Best reel

Buzzking · 02-02-06, 08:13 PM

What is the absolute best reel for $200 or less. I'm thinking of getting the new pfluger suprem or the president, Does anyone have any experience with these? It really doesn't matter to me what brand it is as long as its a sweet reel, that casts and reels very smooth and easy and will hold up
for a long time. I would really like to get a couple of chronarks but they just cost to much for my budget, so any suggestions would be very appreciated. My quantams wore out!

PHIL G.

basstech · 02-02-06, 08:47 PM

Depends what else you want out of the reel. For me the citica's made between 95 and 2000 have been excellent so far, as well as the calcutta's I bought. The main thing though that determines how long a reel last depends on how well you take care of it. Have it cleaned at least once a season. Keep inside in a clean area and don't let dust build up on it. Back the drag off if your not using the reel for days at a time...so on and so forth. Most of the reels I have are ten years old or older. So I have no experience with the newer stuff.

lovinfishin9 · 02-02-06, 09:06 PM

just bought a bass pros hops extreme, i havent had it very long so i dont know how long they last, ask reb on that one. They are real smooth and only $80.

bassintom · 02-02-06, 09:11 PM

ask a hundred guys..you'll get a hundred different answers on that one buzzy.
psssssst...curado....not too expensive,nice and smooth and built like a tank.

texasnitro · 02-02-06, 09:19 PM

curado 100d the a very smooth very light and super accurate caster. i love it

lizardsrule · 02-02-06, 09:21 PM

I like the Shimano Castaic, it's was less than $200 and has a flippin/pitching thumbar. I use this reel more than any of the Calais's I have, so I would highly reccommend them. Not that I don't like my Calais's, just do a awful lot of pitching anymore.

Lizards

Tod_P78 · 02-02-06, 11:29 PM

I highly recomend the shimano scorpion or the curado. My girlfriend gave me a scorpion for christmas....pretty sweet. It's pretty much the same as the curado with a few more bells and whistles for about the same price.

bass kicker · 02-02-06, 11:35 PM

abu garcia embassadeur C3 i know some people who have had them for 30- 40 years and they cast as they were when knew and that is smooth

betursweetbass · 02-03-06, 04:51 PM

Seriously, everyone's got their favorites, mine are Shimano's. Curado, Castiac, I own a couple of each. But I read an article recently in one of the major magazines, a report/review on all the latest models of reels, and I believe the nod for overall bang for the buck was given to the Flugger Presidents Model for under 200.00. They (the reviewer's) also liked the new accurist by quantum, and especially the new Daiwa Viento, right at 200.00. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the ones mentioned here. As a side note, I don't own a Flugger.

Buzzking · 02-03-06, 05:52 PM

Thanks for all the replys guys, your right I have heard an awful lot of good things about the pfluger president, and the curados,and also the new and improved citicas, but I'v never been able to try any out, and in the store
they all feel good so it really makes it hard to decide what the best deal
is. I'll probably go with one of the shimanos, I hav'nt heard a bad thing about them yet.

PHIL G.

pig n jig · 02-03-06, 06:57 PM

The new Pflueger Supreme is a little bit better casting distance wise for windy conditions than the President , but both are very smooth and both cast well. I personally would buy the Supreme with the dual cast control for the money difference. I don't have a Supreme yet , but a freind of mine got 2 Supremes for Christmas and he let me borrow one for a week to cast it to see if I like it or not.I did like it , but I am not looking to buy any reels right now.P N J

Skeeter · 02-03-06, 09:07 PM

Shimano curado. May I also suggest that you take a look at Cabellas Prodigy. Very smooth, has the flippin switch, and a bit less expensive than some of the others mentioned.

Skeeter

1FASTLASER · 02-04-06, 06:16 AM

PNJ

Got the airrus yet?????? How do you like it???????

Curado · 02-04-06, 11:24 AM

I'm not a Pflueger guy so I would suggest a Shimano Curado D. But I have heard good things about the Pflueger Supreme.

dodgeguy · 02-04-06, 01:15 PM

either one would be great.the supreme is lighter and has the extra addtion of the magnetic control.this may be an advantage in certain situations.i have a president and i love it.

i also own 3 trion round reels which are awesome.

PowerBass · 02-04-06, 04:20 PM

I personally Havent found a great baitcaster yet, I do like the Rhino's you get at Walmart, but I havent really gottena high dollar caster yet.

Buzzking · 02-06-06, 01:16 PM

Thanks alot guys, I ended up with the Team Daiwa viento, in the store it just felt better to me then the others, although they did'nt have any of the new curados for me to check out I feel like I made a pretty good deal on it. It casts great and very accurate, and its very smooth. That twitchin bar is pretty cool. I just hope it holds up like I think it will.

PHIL G.

lizardsrule · 02-06-06, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzking

Thanks alot guys, I ended up with the Team Daiwa viento, in the store it just felt better to me then the others, although they did'nt have any of the new curados for me to check out I feel like I made a pretty good deal on it. It casts great and very accurate, and its very smooth. That twitchin bar is pretty cool. I just hope it holds up like I think it will.

PHIL G.

Always fun buying and using new stuff

But I must say the "Accuracy" comes from you not the reel

Lizards

Hef · 02-06-06, 04:10 PM

I fell in love with my new Quantum "Burner".

bassintxlady · 02-06-06, 08:00 PM

i bought a viento a couple of weeks ago ....and this past sunday i took it back and got a curado....i felt that the viento had good tightness to it...but you can't throw it in any kind of wind....and the brakes had to be put up high on it to which the result was that it hindered my casts....i was very disappointed in it...but that's my humble opinion too....but that new high speed curado i got to replace it ROCKS!!!!.....talk about smooth and tight.....i am very glad i took that viento back to the store .....

Rebbasser · 02-06-06, 08:03 PM

Welcome to the forum, bassintxlady! Always glad to see a fellow Texan join up!

bassintxlady · 02-06-06, 08:04 PM

thanks rebbasser.....hope me just jumping right in is okay.....

bassintom · 02-06-06, 08:08 PM

welcome BTL..jumping right in could land you in a pile...better be a little careful moving around here...wear boots.

Rebbasser · 02-06-06, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassintxlady

thanks rebbasser.....hope me just jumping right in is okay.....

Absolutely! Just watch where you land, like Tom said

bassintxlady · 02-06-06, 08:12 PM

well...being from the south....(i aint skeered)...hehehe....and thanks for the welcome...

02-02-06, 08:13 PM	#1
Buzzking BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 18	Best reel What is the absolute best reel for $200 or less. I'm thinking of getting the new pfluger suprem or the president, Does anyone have any experience with these? It really doesn't matter to me what brand it is as long as its a sweet reel, that casts and reels very smooth and easy and will hold up for a long time. I would really like to get a couple of chronarks but they just cost to much for my budget, so any suggestions would be very appreciated. My quantams wore out! PHIL G.

02-02-06, 08:47 PM	#2
basstech BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockford, Ill Posts: 489	Depends what else you want out of the reel. For me the citica's made between 95 and 2000 have been excellent so far, as well as the calcutta's I bought. The main thing though that determines how long a reel last depends on how well you take care of it. Have it cleaned at least once a season. Keep inside in a clean area and don't let dust build up on it. Back the drag off if your not using the reel for days at a time...so on and so forth. Most of the reels I have are ten years old or older. So I have no experience with the newer stuff. __________________ The words just won't come to me!:confused:

02-02-06, 09:06 PM	#3
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	just bought a bass pros hops extreme, i havent had it very long so i dont know how long they last, ask reb on that one. They are real smooth and only $80. __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

02-02-06, 09:11 PM	#4
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	ask a hundred guys..you'll get a hundred different answers on that one buzzy. psssssst...curado....not too expensive,nice and smooth and built like a tank. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

02-02-06, 09:21 PM	#6
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	I like the Shimano Castaic, it's was less than $200 and has a flippin/pitching thumbar. I use this reel more than any of the Calais's I have, so I would highly reccommend them. Not that I don't like my Calais's, just do a awful lot of pitching anymore. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

02-02-06, 09:19 PM	#5
texasnitro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houston texas Posts: 129	curado 100d the a very smooth very light and super accurate caster. i love it

02-02-06, 11:29 PM	#7
Tod_P78 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jackson, Al Posts: 1	I highly recomend the shimano scorpion or the curado. My girlfriend gave me a scorpion for christmas....pretty sweet. It's pretty much the same as the curado with a few more bells and whistles for about the same price.

02-02-06, 11:35 PM	#8
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	abu garcia embassadeur C3 i know some people who have had them for 30- 40 years and they cast as they were when knew and that is smooth __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-03-06, 04:51 PM	#9
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	Do Some Reading, Then Buy A Shimano Seriously, everyone's got their favorites, mine are Shimano's. Curado, Castiac, I own a couple of each. But I read an article recently in one of the major magazines, a report/review on all the latest models of reels, and I believe the nod for overall bang for the buck was given to the Flugger Presidents Model for under 200.00. They (the reviewer's) also liked the new accurist by quantum, and especially the new Daiwa Viento, right at 200.00. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the ones mentioned here. As a side note, I don't own a Flugger.

02-03-06, 05:52 PM	#10
Buzzking BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 18	Thanks for all the replys guys, your right I have heard an awful lot of good things about the pfluger president, and the curados,and also the new and improved citicas, but I'v never been able to try any out, and in the store they all feel good so it really makes it hard to decide what the best deal is. I'll probably go with one of the shimanos, I hav'nt heard a bad thing about them yet. PHIL G.

02-03-06, 06:57 PM	#11
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	The new Pflueger Supreme is a little bit better casting distance wise for windy conditions than the President , but both are very smooth and both cast well. I personally would buy the Supreme with the dual cast control for the money difference. I don't have a Supreme yet , but a freind of mine got 2 Supremes for Christmas and he let me borrow one for a week to cast it to see if I like it or not.I did like it , but I am not looking to buy any reels right now.P N J

02-03-06, 09:07 PM	#12
Skeeter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: washington Posts: 284	Shimano curado. May I also suggest that you take a look at Cabellas Prodigy. Very smooth, has the flippin switch, and a bit less expensive than some of the others mentioned. Skeeter

02-04-06, 06:16 AM	#13
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	PNJ Got the airrus yet?????? How do you like it??????? __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

02-04-06, 11:24 AM	#14
Curado BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 333	I'm not a Pflueger guy so I would suggest a Shimano Curado D. But I have heard good things about the Pflueger Supreme. __________________ http://www.harttackle.com

02-04-06, 01:15 PM	#15
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	either one would be great.the supreme is lighter and has the extra addtion of the magnetic control.this may be an advantage in certain situations.i have a president and i love it. i also own 3 trion round reels which are awesome. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

02-04-06, 04:20 PM	#16
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	I personally Havent found a great baitcaster yet, I do like the Rhino's you get at Walmart, but I havent really gottena high dollar caster yet. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

02-06-06, 01:16 PM	#17
Buzzking BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 18	Thanks alot guys, I ended up with the Team Daiwa viento, in the store it just felt better to me then the others, although they did'nt have any of the new curados for me to check out I feel like I made a pretty good deal on it. It casts great and very accurate, and its very smooth. That twitchin bar is pretty cool. I just hope it holds up like I think it will. PHIL G.

02-06-06, 04:10 PM	#19
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	I fell in love with my new Quantum "Burner". __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

02-06-06, 08:00 PM	#20
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	i bought a viento a couple of weeks ago ....and this past sunday i took it back and got a curado....i felt that the viento had good tightness to it...but you can't throw it in any kind of wind....and the brakes had to be put up high on it to which the result was that it hindered my casts....i was very disappointed in it...but that's my humble opinion too....but that new high speed curado i got to replace it ROCKS!!!!.....talk about smooth and tight.....i am very glad i took that viento back to the store ..... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

02-06-06, 08:03 PM	#21
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Welcome to the forum, bassintxlady! Always glad to see a fellow Texan join up! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-06-06, 08:04 PM	#22
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	thanks rebbasser.....hope me just jumping right in is okay..... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

02-06-06, 08:08 PM	#23
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	welcome BTL..jumping right in could land you in a pile...better be a little careful moving around here...wear boots. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

02-06-06, 08:12 PM	#25
bassintxlady BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cypress,Texas Posts: 780	well...being from the south....(i aint skeered)...hehehe....and thanks for the welcome... __________________ :) OH YEAH!!!!! SHUT UP AND FISH!!!!!

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