So many people use baitcasters, but Spinning Reels are awesome for finesse stuff.  What is your favorite Spinning Reel?  I have 2 of the older Daiwa Excellors and they have been awesome for me, so that has gotta be my choice.

Daiwa advantage 2000.  Rock solid performers and i pick them up around a hundred bucks.

Shimano Vanquish C3000

I just got the lews team gold carbon spinning reel. Granted, its my first really good spinning reel, but from the reels I've played around in stores, its just as smooth, or more so than many of the more expensive spinning reels I've messed with. I love it and will buy many more.

My favorite is a Quantum Cabo 40, magnetic bail trip, corrosion coated body.  Holds about 270 yards of 20# braid at slightly more than 13 oz IMO it's a light weight 5-6000 reel.  Not the smoothest reel I own but it's right up there, drag is exceptional with 30# max.  It has handled fish (tarpon) that I believe to be in the area of 70# off a sea wall, more than once.

So far I'm loving my pflueger president!

So far I'm loving my pflueger president!

Ditto on the Pflueger President.

Shimano Complex 2500. Been beating on 4 of them for 4 years now, 200+ days a year, and are just as smooth as the day I got them. Brian.

Stella 2500FB

 

 

 

Yes, Pfleuger President- I have two and use them for spots.  No problems after the first season.  They're very smooth.

I went to cabelas on new years day and bought a few things. when I was looking at reels my wife comes over starts testing some spinning reels and really liked the quantum alloy. It was smooth,the bail closed easy, there wasn't any slop between the handle and the gears. It felt like a really nice reel and when I went to buy one I took it out of the box and trying to close the bail was like hitting a brick wall. I sure the display was worn in but. I have become very skeptical about spinning reels and unless it's a true "drop-shot" I don't use spinning gear much anymore.

That said I have a quantum accurist that I do use for weightless plastics.

I have an older Sustain 2000 that is my favorite. Runner up is the Stradic Mg that is on my dropshot set-up.

I use to have a Sustain but sold it.  It was my favorite.  I have two stradics that I like.   both are still going strong.

My favorite is an Abu Cardinal  c802, freshwater cousin of the 800i series (later the Soron, I believe.)  The aluminum alloy body makes it on the heavy side but it's tough as nails and with 9+1 bearings and a sealed carbon drag it's about the best $80 I've ever spent.  

Daiwa tierra

My Daiwa Ballistic SH finally gave out, so I guess I would go with  the Stradic FJ. I haven't had it long, and it has held up to some nice steelhead.

Shimano Stradic ci4

I thought the President XT was going to be my favorite spinning reel.  I think it is my best looking reel, but the retrieve is a bit slower than I like.  Guess I would have to go with my 2500 Stradic MgFB.

Within my price range, I'm liking the pfleuger president. Also have a quantum accurist pt that has been wonderful over the last two seasons. Got it because it was 50% off on black Friday and I have been solidly impressed.

Have Pflueger's, Daiwa's, Okuma's, and several Shimano's, but my favorite would have to be the Shimano Stradic Ci4. A couple of my Daiwa's are a close 2nd though...

 

-T9

stradic 1000

My older Quantum Energy spinning reels were my favorite. 

My older Quantum Energy spinning reels were my favorite. 

Is that the white one? More of an off white i guess

Daiwa advantage 2000.  Rock solid performers and i pick them up around a hundred bucks.

Where are you finding those for 100 bucks?

Is that the white one? More of an off white i guess

 

No, it was the one with the multi-color, titanium finish.