>>645349I have been debating grabbing another Shimano reel. A few years back, I grabbed a Sienna ultralite reel. All the reviews had it as their best reel for under $50. It's nice. I almost grabbed a Sedona or whatever their next tier reel is when I bought that first Pflueger President.
My only problem with the Sienna is the ultralite reel is really small. Especially the spool for the line. I wouldn't want to run anything more than 2lb mono and that is too small for bass fishing. I used 10lb Power Pro (2lb diameter lol) and I would be suprised if I even got 75yds on there total. A long cast and I'm getting close to the mono backing.
Pic related is my current collection. The white reel is an Okuma I impulse bought for $30 at Dick's on Black Friday. Normally $60 or $70. And then I needed a rod at midnight and grabbed that Berkley Lightning Rod (Shock made for braid) from Walmart for $40 and I like it a lot. Bass Pro had them for $50 today and I almost bought another for this new reel when I was there today. But I wanted to try the Abu Garcia. Funny how they have tons of rods for $30-$50, and a bunch for $150-$200 but not much in between.
