Recommend me a bait casting reel....

[Playa]

Want to keep it around a hundy bucks. Not sure on what features I need/want

[LuBowhunter]

Shimano Citica is a good choice. I have several I've used for years in the salt without a hitch.

[txarrows]

Shimano Citica they are around $119

[justindiehl7]

get a lews or an h20 you can get two h20s for about a hundred

[Ironman]

Citica

[TXAUfinder]

Shimano Citica

[sharkhunter]

get a lews or an h20 you can get two h20s for about a hundred

H2O @ Academy is going to be the best bang for your buck.

[Bonesplitter]

H2O @ Academy is going to be the best bang for your buck.

I have to agree with this. They arent bad for the price.

[BigTex.308]

Shimano citica. You really can't go wrong with it. I remember when you could get the fathers day special at academy. Citica and an all star rod for $119.




Ike

[Fishndude]

Anything that has the word Shimano on it.

[txoutdoorsman24]

Anything that has the word Shimano on it.

Nah nah!!
Don't forget to look at Plfuger reels. Pfluger Trion is my reco

[Playa]

Shimano citica. You really can't go wrong with it. I remember when you could get the fathers day special at academy. Citica and an all star rod for $119.




Ike

That's a hellagood deal

[aironeout]

Shimano Citica or the Caenan. The Caenan is comparable to the Citicas of yesteryear.

[Capt.Bryan]

Shimano or lews if you plan on doing any saltwater fishing. The bass pro shops and pflueger reels for around 100.00 are pretty good and several years ago bass pro shops bought out pflueger so that is who makes the bass pro reels. I have tried most all the reels on the market and those are the only ones I would recommend. I have an original Lews speed spool from the early 80s still going strong and never had any repairs done to it. All of my salt water reels are the green Shimano curados and I oil them up once a year and when I get in from fishing I dunk them in a five gallon bucket of water and have had no problems with them.

[TBH JEG]

H2O @ Academy is going to be the best bang for your buck.

I had to give one of these reels a shot when the guy behind the counter said if anything happens to it bring it back and they will replace it. I bought the mettle and am pretty impressed, you would be hard pressed to find a smoother reel for fifty bucks.