting was wearing her out. So I went on a search for a lightweight rig that would cast good ,easy to hold and balance,and good drag and rod action so she could still land big fish.

I bought her a St.Croix premier 6 ft ul fast action rod and a Daiwa capricorn reel 1500 size. Spooled it with 6lb trilene smooth casting. ( I think the Exceler reel is the equivalent of the Capricorn now.)

Taught her to close the bail with her hand after the cast. Taught her how to load the rod on a cast and the proper timing to release the line. Taught her how to reduce line twist and if she gets too many twist in the line to let me cut off the lure and spool it out behind the boat while running and reel it back in to get rid of twist. Have to learn with a spinner to pull back after closing the bail as you begin to reel to stop loops in the line. Occasional spray a little reel magic on the line.

It's all she will fish with. She has caught an 18" crappie , 2lb redear , and a 5 1/2 lb smallmouth among other trophy fish with it.

It's an expensive rig but worth every penny. It will last for years and years. Tell her if my wife can do it she can do it. She can learn to fish like a pro.

I picked it up one day and cast to a bluegill bed with it and after about 10 fish I was hooked and bought the same outfit for me, although I have three other rods on the deck usually with me....I throw it the most. It's that fun to fish with.

Later you can try Power pro braid if you really want to pitch a jig a long way. You can cast farther with a 7ft or longer but the 6ft is handy. You may want the light action rather than the ultralight I would handle them both.

Just food for thought.... of course I know results vary but wanted to share that. If I don't position the boat to give me the advantage on a school of fish she will outfish me...I can't have that LOL