NBR Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Langley Streamlite! Whats that? You don't want to know! 1 Quote
Super User LgMouthGambler Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 Shimano Bantam Citica which I recently sold. I bought when I was about 12 and determined to fish one, just like they did on TV. Been an addiction ever since! Quote
John G Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I got my first baitcaster in 81 or 82. It was a Shimano Bantam Mag Plus 250SG. I abused the heck out of that reel and I still have it. Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 Must be nice to have started out with such high tech equipment Penn 209M 3.2:1 gear ratio weight 19 oz Try burning a H&H spinner bait with that puppy! Quote
0119 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Shimano Beastmaster EX. Those little graphite Shimanos fit the hand perfect. Always wanted one of those jumpsuits. But I did have one of those pro's basket weedguards over my trolling motor prop. Quote
loodkop Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Shimano Bantam Crestfire in the 80's. Have tried other brands since but always come back to Shimano. Quote
ChiCityBasser Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 My first was a Shakespeare which I sold to someone here on the board to use as a crankbait reel. My next was a Cabelas Prodigy and that was 4 or 5 years ago and still going strong. Quote
WookieeJedi Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Shakespeare Alpha 1982. I still have it, and it still works. No magnets, just your thumb and spool tension. I still have one of those Ryobi micro V-mags and it's Lew's clone. The Lew's still works thanks to donor parts from the Ryobi. Quote
tholmes Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I started with a Shakespeare 1920 Wondereel Model FK that my grandpa gave me, along with a Shakespeare steel rod. No free spool, no bearings. I learned to cast that thing without backlashing and every other baitcaster I had after that seemed easy. Tom Quote
Travis Dowler Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Bass pro compitition series, i had always had open face reels and was reserved on going to a bait caster, the reel was only like 45 bucks cuz it was on sale and i got 10% off for being military. after some small adjustments and minor bird's nest's later i come to love bait caster reels. i look forward to geting another Quote
coak Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Dawia Strikeforce 100H, best reel I have so far, I own 5. Love them. x2 on the strikeforce....and its been a joy fishing it Quote
berkleyfan81 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 abu garcia Ambassadeur 1003LP casting reel my cousin gave this reel to me for free it was a good reel to get me to love baitcastin reels but is not running anymore had to retired it but my second favorite was my Pflueger cetina lp baitcaster reel that i bought from Gander Mtn and it still running strong with my other reels . http://www.bassresou...Ambassador.html Quote
Sherlock 60 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 An ABU EON reel about 11 years ago. Not a good baitcaster at all and it never worked very well for me. Then I got an ABU D5, which was not durable, but it was "easy as pie" to cast and I learned on the D5. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted March 23, 2012 Super User Posted March 23, 2012 The first reel I learned to fish with AND caught ny first bass on was a red Ambassadeur 5000c back in the 70's.The first reel that I could call mine was given to me as a gift from mom and dad for by birthday and it was a black Abu 6000 on a custom built rod sometime between 1979 and 1982. Quote
scrutch Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Shimano Bantam Magnumlite 2000 GT. I was about 12 years old when my mom sprang for that reel and surprised the heck out of me. I spent hours standing on our front porch stoop casting into the puddles at the end of the driveway with a practice plug. I could have knocked the knees out from under a junebug! I got so good at casting that thing that I was picking out individual rocks to hit from about 60 feet. I was so proud of that reel! I was on top of the world! Quote
POPRG Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 What was your first baitcast reel?? Mine was a Ryobi V-Mag 3 Same here BD,it was on a pistol-grip combo which served me well for many years. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 23, 2012 Super User Posted March 23, 2012 Shimano B-Mag 100, and a 5'6" Berkley Lightning rod. I did everything with that combo, and by everything I mean the only two or three things I did LOL. Spinnerbait and t-rigged plastic worm, usualy a Mann's Augertail. Occasionaly I would mix in a top water, like a jitter bug. Quote
Michael DiNardo Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 An Abu Garcia 5600 Plus followed shortly with a Shimano Bantam Black Magnum 100 GT: I still have both and still fish with them. Mike Quote
SWside Basser Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Ambassadeur 5000D. A direct drive winch ! Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted March 23, 2012 Super User Posted March 23, 2012 The 6000 was my first (I have 2) I still use them for Catfish. The Black one was my first low profile reel. Quote
MichiganFishing1997 Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 BassProShops Johnny Morris series love it Quote
mikeeasttn Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 In the mid 80's I started using baitcasters. My first one was the black Shimano Bantam Mag Plus BMP 350. Wish I still had it. Found a BMP250 that was in great shape and sent it to a reel service and had new bearings and it tuned. I love this reel and fish with it most of the time. I will reach for it before I will use my Zillion or Core. It really brings back the memories. Quote
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