Nitro z baitcasters

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Have a chance to buy 2 nitro z baitcasters for a good deal...they any good ? Who has one ?

[gulfcaptain]

They aren't bad reels.  Bought one a few years ago and it's held up okay.  Depends on what your price for two is and the condition. 

[cottny27]

11 hours ago, Maxximus Redneckus said:

Have a chance to buy 2 nitro z baitcasters for a good deal...they any good ? Who has one ?

There aren't many users of BPS reels(besides the PQ) you'll find on the forum from what I've learned.  I like em..easy to fix and parts are cheap and easy to get.  I've used one they seem smooth and pretty decent reels.  

[primetime]

I like BPS reels and I believe they stopped making that reel last year, it is similar to the low profile Extreme, and the Extreme reels are good imo...I know that BPS always sold the Nitro reels "On sale" for about a year for $69.99 marked down from 99 but I never actually saw the 99 dollar price charged but I don't pay attention all that much. 

Some people have issues with BPS reels for the fact they have that cast control feature with 2 breaking systems and I have tried the Bionic Blade reel and it is nice but my buddy said it will not cast as far, but in the wind he loves it as it never over runs....I would imagine they would make good reels, I thought about bidding on one on Ebay but the price went too high...They are light if I remember, but I am a fan of BPS reels, I have alot of reels since I have been fishing a long time and I ended up with an older Tourney Plus which is usually the $50 Model, and I use it for pond fishing and it has held up to some abuse and good sized fish, so if you like them go for it...They are easy to fix, and parts are inexpensive if needed....

[JGBassinAL]

I bought one when I first started fishing for $39.99 I believe. It was a pretty good reel for the money. Caught a lot of fish with it and used it for about a year. Held up that long, can't speak for longevity past a year tho.

 

Edit: I didn't quit using it because it had problems, I quit using it cause I upgraded. Never experienced any problems with it. Also, I only used it in college where I had one pond to fish in. There was no cover in that pond and the average size bass was 1.5-2 lbs. So, I didn't catch any really big fish with it or have to pull any out of cover.