jtesch Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Daiwa millionaire from the late 70's, great reel followed closely by a Shakespeare Sigma I think,not so great Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted April 21, 2014 Super User Posted April 21, 2014 Shimano Coriolis. Saved up and bought it in 4th grade. Got a second one in 6th grade I believe. They still work today even! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted April 21, 2014 Super User Posted April 21, 2014 Wore out a couple of Abadabbadoes before investing in a Shimano CTE200GT. Today this reel is better than the first day out of the box! Quote
Super User .RM. Posted April 21, 2014 Super User Posted April 21, 2014 Garcia Ambassaduer 1985 5001c & Cardinal 753, both still in use today... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 21, 2014 Super User Posted April 21, 2014 Aside from the Flooger knuckle buster, my first modern lo pro reel was a Daiwa Procaster from the mid 80s. I think it cost me around $120, which was a silly amount of cash back then for a teenager. Quote
frogflogger Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Bronson green hornet that needed at least 3/4 oz. to cast followed by Langley lurecast - then Ambassadeur 5000 which I still have. Quote
Lendiesel22 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 A Shimano Bantam Mag Plus 250SG. This particular reel is my very first and I got it around 1982 IIRC when we moved to a new house that had a creek behind it. Mine was a lot like this, but left handed. I cant use right handed. My 1st fish with is was on a blue and black jig and pig. I was 13 and taught myself how to use it, asked my dad a bunch of questions to figure out the finer points. Quote
dpeels37354 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Mine was a Daiwa. I forget the name of it but I want to say it was the Megaforce. It was the one with the twitchin bar Quote
bassh8er Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Shimano Corsair; JUNK! Thankfully I found a new baitcaster since the Corsair about made me lose faith in casting reels. Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted April 22, 2014 Super User Posted April 22, 2014 Abu Garcia Store Brand Cheapo - worst ever buy...when I got my first Curado, my life was so much easier learning to use baitcasters. Quote
tholmes Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Shakespeare Wondereel 1920 with matching steel rod. My grandpa gave it to me when I was around 10 yrs. old, It's now hanging on the wall in my office. Tom Quote
Fishing_Cory Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Abu Garcia Black Max and Silver Max...Both were junk and I never use Abu Garcia because of it, I'm sure there higher end stuff is better but left a bad impression with me. Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 23, 2014 Super User Posted April 23, 2014 Abu 4500s and 4600s about 30 yrs old now rollin coal still Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 23, 2014 Super User Posted April 23, 2014 And a few penn reels still smokin rockfish at 40 yrs old Quote
Super User bigbill Posted April 23, 2014 Author Super User Posted April 23, 2014 I purchased a how to learn to use a baitcaster reel VHS video too. It helped in setting the mag breaks. But I was casting the open Penn reels fishing decades ago before the bait casters. I can use a bait caster with only my educated thumb. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 23, 2014 Super User Posted April 23, 2014 Mine was a Daiwa Millionaire 5HS that I got back Feb. of 1978. Bought it from a sporting goods store was having a going out of business sale. We drove through a snow storm to get to the place. Quote
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