what’s the best spinning reel for ice fishin?

and where can I buy one? Shimano Sienna 500 looks good, but wanted to see what else is out there.

For pan fish, I think they are great. Bigger fish, you will want a reel with a higher quality drag.

FDR

Ive used that reel for eyes and it has held up just great. I have 2 of them on perch sweet hearts.

Love that reel, get it from Thorne Bros.

The Ticas are great, all I use SB500

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The Ticas are great, all I use SB500

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I also use the Ticas there great@ a good price point!

Shimano sedonas are a tough reel to beat for the price. They have a great drag on them that has proven its reliability to me over and over through battles with sturgeon, lake trout and big walleys all through the ice.

I have ticas and shimano I like the newer shimano in sedona 500 for panfish and 1000 for walleye better drag wider spool line comes off smooth I also have a few higer end reels also

I love sedona 500’s for pannies. I switched to stradic ci4 1000 on all my walleye rods.

I run all quantum reels and have been very pleased with them. Which reel is best for ice fishing is pretty open ended. As mentioned, if for pannies and drag isn’t a major issue, lessor reels will work fine as long as there smooth and lubed with a proper lubricant for cold weather; such as Hot Sauce. For larger speices like trout, walleye, wipers,..where a smooth drag is critical, the Quantum Catalyst CT10PTiC is a superb reel. Weighs about 7 and a half ounces and has held up to the abuse I give them.

Myself I really like the Abu Garcia 100U’s great little reels for the price !! I run all Shimano’s for open water but I’ve yet to try them for ice fishing. But as good as they are that also would be a great choice.

Well…I have to throw my .02 in
Pflueger President…either the 6820 or the 6825….

Excellent drag and (when sauced especially) smooth as silk

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Well…I have to throw my .02 in
Pflueger President…either the 6820 or the 6825….

Excellent drag and (when sauced especially) smooth as silk

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I bought a Cabelas Fish EagleII 1000 on sale for $19.95 it’s surely built in the same factory as a President, all I can
say is I’m waiting for them to go on sale again, sweet reel
for 20 bucks.

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I bought a Cabelas Fish EagleII 1000 on sale for $19.95 it’s surely built in the same factory as a President, all I can

say is I’m waiting for them to go on sale again, sweet reel

for 20 bucks.

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I bought a Gander Guide Series reel 2 years back that was the same as a 6420 for the same price….I wish I would have bought 3!!

Still…$60 for a quality 10 bearing (7 for the 6820) reel is not bad.

The cheap gander reels suck! However one of their reels they have a on a combo for 20 bucks is one of the best reels in my opinion I have owned for ice reels.

I prefer jiggle sticks for the style of fishing i do however.

Any good quality reel that has been taken out of the box, cleaned of the manufacture’s grease/oil and treated with Hot Sauce

I do however prefer the Pflueger Presidents myself.

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I love sedona 500’s for pannies. I switched to stradic ci4 1000 on all my walleye rods.

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I can’t believe people use $200 reels for ice fishing. Had no idea.

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I can’t believe people use $200 reels for ice fishing. Had no idea.

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My guess is he already owns them for use on summer rods and they serve double duty on walleye rods in the winter.

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I can’t believe people use $200 reels for ice fishing. Had no idea.

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My guess is he already owns them for use on summer rods and they serve double duty on walleye rods in the winter.

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Thats what I do…Use the reels all year round. My highest end thorne bros walleye rod gets the sustain. I know of a ice fisherman that has twelve stellas on his ice rods, and they never come off the ice rods…

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I can’t believe people use $200 reels for ice fishing. Had no idea.

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My guess is he already owns them for use on summer rods and they serve double duty on walleye rods in the winter.

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Thats what I do…Use the reels all year round. My highest end thorne bros walleye rod gets the sustain. I know of a ice fisherman that has twelve stellas on his ice rods, and they never come off the ice rods…

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ummmm, OVERCOMPENSATING for something???

for what it’s worth…it’s pflueger president 6720’s here…

I doubt it, he’s about 6’8″ three hundred lbs and is a bricklayer in Minneapolis…he can be seen winning the strike master auger competition on YouTube….also can be seen at thorne bros often…
If you see him…ask him!!!!!

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My guess is he already owns them for use on summer rods and they serve double duty on walleye rods in the winter.

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Yes, that is exactly what I do.

Thought I would bring this one back to the top, I am looking for a reel for a JT-PANFISH SNARE rod. I have a Pfluger President 6930 for an open water rod I have and really like it allot very good construction and a all around solid reel. What model / size should I get to match my snare rod? The problem I am running into when I shop online for Pfluger reels is allot of places do not list the model number like 6930.

Size 20 or 6920 for pflueger.

You’ll get a good value from the Shimano reels in the $30-80 range. Sienna, Sedona, Sahara.

Also, keep in mind that drag washers can upgraded on lower-end reels to get some of the most important benefits of the higher-end ones at a lower cost than purchasing the more expensive reels.