Pflueger Supreme xt or smoke s3 spinning reel

[Ctjoe]

Looking to purchase A spare spinning reel. Looking at both of these reels in a 30 series Maybe 25 series in the quantum smoke. any opinions from people who used these? Both evenly priced.  Ty

[MN Fisher]

Skip the President XT and get a Supreme XT for the price of a President XT

 

Currently, BPS has discounted the prior model to $100 and they have 30s in stock. The new model did away with the anti-reverse switch.

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/pflueger-supreme-xt-spinning-reel-1408220742116-1

[Ctjoe]

My mistake, that’s the model. Supreme xt or Smoke S3 I saw the smoke s3 for about 110.00 

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, Ctjoe said:

My mistake, that’s the model. Supreme xt or Smoke S3 I saw the smoke s3 for about 110.00 

Ya - I'm a Pflueger fan since the 70s...still have my 640 UL reel from back then.

 

If I had the cash, I'd jump on the discounted XTs in a heartbeat.

[Choporoz]

I have two Smokes (25's) and love them.  I like them better than my Presidents, but I don't have a Supreme.

My Pfluegers that are more than 3 years old were better than any other manufacturer at handling heavy rain.  But my last Pluger experiences a little binding in downpour....like most every other spinning reel I have. (Non-Symetre Shimano excepted)

[Ctjoe]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Skip the President XT and get a Supreme XT for the price of a President XT

 

Currently, BPS has discounted the prior model to $100 and they have 30s in stock. The new model did away with the anti-reverse switch.

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/pflueger-supreme-xt-spinning-reel-1408220742116-1

I think they also changed to an all aluminum body in the new model.

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, Ctjoe said:

I think they also changed to an all aluminum body in the new model.

That's an improvement - removing the AR switch is a step backwards.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

3 hours ago, Choporoz said:

I have two Smokes (25's) and love them.  I like them better than my Presidents, but I don't have a Supreme.

My Pfluegers that are more than 3 years old were better than any other manufacturer at handling heavy rain.  But my last Pluger experiences a little binding in downpour....like most every other spinning reel I have. (Non-Symetre Shimano excepted)

That’s an easy fix if you’d like to contact me