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 best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 05:59 PM
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wtf242
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I'm wanting to build a nice deep cranking setup and I'm having issues finding a nice low gear reel. It seems everything these days is super high speed. The best I can find is a Shimano Calcutta Conquest, but I'm not sure I want to spend nearly $600 on a reel.
any suggestions?
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 06:36 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Lews super duty. It should be available in a slow enough gear for crankbaiting.
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 06:37 PM
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bigbass94
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Lew's BB1 (5.1:1) or Abu Garcia REVO Winch (5.4:1).
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 06:43 PM
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M. Alexander
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 07:12 PM
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jackwabbit
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I use an orra winch on 6-10xd works great
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 07:48 PM
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stringwise
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Revo Winch Gen 3 or Gen 4. I played around with others but once I bought my first winch I bought more to replace the others I had played around with. Great for 6-10XDs or any other cranking you want to do. Good luck!
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 08:16 PM
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ezbassin
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Lews BB-1 (5.1-1) is the best deep cranking reel in that gear ratio, in my opinion. This reel can cast a crank bait a super long way and it is easy to crank. I have three of them in a 5-1, a 6-1 for med. and shallow baits and a 7-1 for small wake baits and top water baits. Awesome reels for moving baits.
If you are wanting a heavy duty round reel the Daiwa Luna 203 or 253 are good ones. I have both but I use them for large swim baits. They are all metal so they are quite a bit heavier than the BB-1.
Last edited by ezbassin; 09/02/17 08:21 PM.
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 08:40 PM
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Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad
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I have the revo winch and honestly I prefer my orra winch over it. Had thought about ordering the revo x in the low gear just haven't pulled the trigger yet.
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 08:56 PM
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Bill Durham
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Plus 1 on the Revo Winch.. very smooth reel and handles deep divers really well.
BD
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 09:09 PM
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Champion 221 Elite
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For really slow gear ratio,find a Shimano Curado 200B38 3.8:1 Gear Ratio or for a little faster Curado 200B5 5.1:1 Gear Ratio.These are the older green Curado.Usually find them on Ebay.They are very dependable and basically bullet proof.
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 09:13 PM
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goodman1389
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I use an orra winch on 6-10xd works great I use the Orra Winch too and I really like it
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 09:39 PM
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SAKS
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I have Orra Winch and BB1. Prefer the Orra for cranking. It fits my hand better. I wouldn't stress to much over reel speed. You can always slow your retrieve down. Just get a reel that holds more line.
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 11:09 PM
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dk2429
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I'd see probably Revo Winch as my first choice. Even a Lews Super Duty or BB1.
Also check out the Concept A and Concept C from 13 Fishing
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/02/17 11:57 PM
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lconn4
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Re: best low gear bait casting reel?
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09/03/17 12:51 AM
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Big Swimbait
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I use an orra winch on 6-10xd works great I use the Orra Winch too and I really like it Agree with the Orra Winch. Specs are almost identical to the Revo version.
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