Quote Originally Posted by collins dental View Post
Do you know who makes their reels,always wondered?
Their reels are designed by Bass Pro Shop engineers and the first 100 or so are made in a shop in Springfield Missouri. Then the rest are contracted to plants in South Korea. In reality, they are probably made by the same hands that make other brand reels. Thos factories tend to have multiple contracts and make products for competing companies at the same time. This is seen in camping equipment especially. A Kelty tent is made in the same plant as a wal-mart ozark trail tent...


This is how it was explained to me by a salesman at Bass Pro, so take it for what it is worth.