04-11-2011, 06:17 PM
Hello folks,
The reel on the baitcaster combo I bought at BPS is starting to make a funky noise whenever I do long casts now. Doesn't look like it's gonna hold up to serious fishing. Since it still works otherwise I was gonna load it up with braid and not use it for distance casting.
Which leads me to the reasone for this post... I was hoping someone could recommend a nice baitcasting reel thaty doesn't cost a million dollars. Something in the 60 to 90 dollar range would probably keep me out of trouble w/ the wife. I do most of my shopping on Amazon, so it doesn't really matter if it's locally available or not. I have a nice rod sitting reeless already so I get the reel and I'm good to go.
I almost bought the Daiwa Strikeforce SF100SH Baitcasting Reel for 50 from Amazon, but then decided to ask here first as the other reel works so I am not gonna get in a rush and make a mistake.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. I just want a solid reel that will hold up... doesn't need to be fancy. I really liked that BSP reel until it started making that noise.
Thank you folks,
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The reel on the baitcaster combo I bought at BPS is starting to make a funky noise whenever I do long casts now. Doesn't look like it's gonna hold up to serious fishing. Since it still works otherwise I was gonna load it up with braid and not use it for distance casting.
Which leads me to the reasone for this post... I was hoping someone could recommend a nice baitcasting reel thaty doesn't cost a million dollars. Something in the 60 to 90 dollar range would probably keep me out of trouble w/ the wife. I do most of my shopping on Amazon, so it doesn't really matter if it's locally available or not. I have a nice rod sitting reeless already so I get the reel and I'm good to go.
I almost bought the Daiwa Strikeforce SF100SH Baitcasting Reel for 50 from Amazon, but then decided to ask here first as the other reel works so I am not gonna get in a rush and make a mistake.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. I just want a solid reel that will hold up... doesn't need to be fancy. I really liked that BSP reel until it started making that noise.
Thank you folks,
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