Gavin Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Have been burned by Shimano's plenty of times...Will never buy another. Guess there fine if you keep them dry in a rod locker and rarely use them. Toss them in canoe and get them wet and they have the shelf life of a banana. Have had good results with Pfluegers & Abu's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ188 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I had two Pflueger Presidents snap where the reel seat stem goes into the gear case. Replaced them under warranty with Pflueger Supremes and no troubles so far. These are 4000 size. Grew weary of line twist issues with smaller reels. dtrs5kprs and magicwormman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bferg Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I agree there is no reason to spend over $100 on a spinning reel. I have the Cabela's Prodigy (currently on sale for $69.99- normally $99) and I have been very very happy with it. Very smooth and drag seems to work very well. dtrs5kprs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redshad Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Lews has some decent spinning reels in the $40-$80 range. I have a Stradic and it is very nice but won't spend the money on one again. top_dallar said you usually are not doing much with a spinning reel. As long as it has a good drag it work good. I bought a couple of Lews spinning reels that seem to work well and they were a lot less money. Lews Mach II Speed Spin $79.99 and a Lews Laser G $39.99. I have been happy with both. I will say that I prefer to have a big stick in my hand and not a spinning rod, but sometimes you got to do what it takes to catch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarchdale@coresleep.com Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I have had nothing but bad luck with Lews spinning gear, even the high end ones are junk compared to some other cheaper reels mentioned. And i personally would rather spend a little more on a nice spinning reel than a baitcaster Champ188 and dtrs5kprs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abkeenan Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 11 hours ago, shrapnel said: I have also had issues with Shimano's. I have 2 Daiwa Revros a 3000 and 4000 and the 3000 flat has taken a beating including a month in salt fishing the gulf last winter and has not skipped a beat. It's whats in my hands 90% of the time on LOZ with 30lb J Braid and a 12-15lb leader. I also have a cheapy Revros. Nothing wrong with it. I am also in the boat of going cheap on spinning reels and buck up a little more for baitcasters. magicwormman and dtrs5kprs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*T* Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Thanks all for the input! I will look around a bit before taking the plunge. "Water is the driving force of all Nature." -Leonardo da Vinci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gruber Posted August 9, 2017 Members Share Posted August 9, 2017 47 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said: I have had nothing but bad luck with Lews spinning gear, even the high end ones are junk compared to some other cheaper reels mentioned. And i personally would rather spend a little more on a nice spinning reel than a baitcaster Ditto on the Lews, just don't hold up.....I went to the Diawa Ballistic EX2500, great drag, no maintenance dtrs5kprs and Champ188 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Keene Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 i have to agree with Top Dollar that spinning setups should be 75%rod and 25% reel. smooth drag, solid anti-reverse, and a good feel. i used to be a shimano fan, but now i like pfluegers. i have i think 10 prez and supremes, and i love em. also had an Abu that was a good reel. i have a med light st croix eyecon with a 35 series pflueger prez XT that is my current favorite spinning setup. Illegitimi non carborundum (Never let the bastards grind you down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 3 hours ago, bferg said: I agree there is no reason to spend over $100 on a spinning reel. I have the Cabela's Prodigy (currently on sale for $69.99- normally $99) and I have been very very happy with it. Very smooth and drag seems to work very well. Prodigy is a Daiwa, made for Cabela's, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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