masterbass Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 My first baitcasters were bps pro qualifiers and lews speed spool variants. Then I started to develop a taste for daiwa and shimano stuff. I've since sold all of my bps and lews. My arsenal consists of some of the discontinued classics. IMO if I have $200 for a reel I'm looking for a liberto pixy or a tdz-r+ or something along those lines over a brand new reel. How about you guys? Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 I buy whichever seems interesting at the time - sometimes that means the latest & greatest...sometimes that means a blast from the past on a reel that I didn't get on the first go-around. 4 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 If I had $200 for a new reel I would look at the new Curado, or a Chronarch. In the daiwa line up, I'd get another Zillion. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Sometimes combining the old with the new is OK too. A-Jay 2 Quote
fisherrw Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 The shimano chronarch is a really good reel. I think both older and newer models are good. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 I buy whichever seems interesting at the time - sometimes that means the latest & greatest...sometimes that means a blast from the past on a reel that I didn't get on the first go-around. X2. Only new reels I have are Tatula and T3 1016 reels because I liked what I read about them. Although I like them a lot, I also like my TD-Zs and Alphas' reels a lot. Wouldn't consider getting rid of any of them. I will say that I wish I could afford to try a few more new models from Shimano, Pinnacle and Okuma. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Sometimes combining the old with the new is OK too. A-Jay Same idea but flipped - old school reel with new-age rod... 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 2, 2015 Super User Posted January 2, 2015 Same idea but flipped - old school reel with new-age rod... Sweet ~ A-Jay Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 Sometimes combining the old with the new is OK too. A-Jay Are you using those as Crankin combos? Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 I think my next reel purchase is going to be a Calcutta or a Conquest. It seems like the new smaller sizes would be much easier to palm and they look awesome. I gots to get me one. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 3, 2015 Super User Posted January 3, 2015 Are you using those as Crankin combos? Yes I am. A-Jay 1 Quote
War Eagle 44 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Same idea but flipped - old school reel with new-age rod... Nice, very nice. I've really considered doing this exact thing only my C4 is blue so I was going to go with a blue Garcia rod. Quote
EvanT123 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 My first baitcasters were bps pro qualifiers and lews speed spool variants. Then I started to develop a taste for daiwa and shimano stuff. I've since sold all of my bps and lews. My arsenal consists of some of the discontinued classics. IMO if I have $200 for a reel I'm looking for a liberto pixy or a tdz-r+ or something along those lines over a brand new reel. How about you guys? About the only thing I won't buy used are socks and underware. 1 Quote
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