General opinions on Pflueger reels?

[Anglin]

would anyone on here say that theres any Pflueger reel thats easily palamable and adequate for finesse fishing? what do you guys think about the Pflueger Supreme and th Abu Garcia REVO SX

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I love Pflueger Reels I haVE USED THIER SPINNING REELS A LONG TIME i JUST SWITCHED TO BAITCASTING AND WILL BUY A pREIDENT OR tRION bc BEFORE THE SPRING. i CAN NOT GIVE YOU FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THIS REEL i NEVER USED IT. I CAN TELL YOU i HAVE NEVER HAD A BAD PRODUCT FROM pFLUEGER

[ww2farmer]

I have 2 presidant spinning reels and they have been great reels for me. I don't own any pfleuger baitcasting reels, but have been thinking about it. I use Bass pro shops, and Daiwa baitcasting reels.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

I had a President ( for about a year) and it was a good reel for casting light baits.

Durabilty was an issue though..

[0119]

They are one of many brands made by mother company Silstar.  The new top of the line model previewed by BassMaster magazine looked impressive though.

[Bud]

I bought one and return it. That will never be a another Pflueger Reels on my equipment.

Can you say S H I M A N O

[jdw174]

I bought one and return it. That will never be a another Pflueger Reels on my equipment.

Can you say S H I M A N O

Jeez Bud, don't sugarcoat it so much.  Just tell it like it is....

[dodgeguy]

i love my pflueger reels.they cast weightless trick worms with no problems.

[Bud]

  Jeez Bud, don't sugarcoat it so much.  Just tell it like it is....

That is what I was doing.   Telling it like it is.    Bud

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Oh Oh now Bud has been corrupted by the Shimano Crew, another Road Warrior Deputy

[dodgeguy]

They are one of many brands made by mother company Silstar. The new top of the line model previewed by BassMaster magazine looked impressive though.

silstar is not pflueger's parent company.shakespeare is.they do share some common parts.so do gm and chrysler.so do a lot of manufacturers.

[RoLo]

My first reel in the 1950s was a Mitchell 300 Cap. Since that time I've owned Shakespeare, South Bend, Pflueger, Cardinal,

Quantum, Garcia, Newell, Penn, Daiwa and Shimano reels (practically everything but Zebco). I've had a lot of good experiences

but the bad experiences stay best in my memory. I have simply outgrown most of those brands and for my money,

the best freshwater reels are Shimano and Daiwa. The many models available within the shimano and daiwa lines

offer the angler a wide variety of choices.

Roger

[nightbasser]

Shimano and Daiwa are tops.  Quantums are pretty good too, and it looks like Abu Garcia is back in the game. I have heard more bad than good about Pflueger reels lately.

[rocknfish9001]

pfluegers are smoother and cast better than any reel in their price range, by far. Just make sure you take care of them and keep them lubed.

[Bassassasin12]

pfluegers are smoother and cast better than any reel in their price range, by far. Just make sure you take care of them and keep them lubed.

agreed

[0119]

They are made by Silstar, so is Shakespheare, Browning,Bass Pro, Cabelas, Pinnacle, Strattford and on and on.

[RiskKid.]

Oh Oh now Bud has been corrupted by the Shimano Crew, another Road Warrior Deputy

Careful there Muddy........you are subject to arrest, understand one of the deputies will be taking you in to custody in a couple months!

[castaway]

I love the Pflueger President I own, didn't care for the Trion. I own a Revo S reel that has become my favorite reel. Its a small reel, sits low on the rod, cranks fish to the boat with ease.I haven't used the SX model, not sure I would pay the extra money for the magnetic system and the extra bearings, in my opinion, the S model works extremely well with the revamped 6 pin centrifugal weight system. What do you consider to be finesse ? my standard weight is 1/8 oz. tungstun weight, both the Pflueger President and the Revo S will cast them with ease, although they are not the same models you chose, they the closest that I have to your choices. Ivan

[HomersTomaco]

there are reels twice as good as any pflueger that cost the same amount. Dont let people fool you.  Name any pflueger and i can tell you a reel better that costs the same.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I'll bite.

President spinning.  $59

Now your turn.  Name a reel with TWICE as much value and explain why.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Jeez Bud, don't sugarcoat it so much. Just tell it like it is....

That is what I was doing. Telling it like it is. Bud

I must have missed it,lol al I heard was "I brought it back" no reason why.

I have been a shimano guy for years but in that price range, I'll take the president. Matter of fact, I took 13 of them,lol. Only had 1 fail in 2.5 yrs now and that was because of me. I broke the free spool switch. Anyone who has seen my videos, I abuse everything and the Presidents are still running strong.

I had very few Lower end Shimano's hold up like that, 2 yrs MAX.

If I were to opt and go to the next price class up, It would be a shimano, but for a $60 reel,....

[scbassin]

I can say S H I M A N O, but I can also say P F L U E G E R. I own 5 Shimano Bantam Magnumlite 2001GT that I bought in 1974@ $85 each. I aso own 6 Shimano Bantam Curado's (Green 201 series, super tuned), 4 Shimano Scorpion 1001 mg 50's, 6 Shimano spinning reels 2 Stradic's & 1 Stella, 3 Custom X 2000GT's. On the Pflueger side I have 4 Presidents (WLPL) & 3 Supremes (LPL). I keep them cleaned & oiled & can say I have never had any trouble with any of them. I have caught big fish on both brands without any problem's. If I could only have 1 it would be a Scorpion because of the weight. my 2nd choice would be a Supreme. I think it's a fine reel. I just pick up a couple of Pflueger Summit's from the wholesaler for a couple of my fishing buddies & if they had a left handed model I would have one. So depending on what price range & gear ratio you are looking for. I would choose 1 of the following, Scorpion, Supreme, Summit, those 3 have 2 brake systems. On the spinning reel side it's the Stella but at a lesser price it would be an Okuma VS series of which I own 2.  No matter which reel you choose keep it cleaned & oiled & it will treat you right.

[Anglin]

I was looking for a reel to fish weightless senkos and jerkbaits. something small and palmable thats also dependable.

[nightbasser]

I don't like Pflueger b/c they came out with a 7.1:1 "Super high speed" reel, the Summit.  It brings in a blazing 28 IPT. It just so happens a Pflueger President has an IPT of 28".  So, Pflueger will sell you a high speed reel, even though they don't make one.  Is that the type of company I want to give my business? NO!!!!!!!!

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Mr MK Trout you bieng a self proclaimed tackle expert seem to have a lot of documentation problems and when asked for your experience Whats up with that of\r maybe Im dumb enough to miss it and your just trying to cause problems :-[