Recommend me a bait casting reel....

[kd350]

I just picked up a quantum code from academy for 79

[Speedgoat]

This is my favorite. I have three and they are great!!

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11905235&gsidynamic=GooglePLA-_-TACKLE-_-TACKLE-_-SKU-10887305&camp=CSE:GooglePLA:11905235:10887305:TACKLE-

[eteranch]

Hard to beat a Shimano or Abu Garcia in my book.

[Rather_B_Fishin]

I used to be a die hard revo fan but my next batch of reels will be lew's. A few years ago lew was bought out and have really stepped there game up again.

[Tommyh]

Step 2:
Then go out and buy Rocket Fuel Yellow oil and drop a couple of drops into the Ceramic bearings and go out and cast for about 30 minutes.

http://www.mikesreelrepair.com/rocket-fuel-combo-pack-yellow-liquid-grease-save-p-101466.html

I thought the website said the cermaics didnt need lube? did i misread that?

[RaginCagin]

Daiwa coastal= amazing real for trout and bass. Designed to withstand salt water very well.

Shiman curado is also an amazing reel. Can go wrong with either of these.

I also have 2 citicas and a calcutta that i like but the Citica doesnt compare to the curado imo.

[jooger17]

So.... Which Lews reel?? They have like 5-6 in the $100-$150 range at Cabelas...

Any of them! I have 18 of them and haven't had a second's worth of trouble out of them. I only fish about 125 days a year though

I backed my boat over one and just destroyed it. I sent it in for repairs and they replaced it with a new one for $30... About 3 weeks after I got it, Rick Collins with Lews called me and asked how I was liking my reel. Talk about customer service!

[Capt.Bryan]

Tell me more about this please? I have an old Citica in the garage on a 7' All Star that I NEVER use because I have two Curado's in front of it. I would love to get this one on par with the Curado's.

It's been a while since I did it. One of them was inside the left hand side plate where the spool shaft rides. It may not have been plastic either. The other may have been a bearing I replaced, it would have been inside the spool tension knob cap. I used the non sealed exposed arb bearings like they put in the chonarchs.

[denowt]

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Durability is what's being questioned...

Gotcha

If I drop a reel and it breaks, it's the reel's fault and I shouldn't buy anything from that company ever again.
What if I slam a rod in the tailgate? Is that my fault or should I never buy that brand again?

[camourbo57]

Abu Garcia Revo best reel out there...

[Graysonhogs]

I love my abu Garcia's !!!!!!

^^^^^^^this

[Cartman]

http://2coolfishing.com/ttmbforum/sh...d.php?t=488066

just throwing this out there...

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

I have 2 Abu 6600 BCD on 8 foot med heavy action rods.
Course I do allot of salt water. never had my butt kicked yet.
When it does, I'll step up to 7600 and 9 foot med heavy rod, till then....

[jskeen]

I've not tried most of the newer reels talked about here, but that's because I have had the same two Swedish made garcia's (a 5600 and a 6000) for almost 20 years, and they are still going strong. I had a buddy try to trade me a calcutta for one a while back, tried it, stayed with the garcia. Why mess with success?

[SCREAMINREELS]

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Durability is what's being questioned...

Ues I didnt slam the reel. I dropped the reel. Ive dropped all my reels actually at one time or another. Maybe im clumsy or just rough on my stuff I dropped this reel once...fished with it one weekend and it bent...never seen a spool get out of shape like that. Most of my reels have a lot of boat rash fom being used or bouncing around in the back of the truck. I dont trat my reels well cosmetically but they are broken down once a week during fishing season and go to the reel shop once a year...what im saying is it didnt hold up like any other reel ive used. I dont cinsider a drop abuse but maybe im asking too much...I do like to know academy takes them back..it has a very light scuff so well see if they do I have box etc. I seriously opened it and lined it the day prior...I wont buy another one. If it was the only reel I had id be done fishing for the trip and thats what bugs me