jdw174 Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 Look a whole lot like the old Lews Speed Spools.....but a bit more rounded. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted December 30, 2006 Super User Posted December 30, 2006 ....the 4 bearing 2006 models are on sale right now $44.98 The 2007 models have 8 bearings and I will be buying a couple of them. I currently use the first generation Fritts reels (goldish beige ones) and they've been real workhorses and you can throw a big crankbait plum out of sight with 'em,I dont see the new ones being any different in that aspect. Quote
jdw174 Posted December 30, 2006 Author Posted December 30, 2006 ....the 4 bearing 2006 models are on sale right now $44.98The 2007 models have 8 bearings and I will be buying a couple of them. I currently use the first generation Fritts reels (goldish beige ones) and they've been real workhorses and you can throw a big crankbait plum out of sight with 'em,I dont see the new ones being any different in that aspect. I'm considering at least one for myself. ONe of my current cb reels is getting a bit long in the tooth. Should last me another year, though. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 I had one of the older Fritts reels in my hands, never tried it out before I sold it, I noticed it didn't have instant anti-reverse. Kinda odd for a reel made within the last 10 years. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 fivebasslimit, Man, you are going to have to join the Posse. We buy a couple of reels and they last FOREVER! I don't actually fish all of the Shimanos I have EVER owned, but some of my friends still do. Why not spend a couple of extra bucks and get a reel that is perfect on day one, and ten years later is better? I don't get it. Quote
dave Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Cart, Fritts "designed" the Bass Pro crankbait reel with the slop in the handle on purpose like the old Lew's reels. He said he thought the play in the handle helped when crankbait fishing. When a fish hit, the fisherman wasn't able to set so fast and hook up better. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 fivebasslimit,Man, you are going to have to join the Posse. We buy a couple of reels and they last FOREVER! I don't actually fish all of the Shimanos I have EVER owned, but some of my friends still do. Why not spend a couple of extra bucks and get a reel that is perfect on day one, and ten years later is better? I don't get it. You just dont get it because I didnt say my Fritts reels were broken or I forsee them breaking. ;D The Fritts reels that I have are great and I can crank huge crankbaits all day,day in,day out with no problems and I can probably cast farther with my Fritts. Moral of the story: I usually wont fix something that isnt broke. Quote
Super User Alpster Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 fivebasslimit,Man, you are going to have to join the Posse. We buy a couple of reels and they last FOREVER! I don't actually fish all of the Shimanos I have EVER owned, but some of my friends still do. Why not spend a couple of extra bucks and get a reel that is perfect on day one, and ten years later is better? I don't get it. You just dont get it because I didnt say my Fritts reels were broken or I forsee them breaking. ;D The Fritts reels that I have are great and I can crank huge crankbaits all day,day in,day out with no problems and I can probably cast farther with my Fritts. Moral of the story: I usually wont fix something that isnt broke. Stay on him Sheriff, he's getting more and more curious all the time. He'll come around soon, of course we all know there's no turning back once you've joined the posse. ;D Quote
Super User cart7t Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 Cart,Fritts "designed" the Bass Pro crankbait reel with the slop in the handle on purpose like the old Lew's reels. He said he thought the play in the handle helped when crankbait fishing. When a fish hit, the fisherman wasn't able to set so fast and hook up better. Didn't know that. I guess it makes sense. I've got a pair of 20+ year old Garcia Ultra Mag XL Plusses on both my Crankin Sticks and, of course, they don't have instant anti-reverse either. Not that I mind, those were one of the finest baitcasting reels ever made and they cast a mile. Oh, they're not broken either and work just like they did 20+ years ago without the word Shimano printed anywhere on the reel. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 Oh, they're not broken either and work just like they did 20+ years ago without the word Shimano printed anywhere on the reel. Are you sure? From what I've read,that could only happen with Shimano's. ;D Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 fivebasslimit and cart,you must keep resisting the shimanoitis syndrom!!!ROFLMAO!!! ;D Quote
Bud Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 RW Do they make any other kinds of reels other than ???????????????????????????????SHIMANO??????????????????????????????????????? ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 Oooh Grasshopper, Confucious say, "World wa' may round so dat people not fall off." Quote
Super User cart7t Posted December 31, 2006 Super User Posted December 31, 2006 Sorry, I refuse to be assimilated. Quote
mdangler Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Listen to fivebasslimit on this one. My brother has one of the new David Fritts reels and I have last years model. They can cast a country mile and when matched up with the right rod, you can throw it all day. The new reels have a longer handle, giving you more leverage while crankin ina hawg. Quote
lubina Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 fivebasslimit and cart,you must keep resisting the shimanoitis syndrom!!! I love that......very well said Dodgeguy ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User FishTank Posted January 3, 2007 Super User Posted January 3, 2007 I love my shimano stuff but for around $50 bucks, why not? If this is what your budget is for a reel and it surves the purpose, then what a deal it would be. But IMHO, any of the BPS reels are subject to scrutiny. I had a long talk with a BPS old timer and the story he gave me, in short, was that some are good and some, you just don't know. He sees many repeat buyers with their BPS reels but most are replacing old with new each year or every other year. For me, I think I would rather add a new reel than replace one every year or so. With that said, I will not pass judgement on a reel until I have had a chance to take it apart or fish it. So until then I will try to keep an open mind. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 3, 2007 Super User Posted January 3, 2007 Me too! : Well...Maybe not Quote
Super User 5bass Posted January 3, 2007 Super User Posted January 3, 2007 I love my shimano stuff but for around $50 bucks, why not? If this is what your budget is for a reel and it surves the purpose, then what a deal it would be. So you're saying people fish the Fritts reel because it fits their budget? Oh how wrong you are. Thats a backhanded comment. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted January 3, 2007 Super User Posted January 3, 2007 Fivebasslimit, Let me try this again. $50 seems like a good deal. If you are hunting for a reel in that price range, then this may be a good reel to look at. Does that make more sense or is it still a backhanded comment? Quote
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