Pflueger Gold Medalist Spinning reel

[Jeff_NHBA]

Does anyone have any experience with this reel?  Pflueger makes these exclusively for Dick's Sporting Goods and they are on sale for 40 bucks.  Are they worth it or should I just go with the President?  Whichever reel I get, I'm going to team the reel up with my BPS Extreme 6'6" MH Woo Daves rod.

Tight Lines.

S

[JT Bagwell]

I do not have any product knowledge for the "Gold" Medalist, but if it

is anything like the regular Medalist it is a great reel. I would compare the specs

on it and if they are the same, scoup up a couple.

JT Bagwell

[dodgeguy]

pflueger made a gold medalist rod for dicks which was really a trion rod.i think the gold medalist reel is a trion reel with 1 or 2 more bearings.i would definately go with a regular medalist because i think the one you are looking at has a graphite frame.the president spinning reel is also graphite so i would go up to the medalist instead of that also.

[spinhead]

By now a great deal of time has passed and I hope you are good with your decision. The Pflueger Gold Medalist Pro claims to have anywhere from 7 to 8 stainless steel ballbearings, depending where you pull up info. It seems to be a "store" model. I don't believe it is like the actual Medalist Spinning Reels that go for 80-100 retail, which falls between the President and the Supreme models. It looks way more like a Trion, the spool skirt is like a Trion and not a Medalist at all. In my opinion it is a custom Trion with a fancy name and if Dick's used it as an exclusive model that figures with me. Just another example of how Dick's is desperate for market share and profit by making a stab with deception to lure sales with a tricky model name. You tell me why would they sell a reel for the same price as a Trion and use the name of another model costing twice as much?????? That's a questionable practice in my book and I'll bet not one employee in any store could ever explain anything accurately about them. I like Dick's...can you tell?

I'd bet my favorite hat that the President is a far better reel then the Gold Medalist Pro, one thing that should be a tipoff is - one comes in a box the other in a cheap blister pack.... Blister Packs are exactly what they are...99 out of 100 times... the cheap stuff manufactures make. Daiwa has two types of Regals, one is 15 bucks in a blister pack the other is 35 in a box, if Regal is what catches your eye...beware the differences 4i and Xi... blister pack or box?

I rate the President, Medalist, and Mitchell Xe (new) as equal with an edge to the Mitchell for price... 35-40 range, best spinning reel under 50 bucks there is going hands down.... It's apple and oranges after that with XGe Mitchell because all are pretty much close in price except the Medalist. The Shimano's and Daiwa's in that class? Won't hold up as long, they are nice but talk to me after they all have been through the paces of wear and tear and see how they perform....

All new reels out of the box work fairly great, what about after landing 20, 30, 50 fish? What about after weeks of use?

After hundreds of cast? Getting tossed around, dropped, left in the Suburban and exposed to 150 degrees all day? You know the regular abuse regular people perform day in and day out that the pro reviewers don't have the time or money to duplicate accurately? A review for a reel is usually about a one day or weekend experience with a new out of the box reel. When I rate one it's after months of wear and tear and with something I chose to use regularly... the new Xe is something for it's price, rather shocking it's not catching on...that's because the recent 300X's never impressed anyone.... When Quantum decides to own up for it's consistant design errors and other flaws I may try one, but's it not likely...the Kinetic was the latest disaster and just another goof in a long line of goofs. They owe people money in my book, so no Quantum will ever be evaluated here.... not for quite some time...

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I agree with Dodgeguy( what else is new) If you want a great reel the Presdent will do( it is my single favorite spinning reel)

If you want a metal frame go to the Medalist, which is also sweet, I still like the President best