Reels made in China that last.
Mar 23, 2020 19:47:10 #
GlennMc928
Loc: Tualatin OR
Has anybody had any good lasting luck with any of the baitcasting reels made in china and which one's do you like.
Mar 23, 2020 19:57:46 #
finschasers69
Loc: taylor co. w.v.
piscifun reels 7;1 gear ratio the torrent model bought on least year for $40.00 baitcasting reel spooled with 15 # fluorocarbon works perfectly no problems yet .going to buy another one this spring
Mar 24, 2020 09:52:12 #
Fishon Fishon
Loc: Baton Rouge Louisiana
I’ve had great luck with the Fishdrops LB200 Pro I have 5 of them 17 + 1 bearings, both drags only had trouble with one pin broke they sent me a complete new reel right away, they cast great good drag no noise casting or retrieving good luck and Fishon Fishon!!!!
Mar 24, 2020 10:37:41 #
Rif p
Loc: Pittsburgh
I'm going to try an stop buying anything I can from China. corrupt communist government is lying, stealing and killing the world. China communist party is a cancer on earth.
Mar 24, 2020 14:21:24 #
fisher
Loc: whitewater,colorado
Rif p wrote:
I'm going to try an stop buying anything I can from China. corrupt communist government is lying, stealing and killing the world. China communist party is a cancer on earth.
I agree completely!!!!!!!! Whenever I can, I buy American even if it costs more. Note: if you really look around you can find American that is LESS than communist made. Even in Walmart I've found things made here. Sometimes it is just located on a lower shelf and for LESS (why???).
Mar 24, 2020 14:47:16 #
Higher profit items are usually placed at eye level in retail stores.
Mar 24, 2020 14:57:17 #
GlennMc928
Loc: Tualatin OR
Fishon927 wrote:
I’ve had great luck with the Fishdrops LB200 Pro I have 5 of them 17 + 1 bearings, both drags only had trouble with one pin broke they sent me a complete new reel right away, they cast great good drag no noise casting or retrieving good luck and Fishon Fishon!!!!
How well does the reel cast and and well does the mechanical break work and how strong is the magnetic breaking on the reel.
Mar 24, 2020 15:03:35 #
Newbie, but I’ve been lurking for a while. This thread moved me to register. I am buying American. I’m not xenophobic, but maybe jingoistic. I try to spend locally because when the shit hits the fan it’s the locals you need.
Mar 24, 2020 15:03:47 #
Actually, I try hard not to buy anything made in China. Don't want to be supporting that kind of repressive, authoritarian government!
Mar 24, 2020 15:46:33 #
Good luck finding reels not made in China.
Penn and Avet are about it when it comes to made in USA conventional reels.
There are several fly reels still made here!
Penn and Avet are about it when it comes to made in USA conventional reels.
There are several fly reels still made here!
Mar 24, 2020 18:00:41 #
A couple years ago I bought a bait casting reel made in China to go with a fishing rod I made for my Grandson. I chose a reel that sounded good and had a lot of bearings. In all the 70+ years of buying my own reels, that have been made in USA, I have never had a reel that the handle knob fell off like that Chinese reel! You get what you pay for, but I don't believe that 10, 20, 30 or 40 years later you will ever see like we see on this site an old reel that is still being used. Almost like TP, use it once and buy more.
Mar 24, 2020 19:07:52 #
Old75
Loc: Broken Arrow, OK
I agree to buy those reels mfg. in the USA, the trick is finding out where the reels were made. It takes some real (reel) digging.
Mar 24, 2020 19:59:49 #
Mar 24, 2020 20:18:30 #
msmllm
Loc: Huntington, WV
Rif p wrote:
I'm going to try an stop buying anything I can from China. corrupt communist government is lying, stealing and killing the world. China communist party is a cancer on earth.
Me too. The China virus is over here now. Don't want to buy anything that says China on it.
Mar 24, 2020 22:13:56 #
You can go Swedish. Get a reel that will give many years of service. The round reels by Abu Garcia run around $125.
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