Tat SV. I wasn't sure about it at first. Now it's fantastic. Maybe it was the re-lube and it needed to break in? Maybe it was just me figuring it out? I was chucking 1/4oz minnows last night on 12lb copoly into the wind. No problemo. Good thing that I had the heavier line spooled on as it got chomped by a huge pickeral. 

 

If for whatever reason I'm limited to just one reel, this is it. 

Chronarch 50e

Tat SV

My shimano sustain 2500fl. Such a smooth reel. 

Shimano SLX

If I had to choose today, Daiwa Tatula SV. I picked up the Chronarch MGL, Lew's Team Mag Pro off the Christmas TW Sale, and a Daiwa Ballistic LT over the course of the winter. My mind might change after I get my hands on those new reels this season...

Baitcaster - Pflueger Patriarch

Spinning - Quantum Smoke

11 hours ago, Theripper666 said:

Spinning or baitcast,for me it's def my Calcutta 400 for big pike.Im getting buried with it.

Same for me Calcutta 400 all the way

2 hours ago, new2BC4bass said:

I haven't been able to pick just one for any of these threads over the last few years.  Whenever I try I wind up with a list longer than I'd like.

 

New-2-me not long ago and headed toward the top:  Older Steez and Exsence DC.

Ones with more use: Zillion 50th Anniversary, PXL Type R, Primmus, Helios Air, TD-Z 105H

New in box, but don't see how it could miss my 'favorites' list.  Scorpion 71 HG

Basically all your reelz! 

My Dads Chronarch

My favorite reel that is mine is the Daiwa tatula ct type r.

Right now it's my BPS Platinum casting reels.

3 hours ago, lmbfisherman said:

Basically all your reelz! 

You got that right. 

Guess mine would be my Shimano Citica. Its the most expensive baitcast I own.  

Shimano Core 101MG.  After 12 years, it's still my favorite. 

I'm mostly a spin fisherman but this one's special.

W/o question my fav would be the 1000 CI4+ on the spinning side,

and the Chronarch 50e on the casting side....

Baitcaster:

Daiwa Zillion SV TWS

 

Spinning:

Shimano Stradic CI4+

46 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Shimano Core 101MG.  After 12 years, it's still my favorite. 

 I honestly cannot choose one favorite amongst my reels because there´s 5 or 6 of them that i really like but my Core 101 is definitely one of them, such a great reel...

Spinning - Daiwa Tatula LT 3000 shallow spool

Casting - Curado K

Scorpion 70

Shimano SLX

My favorite is my new Dawia Tatula SV reels but I still love my original Tatula Type-R reels....

Zillion J Dream

I have a few favorites reels.

But truth be told, my favorite just may be whichever one I happen to be using whenever I'm connected directly to one of these  ~

In this case - it was a round one. 

A-Jay

31 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I have a few favorites reels.

But truth be told, my favorite just maybe whichever one I happen to be using whenever I'm connected directly to one of these  ~

In this case - it was a round one. 

A-Jay

Whichever one I have a fish on the other end of the line.