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 Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/02/18 06:31 PM
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BigPoppa007
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Any of y’all run any of the Cheap baitfeeder/ baitrunner Reels from EBay or Amazon or other ?
Happy with them.?
KastKing, Yoshikawa, Picifun, Sougayilang, Burning Shark etc etc Probally All from same Chinese factory.....
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/02/18 10:13 PM
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I’ll buy cheap rods, but I quit buying cheap reels a while back. I’d rather have a decent non bait runner reel (cabelas salt striker) that I can just loosen the drag on than a knock off baitrunner reel from China. They just won’t last.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 01:11 AM
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A friend of mine wants to try carping but doesn’t wanna spend much $ to try it. 2 Rods n reels n 2 alarms and 2 banksticks, But he does want a baitfeeder reel.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 02:26 AM
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Okuma avengers on whippin stix will be less than $80 per combo and should be a great place to start.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 09:41 PM
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Went to Cabela’s just cuz. They have 6 King Kat baitfeed combos left. Told my buddy he should get those
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 11:24 PM
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Atleast that way cabelas can refund him if he has a problem. I’m sure the king Kat reels are about the same quality as the eBay reels, but I’d fee better buying them from a store than from a random Chinese eBay company.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 11:41 PM
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I have three of the king cat bait feed combos that I bought about six years ago but I have not done a lot of carpeting in the last six years -they seem to be an Okuma reel ?
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/03/18 11:56 PM
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Caribou
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I think salt strikers are made by Okuma. Didn’t realize that about the king Kats. They’ve always felt kinda cheap when I’ve looked at them in store.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/04/18 12:31 AM
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I think salt strikers are made by Okuma. Didn’t realize that about the king Kats. They’ve always felt kinda cheap when I’ve looked at them in store. The Blue King Kat Reels Suck - Cheap 1 bearing Reel. these are different......not as Nice as the Salt Strikers but not Turds like the Blue Reels.... https://outdoortrailsnetwork.com/buy-or-bust/cabelas-king-kat-baitfeeder-combocan't link them on Cabelas site cuz they are no longer available........at One Time the Texas State Record Carp or Buffalo had been caught on one of these combos by One of them Guys who used to be on Here 6-8 yrs ago.......then he moved on to Higher end stuff.......
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/04/18 04:43 AM
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Reason to move to higher end reels is very simple: it is smart thing to do. Last time I was looking for a BR reel happened couple years ago: my reel are all in a great working conditions! Example: I'm still using my Shimano Baitrunner 4500 bought in year 2000. It was salt water fishing for couple years, but now it is 100% carp. No parts was needed, just cleaning. Beat it: $100 payed in y2000 for the reel you still can trust big time! 
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/04/18 07:00 PM
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Reason to move to higher end reels is very simple: it is smart thing to do. Last time I was looking for a BR reel happened couple years ago: my reel are all in a great working conditions! Example: I'm still using my Shimano Baitrunner 4500 bought in year 2000. It was salt water fishing for couple years, but now it is 100% carp. No parts was needed, just cleaning. Beat it: $100 payed in y2000 for the reel you still can trust big time! True but as with just about any New Hobby, Activity Most people start off with cheaper stuff to see if they like it and upgrade when they really get into it. Buddy doesn’t want to invest a lot of $ to start with - so trying to find the Best of the Cheaper Stuff.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/11/18 01:40 PM
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OKUMA avenger serie is definetly a terrific reel for the price. 6500 model is about 50$ may be 65$ for the 8500. I got a couple Kastking pontu 5000 that work well for carps (about 25$ I think). I use baitfeeders also for alligator gars, but for a 150lbs gar, I definetly prefer Okuma.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/11/18 04:28 PM
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OKUMA avenger serie is definetly a terrific reel for the price. 6500 model is about 50$ may be 65$ for the 8500. I got a couple Kastking pontu 5000 that work well for carps (about 25$ I think). I use baitfeeders also for alligator gars, but for a 150lbs gar, I definetly prefer Okuma. That my opinion too. Looks like you can get used Daiwa opus plus reels on eBay for $60 or so. I used to run 3 of those when I had my carp gear. Loved them. If I fish for carp now, I just close the bail and looses my drag all the way. Then tighten it as they are running. Works just fine.
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Re: Cheap Baitfeed Reel.?
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09/19/18 02:10 PM
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OKUMA AVENGER i had a couple since i started carp fishing 8 years ago. I've passed it down to other family members and still works like a charm good luck shimano rods from academy or berkley lightning rods work great. i have lots of gear from bottom end to the top of the top i still fish with all of them i worked my way up so i have a lot of do and donts to carp fishing tight lines good luck
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