Debo, you have tested many rods and reels... you should do a couple of videos with your favorite $50, $100, $150 rods and reels. You continue to help newer anglers by providing real information and reviews. Keep up the solid work...
Ive owned Lews, Quantum, Abu Garcia, and Ugly Stick rods forever. I bought a Daiwa rod little over a week ago and caught about 6 or 7 fish with it so far. Handles fish nicely and is giving me the feelings of quality and durability. If it handles me and my rough pond hopping ways for a few months I’ll definitely be buying more because im loving it so far.
We went out with a guide on Chickamauga last year and the guide had those 80s for his customers, I brought my own but my buddy used them and he really was impressed with them
Best budget reel i have ever owned. Liked it so much I went and bought a costal and a tatula sv. If you like the cc80 you will love the tatula. Anything with the tws guid. Daiwa all day.
I've had that same reel for a little over a year now and it is a fantastic choice for your buck.it is a pretty light reel that I use for texas rigs. A great choice for any beginner out there
I have one too the brake is SUPER TIGHT. Also the drag gets in the way of the spool tensioner. I just can't seem to get this piece of crap adjusted right
Thank you for reviewing some cheaper options it really helps for those teens who really don’t have that much money.you are my favorite TH-cam because you live in the Midwest just like me I live in solon iowa.thank you
There are advantages to buying reels and rods from places like Bass Pro, Cabela’s, Field & Stream, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Wal-Mart. Any local store accepts returns. If you decide you don’t like what you bought you can return it at any store close to you. If you break a rod or reel they will give you another pretty much with no questions asked. If you buy one of their premium rods and reels some have decent warranties too. If you have issues with any kind of lures or tackle you just go to any store and return it. It beats packing it up, getting a return label and going to the post office if you don’t need too. You can still buy online and get something not carried by the store in your area too. If you look closely their rods and reels are just popular models branded with their name. They use the same rod blanks as other brands that cost a lot more. They also do the same thing with reels. Most reels and rods under $300 dollars are coming from Korea, Taiwan and China anyway. There are very few rod blanks made in the United States most high end rods are built using rod blanks from you know where; China.
Debo, Thank you for presenting budget options, fishing is soo expensive. For the newbie entry level options are good news. There is a lot of junk and good equipment at all price points reviews like this help us figure out what is good and not so good. Thank you for mentioning this is a Doyo reel. We have a tendency to think the big players make all of their own equipment.
Great video Debo!!! Once agian droping some feeeshin knowledge on us! Diawa makes a great reel for an affordable price. Thank you for keeping us budget fishers in mind.
This was my first baitcaster. Bought it earlier in the year and use that exact p-line on a shimano sellus 7' MH. Great video, love having the reassurance I set it up appropriately.
I bought one of these reels to pair with a 7' Shimano Sellus MH rod after watching a review of the rod on Tactical Bassin. I really like it. Light and easy to fish with from the bank pretty much all day. I have 2 $100 rod/$100 dollar reel combos and I do agreee that is where you start to really see the difference vs a cheaper combo. That being said I do have several budget combos that are well below the $100 baseline and i enjoy fishing those. Put some decent quality braid, flouro, or monofliament, whatever that is and go fishing. Debo I am really starting to appreciate your channel more and more. Good, honest reviews of fishing tackle, rods, reels that are within the price range of most budget anglers like myself.
I bought this reel after tearing tendons In my shoulder and switching to a right handed reel. I’m liking this reel and I usually throw shimano Chronarchs.
Really like your reel/rod/line videos. I would really like to hear more about your 100-125 dollar workhorse reels Shim SLX, Lew’s LFS, Daiwa Fuego etc.
I have two Procaster 2500s that I’ve used for three seasons, I’m in season four with them, and theyve been excellent for me. I did finally upgrade the reels to a Daiwa Exceler 2500D-XH, and have been very happy with each. The rod is perfect. I plan on buying one to give me two. My first baitcaster I built, but this combo will work for me.
The manufacturer of those Daiwa CC and CG 80 are the same manufacturers for Lews reels. If u put that CC 80 and an older model Lews LFS side by side you'll see the similarities like the same frame and side plate.
Yep. They're all Doyo. Doyo makes 90% of all name brand reels anymore. Shimano is one of the few companies left that design and manufacture their own reels.
Another great episode. Would like to add another bait cast rig to my arsenal and I now have the option of a $50 price point if I can’t justify another $100 reel this time around. 👍
I’ve been contemplating picking this up to pair with my Diawa Laguna 7’ “MH” (which btw feels like a Med for sure) that’s comparable with the Shimano Sellus for $20 cheaper! Totally worth the $29.99 price point & has been a workhorse in my arsenal for a solid year now👌 That would be what I’d like to see a review on, but I digress. Thanks for the info on the CC80, I know what real I’ll be pairing my Laguna with permanently now 🤘🤓 Thanks for all you are and do Debo 🤙
Thanks for the review Debo. I think I would put that reel on a med power, fast or extra fast tip. But like you, with a composite or graphite frame, light lures/jigs only. Love the product reviews man. Keep 'em comin'! 🎣👍
Debo, Hello ! I enjoyed this review.… after watching it, I ordered mine from Tackle Warehouse. I’m looking to move from the Illinois side of the QC. I am leaning toward Iowa. Thank you for all your advice my brother. If you can provide some assistance in moving to a great fishing area in Iowa.
I have the CG80. When I first got it, it wasn’t very smooth as I had hoped and I was wondering why I bought it. I hooked a big fish and after reeling it in the reel became as smooth as silk. Weird. Fish with it all the time now.
Mr stubbs needs his own channel lol. Been looking for a new reel for the six gill rods I ordered. Doubt that I’ll stay under the $100 mark though. As always love your reviews
Great review. I bought one the beginning of last season and used it on my jig rod. I love it for a budget reel. It's smooth and very easy to tune and use. I cleaned it and oiled it at the end of the season and it's ready to go for round two. I ordered another one for my Med weight casting rod.
ALSO! I wanted to give you a heads up. Bass Pro just released an updated model of their XPS crank baits. I got 5 of them in hand and honestly I have to say they're just as nice of quality as my KVD 1.5 square bills. Super nice/crisp paint jobs. They have an extra shallow,shallow,medium and deep model. I got the 2 foot extra shallow model. They're 4 bucks in change a piece! Again they're JUST as nice as my strike king square bills. I have a feeling strike king actually makes them for bass pro since they're so similar. Check em out! Been stocking up while this snow is falling lol.
Wuddup buddy-its BassFishin_Brian(just made a channel name change thats more brand-able)Dude,I got the CR80,and its almost like a BFS baitcaster with that 80mm spool size.great for casting small cranks,&right now its on my Ark Lancer Pro 6'10"med spooled up with 10lb flouro cuz its a gr8 jerkbait combo.lightline,no backlashes and Ive fished the CRAP out of it for almost 3 years.Great reels.Even Diawas low end is pretty good.
I jus got this reel, but wit the combo. I mainly bought it for the rod(which is a great rod in my opinion) but the reel is decent too, ive only gotten to use it a few times but so far I'm pleased, it's surprisingly smooth
So I got the ca80 last year and recently got a slx Xt this year and while I do like my Diawa I find that it wants to cast heavier baits. Anything less than half ounce dose not cast far and tangles frequently. The xt has had very few blowups by comparison. The xt also casts the lighter lures much better. I was able to get the Diawa for $45ish on Amazon so definitely a steal. This was my first bait caster and so lots of learnin, but by comparison way more confidence in the slx.
I have one and I like the fact that I can throw in on the ground and not worry about a scratch and it works good... keep in mind this is the exact reel that Lews makes in the same price point.. identical..
I’ve had one a couple years now. Use it for top water stuff… works great. Smooth and quiet. Only gripe is how touchy the main brake is. Once ya get it set right no issues, but it takes some fine tweaking. Well worth $60
I just seen this daiwa bait caster reel and rod combo at my local big 5 sporting goods store for $65 I was going to buy it but I wanted to see a review of it before being it the rod is great
Looks like the version of the CC80 that comes on the procaster combo with those white handle knobs. Doesn't really matter. Same reel. For fun I wanna get a kastking royal for 35 bucks and a cheap 20 dollar bass pro power plus 5 foot light rod. Should be a fun little beater combo to mess around with this summer with panfish. A 2-3 pound bass would be fun to fight on a 5 foot light baitcaster combo lol.
Decent overall reel. I used one with braid to rip a jig out of grass on Guntersville and destroyed the gears in it pretty quickly. I liked it otherwise though.
Great review that you can trust. The CC “carbon composite” makes me laugh it should be PS which stands for “plastic *bleep*” I am a Lew’s fan boy and even with them I have learned to stay away from plastic, graphite, carbon framed reels for aluminum. Anyone considering getting into casting should save their money and get a $100+ aluminum framed reel.
The CC80 is a really good reel for beginners who don't know if they want to get into baitcasters. It's easy to use, doesn't backlash easy, and is quite lightweight. Of course you'd get a better reel once you get more into casters, but this is a very good beginning reel
I have one and I highly and I mean HIGHLY recommend
Ima take your word and buy it 💪🏽
could you say me wich weights i could throw with it?
What weight of lures do you use?
I’m sorry if there’s a mistake not a native speaker:)
Debo, you have tested many rods and reels... you should do a couple of videos with your favorite $50, $100, $150 rods and reels. You continue to help newer anglers by providing real information and reviews. Keep up the solid work...
You honestly can’t go wrong with any Daiwa from my experience. I’d like to try out their rods to see how they perform but the reels are straight 🧈
So far the rods Ive used are pretty darn good.
Ive owned Lews, Quantum, Abu Garcia, and Ugly Stick rods forever. I bought a Daiwa rod little over a week ago and caught about 6 or 7 fish with it so far. Handles fish nicely and is giving me the feelings of quality and durability. If it handles me and my rough pond hopping ways for a few months I’ll definitely be buying more because im loving it so far.
We went out with a guide on Chickamauga last year and the guide had those 80s for his customers, I brought my own but my buddy used them and he really was impressed with them
I bought one of these last year. It works well for me. No complaints
I absolutely love this reel 🔥🔥 would recommend100%
Is it good with lighter lures?
@@iscamer not so great but not so horrible you kind of have to adjust the settings
Best budget reel i have ever owned. Liked it so much I went and bought a costal and a tatula sv. If you like the cc80 you will love the tatula. Anything with the tws guid. Daiwa all day.
This was my first baitcaster and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.
I've had that same reel for a little over a year now and it is a fantastic choice for your buck.it is a pretty light reel that I use for texas rigs. A great choice for any beginner out there
I have one too the brake is SUPER TIGHT.
Also the drag gets in the way of the spool tensioner. I just can't seem to get this piece of crap adjusted right
@@johnboe412 it takes some finesse!
@@treywithani7400 I think I found what makes it happy though. Heavy heavy lures. Like a spinner bait
Thank you for reviewing some cheaper options it really helps for those teens who really don’t have that much money.you are my favorite TH-cam because you live in the Midwest just like me I live in solon iowa.thank you
I would like to see more reviews on spinning reels, both budget and higher end. Thanks for another great review.
There are advantages to buying reels and rods from places like Bass Pro, Cabela’s, Field & Stream, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Wal-Mart. Any local store accepts returns. If you decide you don’t like what you bought you can return it at any store close to you. If you break a rod or reel they will give you another pretty much with no questions asked. If you buy one of their premium rods and reels some have decent warranties too. If you have issues with any kind of lures or tackle you just go to any store and return it. It beats packing it up, getting a return label and going to the post office if you don’t need too. You can still buy online and get something not carried by the store in your area too. If you look closely their rods and reels are just popular models branded with their name. They use the same rod blanks as other brands that cost a lot more. They also do the same thing with reels. Most reels and rods under $300 dollars are coming from Korea, Taiwan and China anyway. There are very few rod blanks made in the United States most high end rods are built using rod blanks from you know where; China.
Debo,
Thank you for presenting budget options, fishing is soo expensive. For the newbie entry level options are good news. There is a lot of junk and good equipment at all price points reviews like this help us figure out what is good and not so good. Thank you for mentioning this is a Doyo reel. We have a tendency to think the big players make all of their own equipment.
Great video Debo!!! Once agian droping some feeeshin knowledge on us! Diawa makes a great reel for an affordable price. Thank you for keeping us budget fishers in mind.
This was my first baitcaster combo. I've since gone down the dark hole of JDM but this daiwa combo is still used. Great video!
JDM or bust! I to live that JDM life! It really is a lifestyle!
@@craigstuckey319 what’s is JDM ?
What is JDM?
@@fishingelite824 Japanese Domestic Market.
I love this channel! Debo as always another thorough review. I really do not have any budget suggestions.
I have wearing this reel for 1 year for ULTRA LIGHT style,i'm very2 comfort and never trouble until now👍
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Kastking Valiant Eagle Baitcaster.
Same
I like both those line options. I’m all about value / budget. Thanks for sharing!
This was my first baitcaster. Bought it earlier in the year and use that exact p-line on a shimano sellus 7' MH. Great video, love having the reassurance I set it up appropriately.
Love the reviews gives people a lot of different options and knowledge to make purchases that fit their needs. Keep up the great work debo!
I have the Diawa CA80 and I love it. They make great reels!
I got into baitcasters with a crappy Zebco $30 combo. It's served me well but want to upgrade. Thanks for the review DEBO!
Thanks for doing this review DEBO! Really enjoyed, plus I just bought a CR80 so it's good to know that the even cheaper version is good as well!
Just get a 13 fishing LTE. $59 at Dicks & its aluminum. Great customer service too! Thanks for videos
I bought one of these reels to pair with a 7' Shimano Sellus MH rod after watching a review of the rod on Tactical Bassin. I really like it. Light and easy to fish with from the bank pretty much all day. I have 2 $100 rod/$100 dollar reel combos and I do agreee that is where you start to really see the difference vs a cheaper combo. That being said I do have several budget combos that are well below the $100 baseline and i enjoy fishing those. Put some decent quality braid, flouro, or monofliament, whatever that is and go fishing. Debo I am really starting to appreciate your channel more and more. Good, honest reviews of fishing tackle, rods, reels that are within the price range of most budget anglers like myself.
Lol that is exactly how I came about this reel.
That’s a great reel I’ve used it for a full season and I’ve caught some nice fish on it
Maybe I’ve never seen it but would love to see one on the aluminum version if you haven’t done one great vid as always 🔥🔥🎣🎣
I have the aluminum CA80.. its a fantastic reel. Super smooth
I bought this reel after tearing tendons In my shoulder and switching to a right handed reel. I’m liking this reel and I usually throw shimano Chronarchs.
Been looking a budget utility reel I will check this out 👊
Hey! Thanks for watching man! I finally got my hands on a 200e7... love those old reels!
Really like your reel/rod/line videos. I would really like to hear more about your 100-125 dollar workhorse reels Shim SLX, Lew’s LFS, Daiwa Fuego etc.
I have two Procaster 2500s that I’ve used for three seasons, I’m in season four with them, and theyve been excellent for me. I did finally upgrade the reels to a Daiwa Exceler 2500D-XH, and have been very happy with each. The rod is perfect. I plan on buying one to give me two. My first baitcaster I built, but this combo will work for me.
Ahhhh I made the first comment!!! Bout dang time. Love your stuff dude. Keep it up 👍
The manufacturer of those Daiwa CC and CG 80 are the same manufacturers for Lews reels. If u put that CC 80 and an older model Lews LFS side by side you'll see the similarities like the same frame and side plate.
Yep. They're all Doyo. Doyo makes 90% of all name brand reels anymore. Shimano is one of the few companies left that design and manufacture their own reels.
Glad to see this video. I was watching a budget buyers guide video by tactical bassin and they recommended this reel
Hey Debo, you inspired me to get a baitcastor. I got a Lew's infinity speed combo.
Number one gear reviewer in tha game
Always appreciate ya my guy 👊
Another great episode. Would like to add another bait cast rig to my arsenal and I now have the option of a $50 price point if I can’t justify another $100 reel this time around. 👍
I have the pro caster 80 and it is the same as this and love it used it for a couple years
DEBO.....just wanna say thanks for the gear reviews. Much appreciated.
Nice reel. I got my sights on a Tatula Elite 6.3. Tight lines!! 🎣
I have the combo and it cast extremely well
I’ve been contemplating picking this up to pair with my Diawa Laguna 7’ “MH” (which btw feels like a Med for sure) that’s comparable with the Shimano Sellus for $20 cheaper! Totally worth the $29.99 price point & has been a workhorse in my arsenal for a solid year now👌 That would be what I’d like to see a review on, but I digress. Thanks for the info on the CC80, I know what real I’ll be pairing my Laguna with permanently now 🤘🤓 Thanks for all you are and do Debo 🤙
Always valuable information on these reviews. Thanks for all you do my man!👊
Thanks for the review Debo. I think I would put that reel on a med power, fast or extra fast tip. But like you, with a composite or graphite frame, light lures/jigs only. Love the product reviews man. Keep 'em comin'! 🎣👍
Wouldn't mind to see you review one of the new for this year models of 13 fishing. Heard they're stepping quality up.
Love the 13 Fishing rods paired with Lews reels . Didn’t see many positive reviews for their reels though
great as always... got something coming to you as a budget reel
Definitely like to see the budget options. Would love to see your thoughts on the 13 fate black combo.
Bought a fuego this summer and love it. Just bought a AG blackmax to try out this year. Looking forward to the Michigan vs Iowa game! Go Blue! Lol!
Debo, Hello ! I enjoyed this review.… after watching it, I ordered mine from Tackle Warehouse. I’m looking to move from the Illinois side of the QC. I am leaning toward Iowa. Thank you for all your advice my brother. If you can provide some assistance in moving to a great fishing area in Iowa.
I have the CG80. When I first got it, it wasn’t very smooth as I had hoped and I was wondering why I bought it. I hooked a big fish and after reeling it in the reel became as smooth as silk. Weird. Fish with it all the time now.
Mr stubbs needs his own channel lol. Been looking for a new reel for the six gill rods I ordered. Doubt that I’ll stay under the $100 mark though. As always love your reviews
Mr stubbs could do reviews on puppy toys lol
I would like to someday see you try those ultra light baitcaster combo , and toss those light lures 1-1.5”
DEBO! It would be interesting to see you compare budget baits to premium one. Such as soft plastics and hard baits for durability, hooks, etc.
Debo can you do a review on the Lew's American Hero combo👍🎣
Nice video man ! Loved the review 🔥🔥. I would use that reel !!
Great review. I bought one the beginning of last season and used it on my jig rod. I love it for a budget reel. It's smooth and very easy to tune and use. I cleaned it and oiled it at the end of the season and it's ready to go for round two. I ordered another one for my Med weight casting rod.
ALSO! I wanted to give you a heads up. Bass Pro just released an updated model of their XPS crank baits. I got 5 of them in hand and honestly I have to say they're just as nice of quality as my KVD 1.5 square bills. Super nice/crisp paint jobs. They have an extra shallow,shallow,medium and deep model. I got the 2 foot extra shallow model. They're 4 bucks in change a piece! Again they're JUST as nice as my strike king square bills. I have a feeling strike king actually makes them for bass pro since they're so similar. Check em out! Been stocking up while this snow is falling lol.
Wuddup buddy-its BassFishin_Brian(just made a channel name change thats more brand-able)Dude,I got the CR80,and its almost like a BFS baitcaster with that 80mm spool size.great for casting small cranks,&right now its on my Ark Lancer Pro 6'10"med spooled up with 10lb flouro cuz its a gr8 jerkbait combo.lightline,no backlashes and Ive fished the CRAP out of it for almost 3 years.Great reels.Even Diawas low end is pretty good.
ANOTHER great view!’🎣🎣🎣
Might have to pick me up one of those. Sick of this snow.
I jus got this reel, but wit the combo. I mainly bought it for the rod(which is a great rod in my opinion) but the reel is decent too, ive only gotten to use it a few times but so far I'm pleased, it's surprisingly smooth
can you do a review on a megacast reel
love the budget gear reviews 👌🏼😎🎣
So I got the ca80 last year and recently got a slx Xt this year and while I do like my Diawa I find that it wants to cast heavier baits. Anything less than half ounce dose not cast far and tangles frequently. The xt has had very few blowups by comparison. The xt also casts the lighter lures much better. I was able to get the Diawa for $45ish on Amazon so definitely a steal. This was my first bait caster and so lots of learnin, but by comparison way more confidence in the slx.
You should do a review of the newest Abu Garcia Veritas rod with 3M Powerlux
I have the cr80 on my froggin rod. I’ve liked it for the one year I’ve had it
Great review & thanks for the tips on drag for that type reel!👊
Would love to see you take a look at the updated Shimano Clarus rods (the new green model).
I did find one!
I have one and I like the fact that I can throw in on the ground and not worry about a scratch and it works good... keep in mind this is the exact reel that Lews makes in the same price point.. identical..
love to hear what u think about the abu garcia silver max! it’s another cheaper $60 reel and it’d be cool to hear ur thought on it
I’ve got a silver max. It’s a work horse for a graphite reel. Absolutely no problems.
Keep up the great content Debo!!!
I’ve had one a couple years now. Use it for top water stuff… works great. Smooth and quiet. Only gripe is how touchy the main brake is. Once ya get it set right no issues, but it takes some fine tweaking. Well worth $60
Great video, Mr. Debo. Thanks for your insight. 😁👍🏻 What are your thoughts on throwing a 30 lbs braid on that reel?
Very clear instruction i just got mine too need to put to the test thanks for sharing fish on
I just seen this daiwa bait caster reel and rod combo at my local big 5 sporting goods store for $65 I was going to buy it but I wanted to see a review of it before being it the rod is great
Hey Debo. Love the videos. Wondering if you could do a review on one of the dobyns fury casting rods
How about a review of the KastKing Crixus Armor X Debo? They market it as an all aluminum baitcaster. Would love your thoughts on it.
Nice review! I was looking for an inexpensive reel to throw on an old rod that's just sitting in the rack.
I love that rod . I need some rods I broke 3 setting the hook on 3 big BASS actually I broke 1. Love YOUR vedios
Looks like the version of the CC80 that comes on the procaster combo with those white handle knobs. Doesn't really matter. Same reel. For fun I wanna get a kastking royal for 35 bucks and a cheap 20 dollar bass pro power plus 5 foot light rod. Should be a fun little beater combo to mess around with this summer with panfish. A 2-3 pound bass would be fun to fight on a 5 foot light baitcaster combo lol.
Just got to the part where you mention the procaster combo the reel came from lmao.
I've had one for about 6 months and can't find anything wrong with it. I'll probably get a few more
I love Daiwa feels.
I picked up 2 cc80 hs off ebay 49 each. my 1st freshwater low profiles. For what I am going to use them for they should great
Love some budget stuff.
Great combo got one the beginning on the summer caught many fish on it an it’s still going good
How about a review on the Piscifun Phantom?
Great video
btw, could u pls review the daiwa crossfire, one of the cheapest daiwa spinning rods/ baitcasters out there in the market
Decent overall reel. I used one with braid to rip a jig out of grass on Guntersville and destroyed the gears in it pretty quickly. I liked it otherwise though.
Academy still has the Fuego CT @ $99 👍
Love the fuego reels!
I’m always hoping you’ll get some Favorite brand fishing gear. I love my rods and reels from them, but would love to have your take.
Great video Debo.
I use this reel as my dropshot reel, works really well for that.
It looks like a really great reel.
Own it, I love it.
I have it! It’s on a BassX medium heavy rod that I’ll be using once it warms up somewhat
I’ve wanted to buy a Bait caster for the good feeling of casting with a single click so ima buy it with my birthday money
Can you do the kastking Spartacus 2. I got it for Christmas and am wonder what I should use it on
i love mine, it laster longer then my SLX, the drag no longer works after using it 3 times and it sitting for 2-3 months
That's surprising to hear. I've heard nothing but praises for the SLX lineup.
Do you leave the drag locked down when not in use?
Great review that you can trust. The CC “carbon composite” makes me laugh it should be PS which stands for “plastic *bleep*” I am a Lew’s fan boy and even with them I have learned to stay away from plastic, graphite, carbon framed reels for aluminum. Anyone considering getting into casting should save their money and get a $100+ aluminum framed reel.
The CC80 is a really good reel for beginners who don't know if they want to get into baitcasters. It's easy to use, doesn't backlash easy, and is quite lightweight. Of course you'd get a better reel once you get more into casters, but this is a very good beginning reel
@@benswanney6693 No disrespect but I wish I knew then what I know now and not wasted my money on “budget” baitcasters.
Good reel- mine is my light cranking reel. I also wish it did not home the Crome piece on the top.