11-11-2002, 06:45 AM
Thanks for the info guys. I should have been abit more specific in my question. I have a grocery sack full of the cheap stuff. I wont get into the baitcasting vs spinning reel contraversy here. Man what a can of worms that could be. What I am looking for is a reel that will be dependable and affordable. I have both baitcasting and spinning, but I am replacing a spinning. My question about graphite is how long before it breaks down or can the material take the beating it is going to have to live with.
Now for the inner workings. I have been reparing my own reels for years that I care to think about. Nothing made me less happy that to open a reel and find the insides were made out of model car plastic (I have a bag of that crap also). BLM you are right about paying up front for a good reel. My question would then be (I need to stay in the $60 range less would be better) 4, 5, 6, or 7 bearings. Ive been looking at a Pflueger but have little to no knowlage of these reels. That is why the question of the graphite came up. The one I am interested in has a solid graphite frame with a tooled aluminum spool. So if any of ya know anything about the Pflueger how about sharing.
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Now for the inner workings. I have been reparing my own reels for years that I care to think about. Nothing made me less happy that to open a reel and find the insides were made out of model car plastic (I have a bag of that crap also). BLM you are right about paying up front for a good reel. My question would then be (I need to stay in the $60 range less would be better) 4, 5, 6, or 7 bearings. Ive been looking at a Pflueger but have little to no knowlage of these reels. That is why the question of the graphite came up. The one I am interested in has a solid graphite frame with a tooled aluminum spool. So if any of ya know anything about the Pflueger how about sharing.
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