best baitcaster

[bassmaster111]

i am new to baitcasting reels, i want to know what is the best reel under 100 bucks?

[BaSsFiShEr20]

My money only goes on Pflueger. You can get the Trion LP for around 99, the Trion Round for 80 and the Purist for 80. Best reels i have ever used in this price range.

Charles

[bassmaster111]

bass boss

what is your opinion on rods, wich brands would you recomend?

[Bassin_Dude]

i bet its falcon rods if i can remember ;D

[Infisherman1]

bb's favorite rod is falcon, and for good reason. They're light, sensitive, and all the other good stuff. As far as reels go, I like the BPS Extreme. Awesome reel, easy to handle, casts light lures as well as heavy, handles like a dream, and its cheap. I know a lot of people like shimano, but I don't see whats so great about them, especially for the price.

[BaSsFiShEr20]

[quote author=bassfisher02 link=board=news;num=1108250556;start=0#3 date=02/12/05 at 18:52:48]i bet its falcon rods if i can remember ;D[/quote]

Guilty! ;D
Hey, I know a good thing when I use it.

Charles

[Rich]

Bass Pro Extreme reels and AllStar rods. All I use and love them. They won't break the bank, either. I'd reommend them to anybody looking for a good rod and reel.

[bassmaster111]

what about a berkley lightning rod?

[OhioBass]

[quote author=bassin4ever link=board=news;num=1108250556;start=0#7 date=02/13/05 at 00:12:05]what about a berkley lightning rod?[/quote]
A little bit to heavy for my likings

[catfishtonyd]

[quote author=bassin4ever link=board=news;num=1108250556;start=0#7 date=02/13/05 at 00:12:05]what about a berkley lightning rod?[/quote]

It's a good rod for the money. It's not a $100.00 rod. Then again it doesn't cost $100.00.

[Worm_King]

bassin4ever,

Along with Pflueger I think a silent sleeper for baitcasters is Pinnacle. I have two Janis HS reels and I really like them. I bought the first one at Gander Mt. for about $70.00 and the second one on E-bay for $40.00. Pinnacle also makes some of Cabela's reels and their Tournament ZX reel is the same as my Janis reels. Right now Cabela's has them on sale for $60.00.

[gallenl]

I agree with strap about the pinnacle , i own one of the janis HS reels and that thing is sweet .But i also own a pflueger that casts farther than a country mile........



flippin4it

[bassmaster111]

lightning rod is good and your not payin 100 bucks for it

[BassNva]

i use lightening rods(spinning) for worming .for everything else i use a random jumble of rods.

[profishermenkid16]

I like the Bass pro shop reels and Pinnacle reels for under $100.00.If you can check out the Castaway rods, They are worth the money but so are most of the rods on the market.I 'll try to post a factory outlet for Pure fishing products for you. ;D P N J

[profishermenkid16]

http://www.ffo-tackle.com/

Do yourself a favor and spend the extra $20 and buy a Curado. Buy four-they're small.

Boldt

[profishermenkid16]

Humboldt, Why would he do Shimano a favor and buy an inflated priced reel, let alone 4 of them , when there are better reels for his dollars out there on the market ?My $49.99 Bass pro shop Extreme reel does everything that my Shimano Curado I had would do with out taking the whupping to the wallet.Bassin Fever, do your self a favor and stay under the $100.00 and still get your self a respectable reel with a Pflueger, Pinnacle, Bass pro shop reel that will last many years without the inflated price for the big "S "name. P N J

[fishinmusician]

Get the Bass Pro Shop Exteme Combo. I own a few and they are great!

At one point I used nothing but Shimano's, but watching their prices continually go up, I was not going to spend more than $100 their equipment. That's when I went to Quantum and haven't looked back.

[FatBass]

I only use the Shimano Japan reels like the Scorpion and the Scorpion MG. Fantastic reels. Match them up with a Kistler Helium and you'll be set.

[Fatdaddy151]

I'm going to place my vote on this topic...

Bass Pro Shops Extreme reel and All Star Rod! You may notice that is the same combo that Reb recommended...well, when I asked the same question a few months ago that is what he suggested and that is what I have now...well, I guess I should say that I have four of those combos now.

[inland27]

For years I used bantams for salmon and steelhead and lost faith in them when they got flimsy with plastic and lame drags. I warmed up to the Quantums for their superior drags, but have stripped the guts out of several and would no longer consider purchasing one. I thought that this thumb bar craze was going to be a passing fad and I was rather slow to conform. Not to take anything away from a forty-nine dollar reel that BPS puts their name on (I'm sure it's fantastic), but I like the low profile of the Curado and I think it's a good compromise between the dregs and a two to three hundred dollar reel. Lets face it. Now days they're all pretty good and I'd enjoy fishing with any of them.

Boldt

[fishin_hillbilly]

if you are looking for a quality reel for under 100 bucks all i have to say is go with a new abu garcia they are long lasting and they are an all around great reel you can cast um a mile and they are under 100

[bassmaster111]

i have a abu garcia but i was looking for a LP baitcaster