I am looking for recommendations for a good reel that won’t break the bank. Thanks for any suggestions. We fish a bunch.

For $100 or under look at the Daiwa Fuego, for a little more you can get a Daiwa Tatula CT.

What price range? That may help you get some better answers and maybe better define "we fish a bunch". God luck!

I don't know what your budget is but for me, I'd say the absolute best reel for the price is the Curado K. I've used them for literally every technique that I fish and they will do it all. But if $180 is a little steep for you, the SLX is also a great workhorse for a hundred bucks.

Better define “break the bank.”

13 Fishing Inception is an awesome reel for $120

$100 or under would be ideal. I probably go out for the day 60-70 times a year. Bass fishing in east Texas.

SLX or whatever the “$99 Lews” flavor of the week is.

Maybe some BPS CarbonLites. I don’t know what the regular price is, but I have bought some Johnny Morris signature reels on sale for $99 each. Lot of reel for that price point.

I can usually find Revo SX's on ebay for $120 or so. They are my favorite reel for the price.

Bought a bunch of STX's when the Gen 3's were on sale for $80 and I wish I would have bought the SX's for $60 instead.

Kind of like Ford vs Chevy debate, I've had about 3 or 4 Lews in the past, and I'm just not a fan.

Look at all the tatulas. theyre pretty much tiered price wise. pick whatever meshes best with your budget....those are all good reels imo.

Academy H20 ones and if you want to got ultra cheap those $19.99 chinese reels off ebay, bunch of guyf I know use them.

I can't really speak for other brands - but all I use are the Shimano SLX's and I'm extremely satisfied which is why I can't bring myself to change! The SLX goes for $99 but - consider this...

If you're fishing a bunch you are likely fishing a bunch of different sizes and weight baits. To me...you need a reel that you can easily adjust the brake settings so you aren't constantly having to open up the casing to access the braking system and adjust them - and risk stuff falling out into the water at that. That being said - my recommendation is spending the extra $30 (instead of buying more reels for various techniques) and going with the SLX 150 XT. It's got the infinity brake system and an extra bearing - I've got 1 SLX and the rest are the XT's and I feel the XTs do cast a tad further (yes...thrown the exact same bait/weight, exact same line type/size, on exact same rod with both reels).

Just my 2 cents!

Daiwa Tatula CT

I have several of the Tatula CT, they are great and have all the necessary gear ratios.