I like lighter reels that match up with the medium-light, fast action rods I use for drop-shotting.

A good drag is important as I use 4, 6 and 8lb mono when fishing this style.

I also like a reel with a fast retrieve rate. My Lew's Carbon Fire spinning reel fits all these criteria. It was favorite reel this summer.

17 hours ago, 1BADAIR said:

They are nice but many people are mad that they removed the anti reverse lever now

I was kinda weirded out by this decision too, but after thinking about it I couldn't come up with a single time I was ever like "oh thank god this reel has a reverse".  

 

54 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

I was kinda weirded out by this decision too, but after thinking about it I couldn't come up with a single time I was ever like "oh thank god this reel has a reverse".  

 

Never used anti-reverse lever myself. Never a back-reeler 
type of guy.  I let the drag do all the work!

No anti reverse is a deal breaker for me. I'd rather back reel than depend on the drag. Easier for me to adjust the amount of pressure I'm putting on the fish as I see fit. 

I only first heard of the concept of back-reeling maybe three or four months ago, somehow I never ran across a reference to it before.  I don't feel confident that I am coordinated enough to pull it off, but I I plan on trying it.  I have an old Okuma 500 reel with a failing drag that I use for perch fishing.  I hooked a 17" striper with it this fall and it was all I could do to keep him from spooling me while I got him under control.  Next time I have the rod out I am going to try back-reeling into the fish and see how it goes.  

On ‎12‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 2:30 PM, Darren. said:

Never used anti-reverse lever myself. Never a back-reeler 
type of guy.  I let the drag do all the work!

ne neither , that's what the drag is for and why i use reels with good smooth drag ..