Spinning Reel Upgrade

[XingEyeballs]

So I’ve always run Pflueger Presidents and Supremes and have like them. Recently I’ve snapped two of them on the body between the grip and main reel body (both newest ones I own and presidents) Both of these were panfishing while fighting fish. I’m not here to bash Pflueger, I still feel they provide a good product.
I’m looking for something more refined and I’ve been playing with either a Shimano Stradic Ci4 or Diawa Ballistic. I’m not loyal to a team I own all the major brands. Looking to replace the broken ones and also upgrade a couple bass rods.
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[PolarKraft195]

All i use are pflueger supremes, and have caught "literally" thousands of 4lb+ smallmouth on them, and they have been bullet proof!

[billnorman1]

I have a couple of Presidents never had that kind of failure. I had some Okumas that did it, and I took them back. That was 15 years ago or more.

[bassassin]

The Ci4 Stradics are the bomb

[21XDC]

The only spinning reels I use are the Pflueger Patriarch... I have been very happy with them. Super light and never once gave me a problem. I don't like using spinning reels, But I have 6-8 of them and not one issue.

[Stoner]

I have both and like both equally. Had the CI for several years with no issues and had the President since Christmas. Caught really good fish on both.

[g2072]

I have two Stradic CI4's and like them but recently I bought a Daiwa Tatula on sale just to try. So far I like it also and it cost 75 dollars less on sale.

[TMG]

Check out the Balistic, I have 3 and plan on getting more in the near future. Very smooth.

[LTZ25]

There’s a lot of great spinners out there I have been using the Sustains with good luck .

[fishrgolf]

At the sports show last winter ran into 3 guys who used to work for a big name reel company and decided to go out on their own. (I have no affiliation with them), and bought 2 spinning reels and like them just as much as my stradic fluid.

they are cadence fishing.com

[SoonerFan]

I crossed Shimano off my list when they did away with the back crank switch. I can't see buying anything else but Pflueger Supreme with the magnesium frame.

[Fish Boy]

Seriously give a piscifun Carbon X a try for a fraction of the price of a stradic or sustain. I am in the process of selling all of my sustains and stradics just to use replace them with the Carbon X.

https://www.piscifun.com/products/pi...-spinning-reel

[5keepers2]

The Ci4 Stradics are the bomb

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[mattmann7]

Check out Cabela's or any on line store for that matter. I picked up 4 lews spinning reels a couple years back. They were end of the model runs and I picked them up 50 percent off. I see similar deals all the time on reels. Did the same about 10 years ago with some ultrlight daiwa bait casters from Legacy .

[billnorman1]

Seriously give a piscifun Carbon X a try for a fraction of the price of a stradic or sustain. I am in the process of selling all of my sustains and stradics just to use replace them with the Carbon X.

https://www.piscifun.com/products/pi...-spinning-reel

Good grief man! Don't you know that reel is made in China?

You might try a Piscifun Torrent Baitcasting Reel , 7.1:1< $40.

[basscatlildave]

I only fish a haybailer once in a while but I like this one too.

The only spinning reels I use are the Pflueger Patriarch... I have been very happy with them. Super light and never once gave me a problem. I don't like using spinning reels, But I have 6-8 of them and not one issue.

[basscat21]

For me it's 99% on what reel balances my rod exactly at 10 o'clock. So I have various reels, as long as it's a quality reel. Balance to trumps brand. Balance equals sensitivity along with a quality rod.

[Fish Boy]

Good grief man! Don't you know that reel is made in China?

You might try a Piscifun Torrent Baitcasting Reel , 7.1:1< $40.

Oh my gosh they are!!!


The torrent is a great reel for the price

[billnorman1]

Oh my gosh they are!!!


The torrent is a great reel for the price

Been using the precursor to the Torrent @7.1:1 for a year now, it is great.

[bilgerat]

When a reel has been in continuous production unchanged for over 35 years there's a good reason for it. It's ugly, has no bells and whistles, is not made with exotic metals and has a whopping 3 bearings in it. The long tapered shallow spool handles line beautifully. The drag is second to none. It's built like a tank and has legendary durability.

Basically it does everything a spinner needs to do very well and nothing more. Bare bones performance for just over $100. You could spend a day reading the reviews on them. It'll still be going long after the over engineered shelf queens are put to bed.

http://www.daiwa.com/us/contents/reels/ss_t/index.html