How to Pick the Best Fishing Reel

No matter what type of fish you pursue, at some point you will need to pick out a fishing reel. Fishing reels come in basically four different types. I will discuss three of the more popular ones, excluding the fly reel. Baitcasting reels, also known as conventional and levelwind reels are one of the more complex fishing reels, but baitcasting reels are very popular for larger fish including catfish, striper and many saltwater fish. Spinning reels are another popular reel the is a lot easier to cast than a baitcasting / levelwind reel. Spinning reels too will land very large fish. The last group of reels I will discuss are the spincasting reels. Spincasting reels are usually an entry level reel for folks just getting into fishing, or those looking for a no frills way to catch fish.

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[billhodgson]

Those Zebco’s are a icon in fishing gear they have caught millions of fish of all sizes- I use spinning reels personally, Kast king 5500, with bait running options 65$- went out last night and my son caught a 16lb flat and I a 22lb flat he uses the same reel very happy with them, once again Dieter very informative video 👍

[HomesickforAlaska]

Still have my first Zebco reel from around 1968 and some old PENN 209's.
Brings back a lot of memories of fishing with my Dad.

[williamsocha]

Dieter, you definitely qualify as a MASTER in educational instruction! One of my first spinning reels was a small Penn722 ( the funky green colored ones from the mid 1970's). In 1985 I landed a new state record shad using it. Still in operation although I.only fish with it once or thrice each year. In fresh, brackish and occasionally salt H 2. O.

[raygissendanner]

Great information I used the spincast reels 50 years ago and love the spinning reels and now trying to use the baitcasters and round reels

[stevenfreeman]

I started out fishing with a zebco and fished with spinning reels for a lot of yrs, as you say I got ate up on fishing and have level wind bait casters now that I absolutely love, your videos and advice really helped me become a better fisherman

[terrydees]

That bait feeder feature is the best addition to spinning reels since they added a line roller. Does any one remember spinning reels without line rollers on the bail? Good episode thanks.

[abpob]

I got two of the Piscifun Flame 4000 spinning reels off Amazon for about $25 each based on Dieter recommendations. I use them for catfish, white bass, stripers, etc. It's ridiculous how good they are for the cost. I like spinning reels because I can teach anyone how to cast and the large reel handles work really well for my wife and for kids as it gives them extra leverage. I grew up in Tulsa and Zebco was an icon in the region. When Zebco came out with the Zebco One reel my dad bought several and we used them for everything.

[markreeves]

Nice comparison video Dieter ! I use all three types of reels and enjoy the differences of each ! I caught a 12 lb. Carp on a Zebco 202 with 10 lb. Line on an ultralight rod when I was 14 years old ! It took almost 30 minutes to land that fish ! That was 52 years ago ! 😀🎣

[Rustykan]

Just starting out fishing and saw this, thanks for the information sir!

[coldcreekcatfishingbillie]

Another great learning video, thanks for all of your wisdom deiter hope to see tons more of it

[michaelmilton]

Hello thanks for your video. I just found your channel, I watched the abu garcia video and decided to see what other videos you had. Thanks again Mike

[jeffreyneely]

Good morning Dieter, totally enjoyed video. Great information 💯💯👍👍

[christianspain]

I noticed you using the Catfish Pro gear recently. I looked at the specs on that spinning reel after this video and that reel looks really nice! 22 lb drag, 5.2:1 gears, looks like a great product for the price. I'm also interested in that secondary drag mechanism.

[xStevex]

As someone that’s still using spinning gear, I’ve never understood the reasoning behind “advancing“ to bait casters. I don’t see any advantage in them whatsoever. If you think about surf fishermen at the beach, they’re all using spinning reels. You even see people fishing out on the ocean for giant tuna using spinning gear. I think they might have a very slight advantage when using very heavy baits but outside of that, I guess I haven’t found a reason to use them yet. Plus hearing that drag peel on a spinning reel is very satisfying 😂

[davidrosset]

I still own an ABU Garcia 5000 and 4500C. And a Mitchell 300 spinners reel. Now a days I do most of my fishing with spinning reels.

[macboxfishing]

I really appreciate your insight on catfish fishing, and your views are always great. But I do have to disagree with you about the baitcaster being the reel for casting long distances. The spinning reels in the U.K. are much bigger than the spinning reels here in the U.S. and can cast 100 m, which is 328 ft. Most carp fishing companies like Preston Innovations, Daiwa, and Fox have long-distance powerful reels. I would love to get your thoughts on these spinning reels since they use them for the Wels catfish. But that's just my opinion, which means nothing. Please keep up the good work. 👍

[gawnan]

Great video. I think you did not give the spin cast reels from Zebco enough credit. The Zebco 888 will hold 110 yards of 25Lbs mono and is rated with a 30lbs of drag. The 808 will hold 145 yards of 20Lbs line with a 24Lbs of drag. Both of those reels come with power handles stock.

[madtownangler]

The new Zebco 303's are made cheaper than the old ones. I bought a bunch for my parents, mostly mom, over the years and stopped buying them new. I kinda made it a challenge for a while to buy them at garage sales.

Right now I'm doing a test of a $30 reel that someone at work gave me. It's the same size as my 4000 sized Shimano reels. So far I have gotten a couple twenty pound channel cats with it from shore

[kevinesterline]

No the 202 404 before that cane pole and what ever string you could find in the trees.👍👍

[trebordodge]

I swear by Zebcos, at least the 33s. Most of my rods have some form of a 33. Grandpa used to use the old 44s to catch state records.