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 Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Ken A.]
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08/10/23 12:42 PM
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tmd11111
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I’m partial to shimano and you can’t go wrong with a Metanium or Bantam. Daiwa Steez is another good option. +1 on the Metanium I said Metanium or Bantam as I have about 2 dozen of them but am thinking of picking up an Antares to go with my new Conquest 905c. It's about as high end as it gets in the Shimano lineup. I own all of the high end Shimanos and they're all great reels if you use smaller line or braid. None of the high end Shimanos hold enough line to suit me. The OP was asking about high end reels $500-$1K. The new calcutta conquest md holds plenty of line but weighing in at 13oz. I'm going to take a hard pass. I do agree though about Shimano's high end reels lacking in line capacity
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/10/23 01:16 PM
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Antares DC or DC MD hands down the best reels. The Metanium MGL is slick I like it over the DC, the MGL will cast almost anything. My favorite reel for jerk baits is the Scorpion DC it's super low profile fits in the palm of my hand easily.
I have 1 Daiwa Steez only use it for frogs as it kinda sucks for anything else IMO.
Do something different, you will be surprised what happens.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/10/23 02:56 PM
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Ken A.
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To be clear the Metanium, Scorpion and the Antares are fine pieces of machinery.
Its a personal preference thing to me. I like a reel that holds lots of line. If I put 20 Invisx on my Metanium and make a long cast I am out of line. This also affects the retrieve speed of the lure as the diameter of the spool has decreased to almost nothing after the cast. I'm probably the only person in the world that it bothers. I'm kinda bougie like that
Last edited by Ken A.; 08/10/23 02:59 PM.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Ken A.]
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08/10/23 03:00 PM
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Its a personal preference thing. I like a reel that holds lots of line. If I put 20 Invisx on my Metanium and make a long cast I am out of line. This also affects the retrieve speed of the lure as the diameter of the spool has decreased to almost nothing after the cast. I'm probably the only person in the world that it bothers. I'm kinda bougie like that Nope, you're not the only one. Some of my earlier Alpha frame Daiwas had this same issue. I swapped out the spools for deeper ones and they are some of my favorite reels in my line up.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: avid_basser]
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08/10/23 03:12 PM
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Ken A.
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Its a personal preference thing. I like a reel that holds lots of line. If I put 20 Invisx on my Metanium and make a long cast I am out of line. This also affects the retrieve speed of the lure as the diameter of the spool has decreased to almost nothing after the cast. I'm probably the only person in the world that it bothers. I'm kinda bougie like that Nope, you're not the only one. Some of my earlier Alpha frame Daiwas had this same issue. I swapped out the spools for deeper ones and they are some of my favorite reels in my line up. One of the things the reel manufacturers are always striving for is to be the lightest weight, keep it under 6 oz. That is not an easy task even with magnesium & titanium components. If you shrink the reel frame down to 7/8 the size it is easier to achieve. Notice Shimano lists the Metanium line capacity with 10 & 12# line. Who uses 10# line on a bait caster??
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Ken A.]
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08/10/23 03:30 PM
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Its a personal preference thing. I like a reel that holds lots of line. If I put 20 Invisx on my Metanium and make a long cast I am out of line. This also affects the retrieve speed of the lure as the diameter of the spool has decreased to almost nothing after the cast. I'm probably the only person in the world that it bothers. I'm kinda bougie like that Nope, you're not the only one. Some of my earlier Alpha frame Daiwas had this same issue. I swapped out the spools for deeper ones and they are some of my favorite reels in my line up. One of the things the reel manufacturers are always striving for is to be the lightest weight, keep it under 6 oz. That is not an easy task even with magnesium & titanium components. If you shrink the reel frame down to 7/8 the size it is easier to achieve. Notice Shimano lists the Metanium line capacity with 10 & 12# line. Who uses 10# line on a bait caster?? in Texas, if you are using 10-12 lb line here and its not a squarebill I pray for you
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/10/23 05:38 PM
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I can’t believe no one has mentioned the Megabass tuned reels.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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08/10/23 07:54 PM
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avid_basser
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I can’t believe no one has mentioned the Megabass tuned reels. Basically a Daiwa reel with fancy parts
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: ko bass attack 27]
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08/10/23 10:37 PM
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I had a Metanium and sold it because cheaper Diawa reels that I have outperform it all the time. No need for me to keep an expensive Shimano reel when it does not live up to my needs. Cheaper Shimano reels perform better than the Metanium.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/10/23 10:38 PM
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I had a Metanium and sold it because cheaper Diawa reels that I have outperform it all the time. No need for me to keep an expensive Shimano reel when it does not live up to my needs. Cheaper Shimano reels that I own perform better than the Metanium for finesse baits. Its just too expensive for the performance you get out of it.
Last edited by ezbassin; 08/10/23 10:57 PM.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/11/23 01:10 AM
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I don't own anything in that price class, but I have used some. I think the higher end DC reels aren't as worth it as the MGL/non chip reels. The Metanium MGL is choice
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/11/23 04:14 PM
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I’ve owned a butt ton of high end reels over the years and to me there is Daiwa, then everything else. The Steez is absolutely phenomenal, the zillion is a bit cheaper but still a fantastic reel.
Lews makes some killer stuff, as so high end Revo’s, never owned any of the super expensive shimano’s, and they were all great, but Daiwa sitting on Champion Extreme rods were the best feeling setups ever in my hands.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: Cliff31]
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08/11/23 06:09 PM
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Steez zillion tws. For BFS the alderbaran period.
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Re: Best Baitcaster Reel
[Re: blackNblue_NTX]
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08/11/23 06:38 PM
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Dr JL
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Its a personal preference thing. I like a reel that holds lots of line. If I put 20 Invisx on my Metanium and make a long cast I am out of line. This also affects the retrieve speed of the lure as the diameter of the spool has decreased to almost nothing after the cast. I'm probably the only person in the world that it bothers. I'm kinda bougie like that Nope, you're not the only one. Some of my earlier Alpha frame Daiwas had this same issue. I swapped out the spools for deeper ones and they are some of my favorite reels in my line up. One of the things the reel manufacturers are always striving for is to be the lightest weight, keep it under 6 oz. That is not an easy task even with magnesium & titanium components. If you shrink the reel frame down to 7/8 the size it is easier to achieve. Notice Shimano lists the Metanium line capacity with 10 & 12# line. Who uses 10# line on a bait caster?? in Texas, if you are using 10-12 lb line here and its not a squarebill I pray for you Ha! And agree I just make REALLY short casts with my metanium loaded up with big line… Ken is bougie-what? No way.
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