Walmart Ozark Trail Spinning Reel - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and . . . I was given a Walmart gift card After buying the usual assortment of hooks, line and lures, I had about $20 00 left on the card Just for fun I decided to buy an Ozark Trail spinning reel (about $15 00) to keep on a cheap rod in the truck for spur of the moment fishing stops I was not expecting
Bates Reels - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots - Bass Fishing Forums Anybody here have experience with Bates Reels? They are way out of my price range, but I have a friend coming to visit, and I would like to sic the Bait Monkey on him I know he needs a new reel, and he always likes to buy the best of everything What do you think? Are they as good as top of the
Obalus Reels - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots - Bass Fishing Forums Worse Looks like some of worst Aliexpress plastic reels sold at a mark up I'm glad Aliexpress reels exist for ultra budget anglers and will recommend the aluminum frame reels I have experience with but there are some absolute garbage reels out there and this is one of them I've seen that reel all over Aliexpress in the $20 range for years
Shimano vs. Lews Reels - Bass Fishing Resource Guide I have been a fan of Lew's since I began taking bass fishing seriously It was the Lew's Tournament Pro LFS that blew my mind at the time and made me dive nose first into more Lew's reels I quickly built an arsenal made up of about 8 St Croix rods paired with Lew's reels Now that I'm way down
Closed Face Spincast Reels - Any Good For Bass Fishing? Some years ago I acquired a few of those closed-face (push-button) spincast reels, hoping to be able to flip very light lures accurately into weed pockets They seemed to cast O K , but I often had problems with the retreive, jamming, erratic reeling , etc Also they would often let out line when
3000 or 2500 spinning reel? - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots . . . In theory a larger spool would allow better line lay and line management and should result in slightly longer casts However I run several 1000 sized reels with 6# line and feel like I can cast them just as far as my 2500 series reels I too don't need the additional line capacity of the 3000 sized reel and if I did it would be 1 2 full of backing
Reel Construction, Graphite Vs Die Cast Aluminum Vs Extruded machined Had the oil filter cap on my car break today, made out of die cast aluminum, got me to thinking about reel frames Now we all know that the best reels have aluminum frames, but not all aluminum is the same For those starting out we routinely get questions about what to buy, naturally the advice