Best Crankbait Reel?

[Blues19]

I really like the Revo Winch. That reel caused me to get 2 more revos

[Hooligan]

It's all preference. I've got 4 Curado G5 reels and have had zero issues with quality on any of the g series reels I own.

That said a low gear ratio reel makes large cranks much easier to manipulate because they have so much torque. In general, it's zero issue keeping a bait moving with a cranking reel, I don't subscribe to that theory much at all. What it does is allows you to vary the speed of your retrieve much, much easier.

[Bankbeater]

For cranks and spinnerbaits I like to use an Abu 4600 C3 reel. 

[FloridaBassDude]

Thank you all so much for the replies. Really helped me make my decison. I had my heart set on the Lews BB1. After 2 hours on holding what seemed like a thousand different reels, I ended up with a Abu Garcia Revo STX. But, I am sort of regretting it, heres why:

 

I was going to get the Winch, but they were out of stock.

The STX I purchased is a 7.0:1 Ratio, only one they had.

 

It seems nobody uses the STX for cranking applications, only flipping and pitching. I am in the market (well I will be soon!) for a flipping/pitching combo. Should I wait for the Winch to come in stock, get it, and then use my STX for flip/pitch? I originally was going to get the Okuma Helios 2013 LP for flippin/pitching, but now I am all sorts of confused.

 

Help!

[Packard]

Thank you all so much for the replies. Really helped me make my decison. I had my heart set on the Lews BB1. After 2 hours on holding what seemed like a thousand different reels, I ended up with a Abu Garcia Revo STX. But, I am sort of regretting it, heres why:

 

I was going to get the Winch, but they were out of stock.

The STX I purchased is a 7.0:1 Ratio, only one they had.

 

It seems nobody uses the STX for cranking applications, only flipping and pitching. I am in the market (well I will be soon!) for a flipping/pitching combo. Should I wait for the Winch to come in stock, get it, and then use my STX for flip/pitch? I originally was going to get the Okuma Helios 2013 LP for flippin/pitching, but now I am all sorts of confused.

 

Help!

 

Yeah, you probably should have read the advice given to you here. I would return it but you could use it for flipping if you want.