Bass Dude Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 What was your first baitcast reel?? Mine was a Ryobi V-Mag 3 and I was about 10 years old. It was tiny and probably held 100 yards of 10 pound line. With this reel I was able to get comfortable casting a baitcaster. It was also gained invaluable experience and confidence in throwing spinnerbaits and texas-rigged worms on the appropriate tackle. The rest, as they say, is history!! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 21, 2012 Super User Posted March 21, 2012 Flooger Knuckle Buster. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 ABU Ambassadeur 5000 followed shortly by a Shimano Bantam (80's Black one) Quote
outdoorsman110 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Dawia Strikeforce 100H, best reel I have so far, I own 5. Love them. Quote
j.bruno Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Shakespeare piece o junk bait casting reel. 1 Quote
tbirds00 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Bought my first one this year, Abu Garcia Revo sx Quote
detroit1 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Heddon mark4 (i think), well, i know it was a heddon. Quote
Super User KYntucky Warmouth Posted March 21, 2012 Super User Posted March 21, 2012 I had a Shakespeare caster combo that I got from Dicks when I was younger, around 10-11, but gave up on it. Started really bass fishing when I was around 20 with a Pro Qualifier PQX100 round reel Quote
dcorp Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 I actually still have my first, a Quantum 1310 Mg. Must have been early 90's, pretty cool little reel. 1 Quote
Ima Bass Ninja Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Mine was the crappy Shakespeare red one combo at Walmart for like $25. That darn thing nearly made me right off baitcasters all together. Then I bought a pinnacle and learned that they all really weren't evil. Quote
GOOCHY Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 A Daiwa something or 'nother. Not high end by any means but I have to hand it to those guys - they made a reel that could stand up to a teenager who put *zero* maintenance into his reel at the time. Quote
Pantera61 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5500C, Christmas 1974. I was 13 years old. Quote
The Guy Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Shimano bantam 100ex, still have it and it still works Quote
ksfisher Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Abu Garcia Blackmax last year. Lol still use it, it's my only one. Quote
flippin and pitchin Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Abu Garcia 5000 on a Fenwick Lunker Stick 555, just like Roland Martin. Picked up two Lews BB1 made by Shimano shortly after that. My first Bass Pro Shops catalog had about 16 pages total and Shimano Bantam 100's for 38 bucks. Those were the days. I miss my blue polyester jump suit. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 It was about 1959 - the brand is unknown - maybe a South Bend. It was on a solid glass pistol grip rod about 5' long - an old rig my Dad had laying around. No braking system and I never learned to cast it properly. I was 7 years old and just developed a sorta hybrid casting/flipping technique. I would pull a bunch of line off the reel and have it at my feet - then hold the line and make a cast and let the line go. The bait would fly out until the line pulled tight. I got a spinning rig soon after that.... Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 A Quantum Inferno, some nubs baitcaster I got for like 30 bucks. Then it broke, so I decided to put it on a cinder block and take a baseball bat to it. Plastic went errywhere. Then I got a Carbonlite, and never looked back. Baitcasting reels are my favorite by far. Quote
jkarol24 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I decided to get into baitcasting a few years ago and at the same time, Gander Mtn was unloading their old model Revo Premiers at 50% off ($130). Needless to say, i learned how to use a baitcaster VERY fast Great investment, i now own 6 more baitcasters... Quote
tugsandpulls Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 25 years ago dont know what kind but only lasted 1 cast father and i fishing for carp casted it out put it on a y stick went to do #1 behind a tree and carp ripeed it right into river my dad was sooo mad but laughing too hard to care Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 Still have my first baitcasting reel....an Abu Ambassadeur 5001C...and every one I've bought since getting back into fishing 3 years ago. Has the plastic halves that snap over the spool to make it hold less line. Don't think I ever got a regular casting rod for it. As I remember, I couldn't cast it worth a hill of beans so basically it is still mechanically brand new although some paint is wore off from sitting in my boat. Didn't have a computer back then to find out how to use it. Didn't know anyone who fished that type of reel. Haven't used it since buying my first low profile either. It has sat unused for at least 28 years. Daiwa Fuego on closeout was my first baitcasting reel after getting back into fishing. First, tho, I found this and TT fishing forums. Now I have 3 Fuegos. Like most, I never looked back once I got started for real with them. I haven't had the time or money to accumulate nearly as many as some, but can say I have more than I can use...yet I still check out the "for sale" and "flea market" forums. Quote
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