Your Favourite reel of all time?

[Dave H]

We have all had plenty of reels over the years. what is/was your favourite for the reel itself or for other personal reasons?

 

These are according to some souce are the best baitrunners on the market...

 

http://carp-fishing-reels.com/baitrunner-reels/

Edited April 5, 2013 by Dave H

[Sportsman]

Spro Redarc

http://www.spro.nl/redarc/UK/redarc-uk.html

Simply the best reel with the best drag that I have used.

 

My other favourite is the Dam CTE closed face reel. I use one all the time.

Landed a 19lb carp on 4lb line and a 14' Shakespeare President match rod on one a couple of weeks ago. The drag actually works.

 

Lastly Okuma Interceptor Bait runner. Have had 3 of these since they first came out. They have been abused and neglected and still work perfectly.

[gozzer]

Mine favourites have to be the two reels I've had the longest. My Match Aerial, bought new in 1968 and still going strong. The other my ABU 501, bought in 1974/5 (I can remember which), and again still going strong. Other reels have come and gone, but these two have been my main 'work horse' reels, and never let me down.

 

John.

[chesters1]

Abu 506 ,simple design ,simple to service and still parts available for it

Worst (among many ) abu 507mk2 no spare parts after 5 years twice as heavy as the original 4 times more fragile

[Phone]

All,

 

Probably the Zebco 33. - - - No, for sure the Zebco 33.

 

Phone

(I'd like to have a couple Zero Bombs but I wouldn't fish with them)

[Rusty]

1st The Witcher Aerial because it just goes about its job without you really knowing that it’s there.

 

2nd The Allcocks Match Aerial because it was a brilliant mass produced centrepin of its time and is still one of the best you can buy.

 

3rd The Mitchell 300 because it did everything and lasted forever (until some scrote nicked mine).

[wotnobivvy]

Intrepid Continental. It was my first fixed spool reel and allowed me to reach the parts that the centrepin couldn't reach. It also had collets that reduced the capacilty of the reel, saving on line

 

Mitchell 300s, which I still use and my 3 have never let me down

[Andy_1984]

Spro Redarc

http://www.spro.nl/redarc/UK/redarc-uk.html

Simply the best reel with the best drag that I have used.

 

My other favourite is the Dam CTE closed face reel. I use one all the time.

Landed a 19lb carp on 4lb line and a 14' Shakespeare President match rod on one a couple of weeks ago. The drag actually works.

 

Lastly Okuma Interceptor Bait runner. Have had 3 of these since they first came out. They have been abused and neglected and still work perfectly.

 

All ive known are interceptors, used others but I always prefer my interceptors. Feel like they should cost more than £25-£30

 

got the ibf30, 40 and 50.

[Worms]

1st The Witcher Aerial because it just goes about its job without you really knowing that it’s there.

 

2nd The Allcocks Match Aerial because it was a brilliant mass produced centrepin of its time and is still one of the best you can buy.

 

3rd The Mitchell 300 because it did everything and lasted forever (until some scrote nicked mine).

Can't comment on the first but the Match Aeriel can't be faulted and Mitchell 300s and the spin-offs are just brilliant especially when updated with modern carbon drag discs.

 

Plus of course (but I am biased) the Worms series of 'pins and multiplier are just some of the best reels I've ever used...

[chavender]

best open faced reel the mitchell 410 (faster than a 300 ,no clunky dab bailarm of the match 440) never found a better modern alternative that felt as natural

 

best closed faced reel abu 507 mk1 never found a better modern alternative ,thats felt as natural

 

Best centrepin the browning revolver ,although i'll admit to coverting other equally nice reels