Spincast reels

[greentrout]

15 hours ago, zell_pop1 said:

 Also I believe their IPT is more like 25 than 18, so not all that slow. 

believe the silver is the fastest ... above ....

[Log Catcher]

When BPS came out with the Extreme spincast reel I bought two of them for my wife to use. I was originally planning to get the Goldcast. When I told the guy working the reel counter what they were for he recommended the BPS reel. Said they were a little smaller and sat lower on the rod and would be better for smaller hands. They have four bearings and 27 IPT line pickup. She loves them. They have not seen extremely heavy use but the have held up good and seem to be okay for reels in the $25 price range.

[Elkins45]

I bought a Zebco Omega exclusively to use with unweighted floating worms. I used to use a Daiwa Minicast but I wanted something bigger to handle larger fish. I don’t love the slow retrieve.

[scaleface]

For years I used a Johnson Century 100B in lieu of a spinning reel . These reels allowed you to reverse the spool and they had a switch that would  reverse the way the handle turned . I used them upside down on spinning rods . I gave the last two I had away to an older gentleman because thats how he used them  and his were worn out . 

 

 

[WB4IUY]

On 2/18/2019 at 2:37 PM, Glaucus said:

They're all still trash. They look and perform great for a very brief period of time. I got the Zebco Bullet when it first came out. Within 2 months it had fallen apart.

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I can post a photo of a box of these junked out in our garage.

 

 

Howdy Glaucus,

 

I'd love to take that junked Bullet off your hands, if you'll part with it. I have 4 of them, been burning them 3-4 days/week for last 2 years. Can't say enough good stuff about mine. Would love to have one for parts if you want to sell it.  wb4iuy@gmail.com

 

Thanks,

Dave

[MickD]

I hope I'm not being redundant to other comments, but my comments are:  Spicast have the advantage, IMHO, of being able to cast heavier lines well than are open face reels.  But my comment does not include any experience with FC or braid on them.  Their disadvantage is that you cannot feather the cast to shorten a cast without totally stopping the cast.

 

Can you drive a stick shift car?  If yes, you can use one of the new casting reels, like the Daiwa Fuego, which needs very little thumb control with most lures.

[roadwarrior]

These reels are for children and  people that don't fish.

 

[Glaucus]

10 hours ago, WB4IUY said:

 

Howdy Glaucus,

 

I'd love to take that junked Bullet off your hands, if you'll part with it. I have 4 of them, been burning them 3-4 days/week for last 2 years. Can't say enough good stuff about mine. Would love to have one for parts if you want to sell it.  wb4iuy@gmail.com

 

Thanks,

Dave

Let me dig it out and I'll ship it to you for nothing. You might even be able to completely fix it for close to nothing. 

[WB4IUY]

2 hours ago, Glaucus said:

Let me dig it out and I'll ship it to you for nothing. You might even be able to completely fix it for close to nothing. 

WOW! Thanks!!

 

Dave

[Glaucus]

2 minutes ago, WB4IUY said:

WOW! Thanks!!

 

Dave

I'll email/message you tomorrow after I've got it out. It's not a problem. It is wasting away unused and out of commission.

[WB4IUY]

On 9/28/2019 at 9:36 PM, Glaucus said:

I'll email/message you tomorrow after I've got it out. It's not a problem. It is wasting away unused and out of commission.

'Morning! I sent you a direct message on the board with my mailing address. Thanks again!

 

Dave

[Bigassbass]

I have worn out at least 5 gold cast reels, used them fishing for schoolies, lots of fun you gotta be fast so the closed reel works really well casting from a boat.  They are good reels just not for everyone, I don't have one now.  Easy for kids and people who really don't appreciate fine craftsmanship in fishing reels.

[rtwvumtneer6]

On 9/28/2019 at 9:01 AM, MickD said:

Can you drive a stick shift car? 

If I could find one!  Anymore, it seems like the manual transmission is an extra expense upgrade...

 

But, with the DC technology finding it's way into very affordable reels, baitcasters are becoming almost "automatic" and I think that might become the norm (just a thought). You still have to drive it, but the learning curve is significantly less.