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I've never been fond of spinning reels but have them on all my crappie rods (mainly longlining). This year I'd like to have a lightweight/good quality rod/reel casting combo that I can cast sm cranks/roadrunners and the like. I found a Diawa Pixi Beware the Pixy! | Daiwafishing reel that weighs 5.4oz. But for $400 No Way.Anyone have a setup like this or have any suggestions?
Flueger makes some really good reels,
x2 on ^^^ use them on all my rods. the 30 or 35 series.
hey birdman I use the 30's on my spider rig rods and the president on my jigging rod I love them, may have them on sale at BPS next weekend, I just picked up 2 more $39.99 ea there yesterday, Guy said he should have plenty for the crappie madness sale , I asked if they would be cheaper then he just himm hawed around .
The las flueger reals I bought went back......shimano it is! Sorry to say this because I used f,s for years but this deal went south!!
IMO, you're not gonna find an affordable baitcaster that will do what you want. That leaves you with two options:Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat49
1) Spincast - I would suggest one of the new Zebco Omega's or an old Johnson Century from ebay.
2) Learn to love the spinning reel. They're designed for casting light baits. I would suggest a Daiwa or Shimano that fits your budget.
Regardless which brand you go with you want one with zero back lash. What I mean is when you stop turning the handle it should not be able to go the other way at all I love my Flueger s I have some shimanos Abu s you name it Sorry you got a bad run on yours Wizzard
Did I misread ur post your looking for bait aster reel or spiinng ? For bait caster Academy Sports has thier own line right handed only. Easy to use my boys have them I have a couple. Use it more than my Abu revo. I can tell the difference obviously Abu at $200 is a great reel but for the money you can't beat the Academy bait caster. Only comes in right handed. No leftys
Pflugher is the way to go
I like the Shimano Spirex series. Comes in a couple of styles depending on line weight. Can't beat the automatic bale release. Cost: $59 at BPS.
I know I prolly got a a bad batch, but it was a pain to get them replaced at bass pro! I got a bunch of them I like but the new ones where made different!!! I even took them apart but can't remember been to many moons ago!! The ones I had were the president(30). I got 1 out of six that was ok! Dunno!!!! Just my shake. I know I won't spend another dime on one that's how bad the experience was!!!
Thanks guys for all the input. Still not sure what direction to go.