Casting Reel Advice

  • bluewing
    North Iowa
    Posts: 106
    July 9, 2013 at 7:54 pm #1282883

    In the market for a new casting reel with a price of under $200.
    Will use it casting topwater lures for bass and on a long line trolling rod.
    Would appreciate any of your thoughts and recommendations.

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    July 9, 2013 at 8:37 pm #1182466

    Wright &McGill ,I have three,smooth and flawless.

    If you are not in a hurry shop around And get a $400 reel on sale.I see a lot of them being marked down already.Thats how I got my last real at 50% off.

    artifishal
    Posts: 216
    July 9, 2013 at 11:04 pm #1182482

    Love both my Abu Garcia Revo and also my Shimano Curado. Both are excellent reels for the money and I just so happened to pick up my Revo for $150!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13297
    July 9, 2013 at 11:50 pm #1182485

    Any of the Quantums in the Pti series would be very good

    bluewing
    North Iowa
    Posts: 106
    July 10, 2013 at 1:00 am #1182497

    Thank you for all the input.
    IDO guys are always helpful. COOL
    I never would have considered Wright McGill, I’ll look into that product.
    I have good luck with Shimano spinning reels but interested into researching other casting reels.
    Thanks again

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    July 10, 2013 at 2:42 am #1182521

    x2 abu Garcia revo sx. Best casting reel I have owned. I am clueless to what the magnetic thing on the side is for but going from chucking light frogs then switching to 3/8oz jigs you adjust the reel and casts like a dream everytime. Don’t know what they retail for I got mine on special at show but know they are under 2 bills.

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    July 10, 2013 at 3:25 am #1182532

    I would get a Shimano Chronarch 200 E with a $200 budget. Try to take advantage of some type of sale, so you don’t pay the full $199 price tag. I have a couple citica E and a curado E and they are very simple and quality reels from what I have seen. I have had problems with Revo stx and revo s, but I will say the revo s that I currently have works great. Lews have great reviews. I have a lews speed spool that casts great, but haven’t had it long enough to compare on quality.

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