New baitcaster for saltwater

[jhunter77]

What's yalls picks under 200 and preferably closer to 100. Wifes revo bit the dust and some of my other reels are close behind it. Something for kayak fishing the bay. I am sure this will hurt because we will probably pick up 4 reels at once. I am open to any budget reels also.

[HELLRAZOR]

Lews make a great selection of bait casters that run from 100.00 to 260.00 check them out they **** good reels

[catslayer]

Does Lew's make a salt water superduty? If they do get a 200 series one

[DKirk]

I’m a shimano guy so I’d say citica for closest to $100, Lews have been gaining popularity but I personally wasn’t impressed with the one I got. You could also go the used route and get more reel for the money Ilya curado or lews inshore.

[TimmyG]

ive got a diawa it was $100 and i really like it. i also have a abu garcia blackmax and its really nice for $40

[HELLRAZOR]

Diawa tatula models work great too...

[Black Ice]

What's yalls picks under 200 and preferably closer to 100. Wifes revo bit the dust and some of my other reels are close behind it. Something for kayak fishing the bay. I am sure this will hurt because we will probably pick up 4 reels at once. I am open to any budget reels also.

I would check eBay and bid on there.

When I was building my reel collection I bought several of the Shimano Chronarchs going for $200 at academy for around 130-140 shipped.

All reels where brand new and after tax they were $220 academy.


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[jhunter77]

Does anyone make a sealed bearing reel? What do yall think about the diawa costals?

[Hockley]

Diawa tatula models work great too...

I don't know what these run now, but this is my go to surf reel and it is bullet proof. I would NOT go with any Shimano now. I have a cabinet full of them and they all need worked on. I would go Diawa, Quantum, or Concept 13 in no specific order. Others sear by Lews, but I've never used them.

[aironeout]

For a reel that is going to get dunked or splashed quite a bit in saltwater I would go with the less bearings the better. I the older days when all I did was wade fish I went with the Shimano Citicas and after the firs full service/cleaning I would replace the bearings with either brass or teflon bushings. I still have a couple that I still use on occasion that are 20+ years old. Now that I don't wade as much I have moved up to the Chronarch 50e or the Lew's inshore. Heck I still have one old Shimano 10x on an old original All Star Shrimp Tail Special that I like to take out from time to time when I want to feel all nostalgic.

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[Czechfish]

I enjoy my Diawa steez but the lews really grew on me. Good real for the money.

[ColinR]

Matts rod and reel repair in San Antonio has several Shimano Curado greenie reels that have been gone thru and in tip top shape all new bearing ext. I think they are $100 a piece. Can't go wrong with them.

[Deano5x]

Lews hyper max is what I’ve been throwing ,

https://www.americanlegacyfishing.com/team-lew-sr-hypermag-speed-spoolr-slp-casting-reels.html

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[txoutdoorsman24]

Matts rod and reel repair in San Antonio has several Shimano Curado greenie reels that have been gone thru and in tip top shape all new bearing ext. I think they are $100 a piece. Can't go wrong with them.

I use Matt for all repairs. Great place and great business.

Shimano Citicas and Curados are my go to saltwater reels now. I have a couple Revos and a 13 Origin C that I use but my shimanos get more use than anything. . I wash/rinse my reels after each use in salt water and have never had issues with any Reel. Some of mine are 5plus years old and work like perfect

[Reddock18]

Personally I love the 13 fishing stuff, I have a couple of concepts A, but they’re right at the 200 mark


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