Saltwater baitcast reel?

[Soclose]

What is the best baitcast reel on the market right now? Anyone throwing Lews? Got a new rod Waterloo 6’9” HP Slam Mag for Christmas and want to get a new reel for it. Going to break it in down in Baffin in 2 weeks

[Jon-Paul]

All my rods are outfitted with Team Lew's Custom Pro Speed Spool And I have a couple of Ti’s as well. I really like the custom pro and has worked flawless for well over a year.

I have only rinsed them down a couple of times with fresh water and still smooth and casts great.

[txoutdoorsman24]

Ford, dodge or Chevy? Kinda the same thing lol

But to answer my opinion rests on Shimano and AbuGarcia feels. Curados are hard to beat. I use several older Citica 200 DSVs bc of line capacity.

I do have a 13 reel that is really nice. I use it for fresh water but it a casting sumbuck

[Soclose]

Ford, dodge or Chevy? Kinda the same thing lol

But to answer my opinion rests on Shimano and AbuGarcia feels. Curados are hard to beat. I use several older Citica 200 DSVs bc of line capacity.

I do have a 13 reel that is really nice. I use it for fresh water but it a casting sumbuck

I understand and expect that. I’ve been using the same old Chrinarcha I’ve had for years but see a lot of guys throwing with Lews now!

[panhandlehunter]

I started using the 13 Inception Saltwater. I fish a bunch, and they have held up great. $120 a pop I can live with them.

[ace340cs]

Shimano,

[kevin nicholls]

I too fish a lot and have several different brands. I bought a Concept Z at the boat show last year and it's done so well I recently bought a second one. Academy has them on sale for $159 right now. Shimano, Lews and 13 Fishing are all great reels. Good luck. Kevin

[txoutdoorsman24]

I understand and expect that. I’ve been using the same old Chrinarcha I’ve had for years but see a lot of guys throwing with Lews now!

Lee’s has made a great push lately. I’m just set with the ones I use now. Can’t really go wrong either

[captainsling]

Shimano, Concept, and Lews.

[BW412]

All my bayfishing reels are curados. I’ve tried others and always come back to the curado.

[Capt.Bryan]

When I quit saltwater fishing the shimano Curados (greenies) were hard to beat. Each year I would break them down and replace any rusted or frozen bearings and would be good to go again. The new Shimanos are just not the same quality. Maybe it's just the opposite, maybe the tolerances are just so much tighter any little piece of salt or sand and their done. I fished saltwater hard and never had an Abu, Quantum or Diawa last more than a season. All of my freshwater reels are lews. They just seem to get better with age like the old Shimano Curados did.

[Booger74]

I bought a Lew's from Waterloo in Victoria when I bought a new rod. It's OK, but doesn't throw near as good as my old Shimano's, and my Concept C.

[HoustonR6ryda]

I like my Lews....bought a Piscifun for a beater and love it.

[hopedale]

Here you go - https://www.lafishblog.com/how-to-se...re-baitcaster/

The info in the blog is worth reading IMO, but the two he uses are:

13 Fishing’s Concept A
Abu Garcia’s Revo Inshore

[Reedimus]

Team Lew's Lite for me