May 3, 2025 · Explore the best baitcasting reels for bass fishing across three price ranges—under $150, mid-tier, and premium—featuring Shimano, Daiwa, Abu Garcia, and more.

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Apr 10, 2024 · Since KVD left, i am not too sure how they're surviving. They don't offer any interesting reels and their prices aren't neccessary lower than the lower end from daiwa, shimano and lews. …

May 5, 2020 · Why do some reels have 9+1 ball bearings and some have 4+1 and so forth? I ask because my most recent purchases (Revo SX’s) both have 9+1 bearing system and I have been …

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Feb 9, 2022 · I keep getting ads a baitcasting reel from a company called Obalus. The price is $49.99 with free shipping for an 8.1:1 shallow spool carbon drag reel. On the website, they have tons of …

Jun 12, 2024 · Between 1949 and 1997, the Johnson reel company of Mankato Minnesota made what many consider some the best spin casting reels ever made. They were one of the few reels that …

Aug 30, 2024 · Anybody here have experience with Bates Reels? They are way out of my price range, but I have a friend coming to visit, and I would like to sic the Bait Monkey on him. I know he needs a …

Sep 15, 2014 · The whole fishing reel oil debate reminds me so much of my former lives as a bicycle mechanic and a downhill longboarder and the staggering selection of lubricants on the market. …