BEST BUDGET BAITCASTING REELS: On The Water Review!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- These were the reels under $100 that you were all interested in. WE bought em, unboxed em and now we're taking them to the lake for our on the water impressions. Quick caveat, we're going to use these all season so stick around and we'll do a final review sometime in the Fall. Shopping budget is tough and if you're already looking to spend under $100 on a baitcaster then you're for sure not in the market to buy something you'll hate. This video gives you an in depth look at some of the best reels available under $100. Some are under $50, which is INSANE.
Which would you buy??
LINKS
Ark G1: arkrods.com/products/gravity-1
Alloy M: shorturl.at/Cwl1y
Abu Max Pro: shorturl.at/tjvFQ
Kast King Spartacus II: shorturl.at/iuWlm
Diawa CR80: shorturl.at/jxdmn
Handing M1: shorturl.at/S1liq
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I have done reel repair and tested reels for a few a China reel manufacturers since 2014. I’ve had in hand and tore down 90% of all Japanese,Taiwan and Chinese manufactured reels. All the reels you reviewed were built in one of the three build houses in China but one thing you both totally missed was the Alloy-M is an aluminum framed reel compared to the others that are cheap plastic. The Alloy-M will outlast all of them by a mile. It is built solid with good parts and actually has sealed bearings on the pinion and tensioner with a NMB bearing on the side plate. I’m a Shimano guy through and through but I can vouch for the Alloy-M as it has impressed me more than any China reel that’s came across my bench in the last 5 years or so. My 2 cents.
Yeah, we aren’t reel nerds. We’re reel rookies. So we go by feel and don’t sweat the mechanics too much. Thought we called that out, but I agree. Alloy M is the only one that made it into my current line up. Ill be using it on going.
The really bad news is, that Lews cheap seats baitcaster, the Speed Spool LFS is now made in China instead of Korea.
I love my abu Garcia max pro, it’s a nice solid caster that I picked up to get back into fishing last year
The Piscifun alloy M is actually the reel I use for my frog setup. Caught my first frog bass on it last week!
Cool video dudes! I'm not into Combos, but I bought an Abu Jorden Lee combo rod, but no reel. 6'6" MH fast $40 at the fishing expo. Paired with an Abu Orra winch 5:4 . That's great for cranks, swimbais , and bladed jigs. I also have an Abu Fletcher Shryork $199 combo 7'2" HM fast rod ,but no reel. Marked down to $78. Paired with a Lews 7:5:1 for jigs. It got me some bass dug out of the grass!
Bro the CR80 is one of my favorite reels and i have all the SLX's. Funny thing is my CR80 is on the same medium spartacus rod in the video. I use it only for crankbaits and its awesome.
EDIT: I should mention the guy i fish tourneys with that has like 6 Curados is always blown away how far i can cast a crankbait with the Daiwa and Spartacus combo. It CHUCKS crankbaits and jerkbaits. Nevermind i have the Daiwa CA80XS . CR or CA. Whos counting!?
Longevity is the key for those price points. I had the alloy M and black max, both last 2 years for me. The drags went on them for me. I was fishing a 110 whopper plopper on the alloy m, caught a 4 lber and as I was reeling the drag slipped, fish was pulling drag. I adjusted the drag some more and when I went to reel the handle then slipped. I made two or three turns on the handle before the spool engaged. After I got the fish in, from that point on the drag made a clunky noise, and the reel wouldn’t always engage the spool.
Let’s go I slayed them today at lake mead in Nevada. Largies small jaws and lots of stripers. It was a blast. Had to cut the day early though it was 112 degrees 🥵
I'm a fan of the 5.5 ounce Piscifun Carbon XCS Baitcaster Reel. The specs are impressive for $65 reel. Very happy with mine!
I have 3 Alloy M reels, they’re great, I’ve had no issues with them.
I'm actually shopping my first baitcasting combo, so it's a great timing. Hearing your tought for how you felt about each, made me realised that I should go in stores instead of ordering online. Great video, like always
Definitely get your hands on em if you can!
Now I got my eyes on two ark reels 👀. Thanks for the awesome content guys!!! Probably going to upgrade my from my maxX on my cranking setup to the ark. I love seeing the budget gear reviews . I enjoy the mid range gear but can’t do it all at once . Keep up the excellent work!!
I bought the kastking Spartacus for a first baitcaster reel it is left hand retrieve haha. I have it on an Abu Garcia 7 3 vengeance rod and it's done well it hasn't given me problems for cast distance and control. Haven't really caught anything with it yet 😅 1 fish at shore that's it thus far lmao
Thanks for checking out Handing’s stuff, was totally just interested in their rods, had no idea they made reels 🤘🏽😆♥️
Hey guys, love you love your show I’m pretty sure Abu Garcia’s been around 20 years longer than Lews so when you call a rod design a Lews original you gotta remember Lews started 1941. Abu Garcia started 1921. Let’s Talk about production I believe Ryobi were one of their original manufactures and then each of them signed with different companies. They were with Shimano. They were with quantum, but the thing is with manufacturing these guys aren’t manufactures I think both gentlemen did a good job of going into the manufacturer and saying I want this this and this and left it up to an engineer with glasses and some tape on a classic nerd anyway just saying Majorities designed and made in Asia somewhere And me personally I’m swinging $499. Dollar combo and there’s $50 combos out there that if you had no clue, they said it was that or another thing and you didn’t know the price and they said it was more expensive. Would you know the difference probably not.
Gotta love that kitty litter cork.
This channel is like my favorite fishing channel. U guys make entertaining stuff.
Thanks!
Grew up with 5.4 to 1 and maybe a 6.1 to 1 so something being 7 and 8 is super speedy guess times are changing
The Lews lfs my as well be in this group. Especially at the sale price
Absolutely LOVE BOTH my Handing M1 Rods! Great video!
LFS is $75 at BPS and Cabela's and I agree on the extra couple of bucks for the Revo SX over the maxx I would just end up with an slx xt at that price point
I've bought several piscifun reels. But I do also love my abu garcia max pro.
Abu and lews are made by doyo in the same factory. The bps johny morris reels are also made by them.
The higher end abu reels aren't made in China. Buy something quality besides the " max " series reels and there way better
@jnorth5689 doyo is korean. They still make most of the $250 and down reels at the doyo plant. Just like the $400 lews elite ti reels. People just dont realize it. There are a few still made in sweaden. I think there are 1 or 2 JDM models. Thats about the extent of what i know about abu and lews. They are great reels. Just not my cup of tea for one reason or another. People forget but 6 years ago or so you could literally swap spools and side plates between most lews and abu garcia models.
Hi fellow danglers, I've never cast a bait casting reel. I noticed you were dialing in the reels. Pretty Please! 🙏 Could you do a video on how you dial in the bait casting reel. Also explaining what reason you're adjusting the settings. I don't really understand the mag breaking. I would be very grateful. Tight lines.
We can mix it in, but there are all ready a ton of videos on TH-cam about that. Id highly recommend checking out Debos Fishing for that
Hey guys: Great info as always. One thing I’ve always been frustrated with when looking at (especially budget priced) rod and reel reviews on line is that although a lot of brands at this $$$ point have gotten better over the years people are expecting more in terms of durability and performance out of them than their price point would suggest. Thanks…🎣😎🐝
Thanks! The reason we expect some level of durability is because they are still a $50-80 investment. If they are destined to fall apart, then just buy a $100+ reel that will actually last.
Haven't watched all your videos, but you guys seem to always pick the $40 kastking reels to test (except the bfs reels). I use the updated Megajaws reels and have yet to have issues. They come in 4 gear ratios so every time I switch rods, the reel feels the exact same. At $71 they are a great middle of the road option. Plus you can often find them on sale for $61-$63. Try one sometime. I think you will be impressed.
This is just the one they sent us, and it’s still pretty solid. Of course we will try more in the future
Plz try the Lews reactor combo it I am a high end Shimano and Diawa guy and that combo feel good for 75$ at Walmart
It feels good to me and I am a jdm reel fan
The G1 is cool but I’m buying an lfs or slx at that point
Great review thank you I have the kastking royale legend 2 baitcaster it working great right now I have been thinking about getting the abu garcia black max or something would like to have a 8.3.1 at in the 8 speed and a faster spinning reel can yall help me out
Right on!
I got the cr80 on a dope daiwa procaster combo 4 yrs ago i dont kno why but it will bomb lures further than any of my high end reels tatula sv, slx dc, curado ks , series 1 , all of em it will spool the reel casting a trap i love it eveb tho its noisy as fuck now lol 4yrs fushing at least twice a week and shes one of my oldest i still use
I've had all but the ark and handing in hand imo all are in the cheap budget gear that are just ok but i don't think they'll last long. The piscifun alloy m on the other hand after over a year fishing it is still just as it came out the box, mine has held up really well. I agree on the knobs though lol not my fav but do like the larger handle. I'll be changing the knobs on mine soon even though they've held up too. I think the alloy m probably would out last any of those reels due to the aluminum frame. Also think the alloy m is the only one in those that comes in 3 gear ratios. The diawa is a smooth reel, seems solid after a few months but does feel cheap 😂. I want the ca80 (carbon side plates and aluminum frame).
I paid 40$ for my alloy m so people keep a eye on sales you can get a great deal in that reel. Aliexpress has some or did have them at 45$ recently.
Picked a LFS that TW has on sale and a SLX XT for $33.90. No shipping.
Insane
Paul did you get rid of your shoalie and if you did? Are you planning the 106pdl for river trips?
I have the shoalie and that'll be my river rig
Hi fellow danglers, Would you guys use a bait casting set up, to cast / flip / skip 2 to 6 once dead baits? I use a spinning set up, for fishing for pike / perch / zander in the UK. But I have often thought about, if a bait casting set would work.
It would work just fine but you don't NEED it
It could, probably rather use a big spinning setup tho
@@paulglass7268 thank you for your reply. Tight lines
@@aaanglers thank you for your reply. Tight lines.
Lew’s LFS for $75 on sale is way to go
I agree. It has an aluminum frame, which is amazing. My only issue is their customer service. They are terrible. Their quality control seems to be lacking lately as well. I just bought 2 last month, and both one way bearings failed on my fishing trip. I've been dealing with them for 2 weeks now, trying to get those replaced.
Paul is AJ Styles in the flesh! Lol
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Ive had 2 of those alloy m's break. Snap sound and grindy retrieve after.
Wow! Been using this one heavily now for 3 weeks. We will see how it holds up!
@@aaanglersI still have 2. The 6 and 8 gear ratios haven't broken, both 7s did
Still one of my favorite reels, just super sad hearing the grind snap sound on a cast then it's never smooth again
Wizardstein is my alt account, sorry lol
I guess what I’m trying to say in the previous comment. you guys have been spoiled you become fishing rod in real snobs😮 but I get it. It’s like opening up brand new PlayStation that smell the touch the feel then the next year you go by another same same
The real point is just go fishing. Have fun. Right?
I don’t know there was an appoint except for fishing!❤😊
Definitely not snobs. We each own 2 reels over $200. Majority 100-150 range. We are wide open to budget options.
I’m on year 5 or 6 with my CR80 fishing every week with it.
Does yours bomb lures further tgan all ur reels mine does and its the cheapest i got by 80$ lol love that reel got it on a procaster combo for 100$ rod was decwnt too at 7'3" Mh
@@caseyclark1418 it does bomb baits. I have it set up on a Dobyns colt 734 14# sunline throwing jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits. I’ll Texas rig if I’m in my kayak and even weightless stick baits with no issues. Other than how it feels in the hand I put it up there with all my tatulas.
@@richieyoung212 same only.thing i dont like is that lews abu plastic-ey feel
Apparently not the only one who prefers a left-handed retrieve?
If we retrieve a spinning reel with the left and fight fish right-handed.
Why not a bait caster?
🤙exactly!
For anyone who might want extra grip on a handle without having ugly grip tape or adding a fighting butt could tie a cool turk's head knot on the butt there.
I use piscifun reels exclusively. The most slept on one for bass is the carbon XCS. For a 200 size I like the torrent 2. For 300/400 size I love the Alijoz. I loved the alloy M until the carbon handlers separated in layers winching in a frog fish.
When I made the choice, someone stole 4 Shimano Curado DCs out of my truck the night before I had to go prefish a tournament. Piscifun was able to get me reels out quick and the shipped from Indiana (I was in Ohio) so 2 day shipping. Now they also offer Amazon next day shipping. Or even better overnight before noon.
Are they better than expensive reels? No. But at 1/5 of the price I could get 5. With little maintenance they’ve lasted me great.
Just got a lews speed spool lfs and the drag is garbage
Yikes
I have read your transcripts and watched the video twice, tried to figure out your ranking of the rods and reals and it’s like a shit sandwich. How about just saying your picks best to worst of rods and reels and put it in the description. Thank you.
Well, we wanted to talk about each, but sure we can do that next time. Best to worst:
1. Ark Gravity G1
2. Piscifun Alloy M
3. Abu Garcia Pro Max
4. Kastking Spartacus II combo
5. Daiwa CR80
6. Handing M1 combo
@@aaanglers, Sorry for my negative response I didn’t realize you had them in that order in the description. Oops 😬
Part 2 Featuring the #piscifun Carbon XCS
The Lews lfs my as well be in this group. Especially at the sale price