Baitcasting reels: what to buy, what not to buy. Been at this game a long time, 40 years to be exact. I know a little something about baitcasting reels, time to pass it on. Baitcasting reels what to buy.
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Thank you so much! This video helped me find what kind of baitcasting reels and rods to get.
Your welcome, tight lines.
You are 100% right and I learned the hard way myself
Thank you, thats why I posted.
I’ve beeen fishing since I was a kid and I always just used Shakespeare Walmart crap😂 and it’s done the job but I think it’s time I upgrade and get a good rod n reel this summer. Thank you for the advise sir it did indeed help
Thanks, hope you find a good rod n reel.
Thank you brotha this was a wonderful video very helpful i bought a quantum um i cant remember but it was during the time of the new 7.1 gear ratio so some years ago with an abu medium rod but someone stole it and its been a while and i noticed they got way more complicated in there frames and bearings and dah ta dah tah dah but thank you sir this helped a ton 🖖🏼🤙🏼
Thank you that was always the plan of my videos, help out other fishermen.
Great information Thank You for your honest simple approach to the complex fishing market. You can bet I'm going to buy an aluminum frame reel and a quality rod and it wont be a combo. I wish I knew this 10 years ago. You absolutely earned my subscription. Tight lines my friend
Thanks, I just try to be honest.
He's Right! So what I noticed with Bass Pro combo deals. I like the reel or pole but not the mat h up. So I will buy the combo with in mind that the reel being most desirable or expensive part. Then buy a different rod just for that reel, then use that combo rod with a different reel I have or plan on buying. When you do this practice you get a deal because of over stock and a second pole set up exactly the way you want it. In a perfect world you might find 2 combo deals that you only need to switch the reels. Now that's the REAL DEAL, lol, punds.
Always work the deal!!
Thank you so much !🤙🏾
No problem!!
Good video. I agree I’ve never fished with a combo I liked. 9 times out of 10 there med heavy or heavy action which I seldom use.
We agreed to disagree, this is confusing me.......
Central Coast Bass hahaha this is awkward !!
Great advice & video. I agree with the aluminum frame 5:6 👍🏼 Another tip: Make sure to rinse each time and a drop of oil if you use in brackish waters 👍🏼 🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟
I rinse when I fish saltwater with a fresh water reel.
Good vid. I fish old shimano 🦂 and a old abu black max. The only reason I did this is I bought both second hand to teach my self how to use a baitcaster. Great vid as always my friend
Thanks, yes to learn maybe but get it cheap, or free.
Amazing advice, I’ve been fishing for 25 years on and off! I have a wealth of knowledge in there somewhere and I couldn’t agree more! Those graphites feel real nice at first. But just wait a little time! It won’t hold up to a good aluminum!
The rub is that first SMOOTH feeling, that does not last.
Buy only Aluminium frame reels and don't buy combo's. Excellent Advise! 👍 I'd like to ad that aluminium frame spinning reels are also better. They are just becoming hard to find at a good price.
Thanks, I do in fact only want to teach better bass fishing.
If youre a casual fisherman who hasnt figured out yet his style of fishing you can buy the cheap stuff but if you became serious and want quality reel that will last you long, then its not bad to pay more. Like how the song goes "you get what you paid for"
Truthful you are.
I agree about the combos until I bought the Lews combo in Walmart.
I never did try a lews, might be better then the rest but I never found out.
I know old video b7t i agree with the aluminum frame and now you can get a 80$ aluminum frame reel thats perfect for most applications. Comes in three gear ratios too. Its sometimes on sale for 60 to 70$. The piscifun alloy m and its a solid reel ive tested for a few months now.
Yes aluminum is getting cheaper.
@@CentralCoastBass most companies aluminum frame reels start at 100$ and go up so they may not fit the real budget guys budget but that piscifun alloy m can be the perfect one for the budget fisherman. Have a great one
Carbon Fiber on a rod not on a reel , totally agree ! 👍
Thanks.
Academy Sport Mettle bait-cast reel is aluminum frame for under $60. The best bargain reel.
Sounds ify but if it works good buy.
I am an old fart and fish over 200 days per year. I also have a drawer full of Diawa, Shimano and especially Garcia ABU reels with worn out pawls and or worm gears, some just became hard to cast, etc, etc. ABU reels are no longer made in Sweden, they are made in China and so says right on them and they are also full of plastic internals. I know this well as I do fix them if I can get parts. Thumb bars will suddenly not flip back up etc. The cost of a new Diawa or Shimano such as those I have is 300 bucks and up. As for the life of these expensive reels I give them two years, within two years especially tossing deep diving crankbaits they will all fail. Slow rolling a big one ounce Colorado Spinner also takes its toll on reels. So lately I have been using off brand and non mainstream reels that I can find that do have some type of aluminum or metal alloy frame. They seem to cast as well and hold up just as long as the famous high dollar reels. I will not mention any names or brands, however I have at present some reels that cost on average from 70 to 40 bucks and they work and hold up just fine. I am not at all interested in all the hype and garbage of 12 magnets and fancy internal brakes that supposedly do all the casting for you. I have an educated thumb and only in high wind will I sometimes tighten the spool tension a bit, all the rest of that stuff is all set to zero. So any reasonably priced reel today with an aluminum frame is the best choice and if it lasts two seasons just toss it and buy another one. I saw a reel the other day at a Bass Pro Shop and it was over $700 bucks, for that price it best cast itself, catch the fish and if I do choose to keep a couple to eat it had best fillet them too. Ridiculous price on new main stream reels. Cheers Kit
Most reels are less quality then years ago.
Was going to buy a Baitcaster Combo In Sunday know I know to not Buy it Thanks for the tips
Your welcome, I have some knowledge to teach.
Bought the Lews KVD rod(7’Med Fast) and reel(8.3:1)…have you used it before?
No I never got to try anything by Lews, I've heard good things just never checked them out.
I’m wondering if you could help me pick out a real for a goofish rod that I just purchased that’s made by Fuji , thanks 🙏🏻
If you tell me what a goofish rod is? I might be able to help.
I spent weeks looking through baitcast reels. Only aluminum Frame I could find was $400 for just the reel.
You didn't look in the right place, many for less then that.
@@CentralCoastBass lol, trust me, I was looking. And actually still am. What would you recommend? I picked up a Pflueger president xp, and I really like it, but I worry about leaning into it and snapping the frame, as it’s just graphite.
@@ryanfriars545 Pluegers are great reels, had one years ago. You can lean into it, graphite reels might twist and such but they won't break. I've fished graphite reels for years and they never snapped atthe frame. I like the bass pro shop reels for the price.
What’s a good set up for a bait casting reel & rod from bass pro shop or what do you suggest? For Fresh water
I used the tourney special rod, used it for 15 years. I had a proqualifier and a excaliber reel that I loved. They still make the proqualifier and also the bionic blade rod.
Awesome bro thank you so much I just picked up the pro qualifier $99 and the pro qualifier rod from $99 Bass pro shop yesterday. I will probably test it out later on today and give a review. Really appreciate the advice. 🤙🏾
@@learits2673 Glad I could help.
I have a 40 year old Ambassador bail caster that needs repairs and lubricant. Any suggestions- thanks
No, but for sure get it done, a classic reel.
Superb advice sir, can u tell me how we can upgrade or get some reel's parts, is there any website do u know sir, I'm from India ur tips is really important to me. But I believe to repair some of my old baitcasting reel like black max and Royal Legend,
No I don't never actually repaired a reel, but I'm sure sires exist.
@@CentralCoastBass sir when our car or bick get some technical problems so we don't throw them away rather we replace some of their parts and again we use it, so also for me I think for fishing reel need some parts replacement as time to time.
Time not time not after three months, on all 3 reels.
The Team Lew"s Custom Black Combo isn't a good deal for $129?
I never tried out a lew's combo, I assumed they were cheap.
I want to buy aluminum baitcasting rods...
They work pretty good and if you break it you can recycle.
It really wasn't a lot of info. 1. Do not buy combos 2. buy aluminum frame reels and not graphite framed. 3. it doesn't need to be more than 6 or 7 bearings and 4. a 6 :4 or 6:3 ratio is fine.
Don't need a lot of info, just the right info!
Thank you so much! This video helped me find what kind of baitcasting reels and rods to get.
Your welcome, thanks for watching.
I agree that the aluminum frame is better quality, but I like the graphite frame reels for bass fishing. I appreciate the light weight of graphite when I'm making several hundred casts in a day of fishing. Fishing reels have come a long way since I started bass fishing 50 something years ago.