Cabelas Prodigy

[HUNTER19]

Ok guys I was just wondering if these are good reels. They look great I notced they were made by diawa and was just wondering what you guys thought of them any ifo would be great!! thanks

[Raul]

The reel may be built by Daiwa but remember it 's made to Cabela 's specifications, so it may be great if Cabela 's aked for good quality materials or it can be a lemon. It 's not made to Daiwa 's specifications.

[T-rig]

I have been using a 2500A Prodigy spinning reel for about 3 years and it still works great. It's not a Steez, but a great reel for the price you pay.

[cbfishalot]

I would check if you can get parts for it.  If the reel breaks you can not fix it because there are no parts for them.  The reel is usless and you can throw it into the trash.  Cabelas will only take a reel back with in a years time I believe.

[Guest muddy]

If you call their service people they will give you a tackle repair shop that does the work

[shootermcbob]

I have a cabelas prodigy baitcaster. I have little experience, only fishing for the last year. I can tell you it is very smooth, almost as smooth as the revo sc i have. At 64.00 on sale right now, I don't know how could go wrong with it. I can not comment on the life of the reel, or how it will hold up, but so far so good.

[Jeff H]

I have a cabelas prodigy baitcaster.  I can tell you it is very smooth, almost as smooth as the revo sc i have.  

 A lot of reels are "ALMOST as smooth as the revo"...close, BUT....no cigar!  

[lubina]

I have a chance to clean one for a friend, it cast very nice and retrieve smooth and feels solid. I didn't noted any parts suspicious for bad quality or plastic but the reel was 6-8 month old. The look remained me my Alpha.

[grimlin]

They are on sale right now.

[Rob G.]

If you are referring to the Prodigy baitcaster, it is actually made by Silstar.  It is the same as one of the Pinnacle reels.  I got a break on the price of these and bought three of them the first year they were on the market.  They are junk.  Two went kapoot before the first season was finished.  Cabelas replaced them.  The third went kapoot early the next season.  Cabelas replaced it also.  Long story short, all the replacements went kapoot soon thereafter again and I returned them to Cabelas for store credit.  These reels look decent at a glance and seem to have a very free spinning spool, but do not waste your money.  They will not hold up and will only cause you inconvenience and aggrevation.  For the money, either an old model Shimano Curado, or an ABU Revo SX is a far better choice and they will hold up for years with minimal maintenance.

[twors]

The '07 model Prodigy baitcasters are made by Daiwa.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewcabelas2007reelpreview.html

[Jeff H]

The '07 model Prodigy baitcasters are made by Daiwa.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewcabelas2007reelpreview.html

....and were a heckuva deal on sale at $65.  Pretty darn good reel for that price.  

[HUNTER19]

Thanks guys for the info i was reading the reviews on them and most of them were good so i am going to take a chance at getting one for 65 bucks i'll let you know what i think!!!

[mayassa]

Let us know for sure it looks like its worth the money

[Guest muddy]

If you are referring to the Prodigy baitcaster, it is actually made by Silstar. It is the same as one of the Pinnacle reels. I got a break on the price of these and bought three of them the first year they were on the market. They are junk. Two went kapoot before the first season was finished. Cabelas replaced them. The third went kapoot early the next season. Cabelas replaced it also. Long story short, all the replacements went kapoot soon thereafter again and I returned them to Cabelas for store credit. These reels look decent at a glance and seem to have a very free spinning spool, but do not waste your money. They will not hold up and will only cause you inconvenience and aggrevation. For the money, either an old model Shimano Curado, or an ABU Revo SX is a far better choice and they will hold up for years with minimal maintenance.

Actually they were made by Silstar up to and Including the 2006 Model. I fished them and was happy with thier performance

2007 Model even says on the reel Designed for Cabela's by Diawa