Last year I became a believer in the Pro Qualifier bait casting reels.

 

My local BPS has some older model (gold color) Extremes on clearance for $39.  

 

How good are BPS spinning reels in general?

 

They are the only spinning reels with that wide spool.  Does anyone have any experience with them?

If Imabassninja doesn't see this shoot him a pm. He has a few and likes them.

I have one also and really like it. The only thing I did was flush/oil the bearings a couple times in the last couple years. I really like the wide spool and light weight.

Between my dad and I we have 2 Johnny Morris' (1 each) and 2 Pro Qualifiers (1 each, but I recently gave mine to my dad) and they have served us very well over the past 3 or 4 years.  Having said that, I don't really care for the Extreme spinning reels.   The Extreme casting reels are good but the spinning reals aren't made as good as some of the other BPS spinning reels.  The newer Extreme spinning reels are not as good as the older gold Extreme's. 

 

It really depends on how much your going to use the reel.  I am a big time finesse angler and use my spinning reel 85-90% of the time for my fishing so I prefer a slightly higher quality spinning reel.  If your not going to use it very much then the Extreme might not be a bad option, but I would still pay more for a Pro Qualifier spinning reel.

I have 2 of the older gold series Extremes and for what i paid for them and what i use a spinning reel for I am very happy with these reels---i really like the wide spool on them--really seems to cut down on line twist--very good product for what i need them for JMO