BassPro Reels

[tracker4stroke]

for the money they are great reels i have 4 of them that i use for catfish and stripers they have held up great i always keep them clean and oiled up

[procraft123456789]

Bass pro reels are good reels for the money... BUT Shimano's are NO QUESTION dollar for dollar the best reel on the market today..... dont get me wrong the average fisherman that just goes fishing a few times a month a Bass Pro reel will be just fine... BUT for people that use them alot a bass pro reel will fall apart.....I have had about every kind of bass pro reel made and I get about 6 months to a year out of one.... although dont get me wrong I fish like 3 days a week in the summer 4 some weeks and atleast ones a week if not more in the winter... I put about 2 1/2 years worth of work on a reel in one year....

BUT I use all Shimano now and even though I pay more for them at the begining when its all said and done I am getting a reel that FOR ME anyway that will last 4 times as long....there just made better.... once you buy one its REALLY had to use anything else...

[plowboy]

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I love Shimano but I bought a few Bass Pro Extremes combo's because they were cheap and I find myself picking up the Extremes often. They cast good and the Extreme rod fits my hand better than most rods. At 50 or 60 dollars (when bought as a combo) I consider the Extreme reels almost disposable . If it last 4 years thats 15 dollars a year even though I expect them to last longer. I'm not as worried about scratching them, or dropping them so I use them more. I have a nice Curado at the bottom of Reelfoot lake if anyone were to snag it give me an email. Whats the chances of having 5 reels in the boat and the one I kick out is the Curado? Just my luck!

The wind was howling that day and I couldn't hold the boat still to retrieve it in the dingy water but boy did I try.

[Danny]

That hurts!! I know.

In 1995 for our anniversary, I bought my wife a $230 reel, and a $100 rod. We were staying at the lake in a cabin... Barkley lake.

She wanted to go on into the cabin, so I took her back to the dock, and I went back out fishing. Guess who's reel is at the bottom of Barkley?? Yep, she got one use out of it.

I guess now I know what that man overboard is for on my GPS, which by the way, I did not have back then!!

Danny