I have fished with spinning reels all my life so being the brave guy i am i bought me a cheap baitcaster and i hate the thing. all my fishing buddies say if i get a good baitcaster i won't go back to spinning reels. so i'm asking you guys out there for the best baitcaster for the money. no gimmicks  8-) zimmy

Keep an eye on the BassResource.com Flea Market. Shimano Curado baitcasters pop up all of the time, I think there are two offered now @ $150 shipped. You will not be disappointed in this reel.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1165763271

thanks roadwarrior  

funny you should mention the shimmo curado because that one of the two i had it narrowed down to  : zimmy

This is a pretty popular reel on this Forum, at least among the members of the Shimano Posse!

i believe it ,i've got 10 shimmno spinning reels and love everyone : zimmy

zimmy,

I've fished baitcasters for 20+ years, but last year's model of the Curado was my first 'good' baitcaster.  I couldn't believe the difference that a quality reel makes.  If you get the Curado, you can't go wrong.  I have 5 baitcasters currently, and the Curado is still my favorite.

Good fishing,

Hillbilly

I know I will wake up the Shimmano posse with this but here goes. Check out the Ardent XS. At $250 it is a little expensive, but a great reel. 3 year warranty and American made. Right now you can buy last years model for $200..........Al

www.ardentreels.com

See what kind of advice you get from the Navy!  

hey hillbilly

you talking about the 200 dhsv reel

zimmy

that was good roadwarrior

OK, RW- I surrender..............Al

No way!

We still need to hear from our Daiwa, Pfluger, Abu Garcia and Quantum guys.

There is no "best" reel, just "favorite."

My Curado is a great reel but then so are some of my Pfleugers, Daiwas, Quantums and BPS'. The Curado may be a bit more user friendly but it doesn't eliminate the need for practice. Bait casting is learned by picking out your share of backlashes.

No way!

We still need to hear from our Daiwa, Pfluger, Abu Garcia and Quantum guys.

There is no "best" reel, just "favorite."

I'm a 20+ year Abu guy...  but I have recently joined the posse, a few 50 MG's will do that to a man.  ...lol  I'm keeping my mouth shut on Daiwa.  

What's the budget?  My opinion....   If you can swing $200 or so get a 50MG and you will throw the spinning reels into the lake!!  ...lol  If you can only swing $100 or so, try a 100 size citica.  You will like it also.

Im a fan of Daiwa's Fuego and Sol models. I use the Fuego for larger baits and the Sol for smaller stuff.  

I use the Quantum Accurist 500CX.  Very smooth and rock solid.  I love em.

Jason

Tell them about SHIMANO  RW

well if i read ur post right

u all ready bought a baitcast reel and hate it

i dont know what advice to give id hate to say buy this reel and u hate that 1 2

i own 3 shimanos 2 mg's and a curado all awesome reels

but they start at about 160 and go up to around 250

so i would say get the quantuim 500cx around 50 maybe alittle more its a great reel pratice with it and if u like it or get it down then u can move on to the more pricey stuff

There's a barely used Garcia Revo SX on the flea market now going for $125.  Curado, meet the new kid in town with a drag system that kicks your azz.   ;D

we"ll you guys have given some great input on baitcasters

just for the record i love the baitcaster i just hate all the rats nests   zimmy

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Try the daiwa alpha, fuego, sol or viento.  You should be able to pick those up for $200 or less.  For the life of me I just can't figure out why the "posse" wants to waste time opening up the side plate to adjust the brake settings when on the daiwas it is just a click away.

Try the daiwa alpha, fuego, sol or viento. You should be able to pick those up for $200 or less. For the life of me I just can't figure out why the "posse" wants to waste time opening up the side plate to adjust the brake settings when on the daiwas it is just a click away.

And bringing dirt inside.

Right now my favorite is my newest....Alpha Type F but the rest of my TD-Zs and Quantums are nearby.

       Try the daiwa alpha, fuego, sol or viento.  You should be able to pick those up for $200 or less.  For the life of me I just can't figure out why the "posse" wants to waste time opening up the side plate to adjust the brake settings when on the daiwas it is just a click away.              

If you know how to use a BC all you should have to adjust it is one time.  I adjust it when I mount the reel and spool it up.  No waste of fishing time.

The Abu Garcia C3 series rock