I am in the market for a new spinning reel. What is a favorite amongst all you walleye and crappie fisherman ??
February 3, 2005 at 6:34 pm
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Your Favorite Spinning Reel
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February 3, 2005 at 6:47 pm #340648
I just picked up a couple of Diawa Capricorns these are very smooth but a little on the expensive side the 1500 would be a good choice
February 3, 2005 at 7:07 pm #340656Funny Alvinmack – You should have waited until you weren’t at work, cuz now I’m going walk over there and kick your [censored]!
February 3, 2005 at 7:15 pm #340661Quote:
Funny Alvinmack – You should have waited until you weren’t at work, cuz now I’m going walk over there and kick your [censored]!
Can you get video of that? I’d LOVE to see that!
February 3, 2005 at 7:22 pm #340668Penn Prion 905…….I can’t find anymore of them, so I settled for a Penn Captiva CV2000……the sweetest reel for under $60.
February 3, 2005 at 7:22 pm #340669Quote:
Funny Alvinmack – You should have waited until you weren’t at work, cuz now I’m going walk over there and kick your [censored]!
$10 says you won’t do it!
February 3, 2005 at 7:30 pm #340675Job well done! I’ll give you my address so you can remit the $10.00 payment to me.
– Sorry, don’t have a video camera at work!
February 3, 2005 at 7:49 pm #340681Check out Sedona, Sidestab, and Solstace models from Shimano. Relible reels at a good price point.
February 3, 2005 at 8:00 pm #340690You fit in here just fine!
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Funny Alvinmack – You should have waited until you weren’t at work, cuz now I’m going walk over there and kick your [censored]!
February 3, 2005 at 8:12 pm #340694OKUMA, either the Metaloid or Trophy Pro. No one, I mean no one can match the quaility for the price. Try em, you’ll love em.
February 3, 2005 at 8:28 pm #340698I have a couple of the new St. Croix Avid reels. They’re awfully nice. I ordered a Cabela’s Prodigy the other day (should be here today, actually). It looks like the Avid, and is on sale right now for $89 instead of $120. We’ll see how it looks in person.
I have tried the snoopy reel, and it did catch me a few fish … ummmm, back in the day.
I think the tote is a great idea, though! What a step up fashion-wise from the tackle box I’ve been using!! 
It might help me get a few more of those female fish in the boat!John
February 4, 2005 at 12:39 am #340761Quote:
OKUMA, either the Metaloid or Trophy Pro. No one, I mean no one can match the quaility for the price. Try em, you’ll love em.
Agreed!February 4, 2005 at 1:18 am #340772As long as it’s a black one,
it won’t mess up my fishing mojo,
and I’ll go for it.February 4, 2005 at 1:57 am #340791Mitchell Avocet Gold for a modest-priced reel.
February 4, 2005 at 4:39 am #340822Shimano Symetre & Soltace.
February 4, 2005 at 4:58 am #340825Quote:
Mitchell Avocet Gold for a modest-priced reel.
Got my wife one of these last spring, and it is an awesome reel for the money. It is as smooth as a reel as I’ve ever felt. Can’t go wrong with the performance vs. price.
February 5, 2005 at 5:11 am #341041The question wasn’t about price or value so I’m simply going to say that if all caution is thrown to the wind, my favorite reel right now is the Shimano Stradic Mgf 1000. You’re talking walleye and crappie right?
There’s lots of reels that I really dig, all of them less expensive, but right now, that one is my favorite, hands down, no hesitation.
Personal experience allows me to recommend these spinning reels, for walleye/crappie fishing:
Shimano Sedona 1000 or 2000 model.
Shimano Stradic and Stradic Mgf models.
Tica SA 2500
FLW SR7100
Quantum Pulse PL10 or PL20’s.This is all I can recommend that I feel cross over decently. For panfish only, the list is longer.
The reels the other guys mention are good too, from what I hear from a few guys. I just haven’t used them yet so I have no say.
Good luck and have fun shopping!
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