Looking for Spinning Reel Recommendations

[mackkie]

good choice!  The avids are great rods, you will enjoy!  Too bad you can't go jiggin in a race hole with it up in NH.

[ArcticCat500]

as a weekend warrior my opinions are help in little regard here, but, I've been fishing for a very long time and Shimano was my spinning reel of choice until I came in here.  I tried the Pflueger Supreme and havnt looked back since. I've only owned it for 1 season so I cant make claims on its longevity, durability, but I can say for what I paid, dollar for dollar.......

I'm REEL happy.

[LAO162]

I am a Shimano man for the most part and my Stradic 2500FH is my favorite spinning reel, but I think for under $100 the Daiwa Exceler is the way to go.

My Exceler is not as smooth as my Stradic FH, but it consistently outcasts it.  Fishing from the banks, distance is very important to me.  Hard to go wrong with Shimano or Daiwa

[Turtle.]

as a weekend warrior my opinions are help in little regard here, but, I've been fishing for a very long time and Shimano was my spinning reel of choice until I came in here. I tried the Pflueger Supreme and havnt looked back since. I've only owned it for 1 season so I cant make claims on its longevity, durability, but I can say for what I paid, dollar for dollar.......

I'm REEL happy.

I would have to agree with that.I've had my Pflueger's several years now and have no complaints on longevity as of yet.Just routine maint.There may be smoother reels than the supreme's ::)if there is I don,t need them

[20psi]

I was a quantum guy, I'll just start by saying that. I picked up a quantum energy PT spinning reel, the smallest one they make (comparable to shimano 1500). I liked it for a couple months, it was really smooth and really pretty!. I fish ALOT, and the bail is magnetic. It gave out on me after a couple months and was extremely loose, to the point of hanging up line on casts. It wasnt turning over all the way anymore. Actually it was, it was still locking in place, but the bail wire was so frickin loose it was sticking straight out instead of off to the side like it should to not catch line on a cast. I guess buying a reel based on how cool it looked was a big mistake huh? lol

I took it to Bass pro where I bought it. One of the guys there I always talk to and he takes care of me, so even though I didnt have my reciept he traded me straight up for a Saros 1500. This reel is TWICE as smooth as that quantum for the same price. My next purchase is a Stradic 2500F so I just have a little more spool room to go on my next rod, the loomis bsr852GLX senko rod.

[JKLOCK]

I bought two Daiwa Exceler reels last year and love them.  Can't beat them at Tackleware House at $69.95 and free shipping.  I also got spare a spare reel at this price.

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[Triton20x3pro]

Another vote for the Pflueger supreme. I fish mainly river smallmouth (over 800 hours on boat last year), and catch several a year in the six pound class and these reels perform flawlessly.

Ignore the price completely and just look at performance and this reel wins hands down. "In my opinion"

My tournament partner just converted to the supreme also after seeing how mine have performed. He can now buy 2-3 reels for what he was paying for one before.

[The_Natural]

I use and love both Daiwa and Shimano casting reels. Shimano also makes a great spinning reel, but I think Daiwa edges out Shimano in this category. Just this year, I have owned a Fuego, '08 Stradic, '08 Sustain, Tierra, and TD Advantage. I actually preferred the advantage and sold the others. I bought them all at deep discounts, and just had to decide which one felt the best. The TD Advantage is essentially a Tierra with a sealed wet drag. It just feels better to me. The TD Advantage (and Tierra for that matter) are just so d**n smooth it's ridiculous. To Shimano's credit, the high end market is a wash between the Stella and Steez, and I owned the old white Stradic for years and it performed well, but I feel Diawa is leading the middle spinning reel market at this time. So I say TD Advantage if you can afford it, or Tierra if you need to step down a hair. The new Fuego spinning reel is ridiculous....but expensive. The new Zaion material is very rigid and the new Fuego is one of the lightest and smoothest spinning reels I've played around with. I just can't shell out that much for a spinning reel though.....