Shadcranker Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Sorry Mitchell and Zebco; you're out. My personal favorite every day reels (work-horses that I own more than one of): Shimano Curado CU 100D (love the size and it's super smooth) Shimano Symetre Spinning Reel 2500 size (best $79 reel ever!) Honorable mention: Diawa SS 1300 spinning reel (drag is awesome) Lews Crankin Reel (Baitcaster)- the old black crankin reel BB1N I think Quote
justfishin Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 I have and love all of these reels. I use each of them for different applications. Shimano Stradic's and Curado's. Abu Garcia's in 4600, and 5600. Quote
Triton21 Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 I have fished Garcia reels since the 50's. Tried others as they came on the market but their early models couldn't compare to the Garcia IMO. I inheireted 7 Shimno reels and 7 GLX rods when my best friend Chuck died and am going to give them a full trial in rememberance of him. I voted Garcia but am not too old to change my mind if others are better. Kelley Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted February 11, 2007 Super User Posted February 11, 2007 ABU-GARCIA RULES ;D ;D ;D ;D : :) :) ;D ;D Quote
KYbass1276 Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 I voted Shimano but I'm thinking on test driveing a Diawa Zillion was going to go this weekend to buy a new reel but my 10% coupon isn't good until the 12th through the 16th so I'm going this friday. Man I hate waiting Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 I am a big Shimano fan but I think I am going to jump the fence and buy a Zillion tomorrow. Of course I may change my mind and get a Curado, again. Overall, hands down, Shimano is the best. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 Where is the choice for Zebco? Nothing like a super-tuned 33 or 202. ;D Quote
RiskKid. Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 2 stradics, 1 symetre, 1 citica, 2 curados, 1 viento and ohhhhhh......my new STEEZ Quote
stumpyfd Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 i used all quantum last couple of years. i started buying shimano this year, in fact i got m first curado today. high speed 7.1 Quote
Lil Baby Cousin Ray-Ray Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 shimano and quantum are my choice but being on a limited budget i choose whatever is on sale. gotta love ebay. Quote
lubina Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Daiwa gets my vote Same here. Still fishing Curado-free Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 Gosh Bud, We haven't had this poll in almost two weeks, I was wondering if you had changed your mind? : "Whiskey for my men, and beer for the horses!" Quote
Super User cart7t Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 It's hard to take any "best reel" poll seriously that doesn't include Zebco as a choice. Quote
TournyFish001 Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 pretty hard to pick from Daiwa and Shimano. I like them both- but I went ahead and voted Daiwa cause there are so many Shimano guys on here. I like the shimano BC's and the Daiwa Spinners. Went fishing with a friend that has a Stella 2500 and I own the Steez 2500. I think the Steez is a better reel- newer technology much lighter with a better drag. Both are great reels, it's just time for Shimano to update a bit. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 "It's just time for Shimano to update a bit." I'm sure the new Steez is a great reel, but the Stella has been out there for five years and one upgrade (FB from FA). The fact that Daiwa finally came up with a high-end, competative product isn't surprising, it's just odd that it took them so long. We'll see how well they are reviewed a year from now. New, out-of-the-box is important, but durability is another aspect that I'm sure we all care something about. Quote
Super User Raul Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 Most of my reels are Shimanos and Daiwas ( 1 to 1 ) with a few old Garcias in the pack. Daiwa HAD upper end reels for as long as Shimano but they were not for the rest of the world, JDM models only; now they decided to offer the rest of us mortals with a small sample of what they had for Japan. Quote
BaitMS Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 I like Abu Garcia and Quantum. Just can't force my self to jump on the Shimano (or G loomis) bandwagon. I am very particular and don't like certain things about either one of those companies products. Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 Abu Garcia for me. Twenty-four years of great service. Falcon Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted February 12, 2007 Super User Posted February 12, 2007 Shimano. I think the stella is getting a minor upgrade on the spool lip this year. Quote
sal669 Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 DAIWA. I own quite a couple, spinning & bitcasters, and never had any problem with them. I tryied Quantum, ABU, Shakespeare, pinnacle but they didn't feel so "smooth". Now, I have to give it to Shimano that they make darn good reels ( Symetre is a great value for the money, and yes, I own one). But I started out wiyh Daiwa and have no reason to change Quote
Evan Pease Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 All I own is diawa and Ive never had any problems. Quote
cbfishalot Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 zebco zebco zebco zebco zebco zebco zebco zebco zebco Quote
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