What Do You Look For In A Reel?

[xanadu]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

[John G]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

Who tinkled in your Corn Flakes this morning?

[masterbass]

1.  LH

2.  prefer daiwa or shimano

3.  on sale or used

4.  comfortable to palm, fairly light

5.  if used, I don't mind some rash because I want to fish it not put it on a shelf and you get better deals on a reel that may have retailed for over $400 for less than half the price (love these deals).

6.  reels that stand the test of time and have good reviews with plenty of after market parts available (tdz, 51e, alphas, sol etc)

[new2BC4bass]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

 

conceded: To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit

 

conceited:  having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.

 

Sorry.  Just yanking your chain.  Done similar too many times to be in earnest. 

 

Need a little humor to brighten up this very dreary day.

[Poolshark]

Xanadu. Lol. Absolutely. They are assembled in a factory, the new ones in a Malaysian factory, the old ones in a Japanese factory. Gotcha. But I know they are most definitely great reels that all have lasted me a long, long, time. Giving me the absolutely best value possible. My calcutta d was built in japan though, as was my curados. Not that that should make a big difference. I also like my abu c3. It looks cool and is easy to breakdown.

[F14A-B]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

Hmm, all my shimanos are made in Japan or Malay, which is Not Korea, Korea is over 4,000 km away.. Shimano has a state of the art facility in Malay, as well as Japan, the work out of Malay is very good, however they employ men there in Malay, as far as wages, I couldn't say.. My question is what reels can you supertune and what reel company do you use?

[Jaheff]

Agree Xanadu, just can't vote for you, cause your not politically correct...

[Ozark_Basser]

Lightweight, feels good in my hands, magnetic brakes (easier to change than centrifugal on the water), and gear ratio depends on what I'm gonna use it for

[Keiran Beam]

When I'm looking for a reel I always get a reel for a specific reason (mainly looking for gear ratio). Gear ratio plays an important role in what kind of baits you will be throwing; for example I use either a 7.3:1 or a 8.0:1 if I'm throwing a frog so I have speed behind the line to catch up with the fish coming strait at me when it takes my frog. Secondly I look for the number of bearings, I have had experience with this. I had a reel with only 5 bearings and after a year things got noisy. Go with 7 bearings and up, it won't disappoint. Lastly the cost. I'm not a millionaire so I find one between the $100 to $200 range. My favorite reel that has been super dependable for me is the Quantum Accurist PT series, never disappoints.

[*Hootie]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

How do you spell conceited?

Xanadon't know.

Hootie

[HoosierHawgs]

Bang for the buck is the biggest thing I look for. I'm definitely willing to sacrifice certain things to get others. I prefer an aluminum frame, but I have fished with Graphite frames, and they work just fine. I like a reel to have at least 8 bearings. I prefer to stay w/ one brand, that way I can go from one to the other w/ ease.

[J Francho]

Profile, retrieve, materials, fit and finish.

[roadwarrior]

Price. I can take any reel and spend a few hours going through it and smoke any reel on the market. It sounds conceded to say that, but even shimano's are slapped together by a Korean lady making $8.00 a day to build them. Too many people here think shimanos are built by God. They ain't.

 

Well, I suppose any reel can usually land a fish, but it's the "Fun Factor" that counts. I have been VERY impressed with 

a number of Pinnacle Reels as well as the Okuma Helious Air. Still, all of my "old" reels are Shimano. None were built in 

Korea and although I doubt God was involved in assembly, He probably keeps an eye on quality control.

 

Strong, silent and reliant.

 

 

 

[*Hootie]

Among other things,.....REPUTATION.

 

Hootie

[Jeff H]

or Daiwa.

This works for me too!