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Anyone using this baitcaster ? #14556826 12/06/22 03:23 PM
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Anyone heard or use this brand ? They look well built but don't know much about them?

www.batesfishingco.com

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Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14556894 12/06/22 04:28 PM
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First post asking about a $300 reel nobody's ever heard of. Couldn't possibly be spam...................

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14557043 12/06/22 07:06 PM
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Nice catch

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14557275 12/06/22 11:43 PM
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I heard from my uncles cousins brothers grandpa, that they are junk; but I don’t know…

They look nice, someone should do a YouTube video casting them against other brands.

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Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14557353 12/07/22 01:58 AM
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One post wonder hasn’t returned, imagine that.

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14557410 12/07/22 03:45 AM
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it's blue...

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: tmd11111] #14568368 12/18/22 09:13 PM
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Definitely not spam just asking a simple question. Thats why i joined the forum

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Not sure what that means it was my first post

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No Sir.


Consider it a micro brand of baitcaster. The review would have to come from you.

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14568447 12/18/22 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Texasfish007
Not sure what that means it was my first post


It means you’re a spammer hawking something nobody’s heard of. You should hawk it over on bbc, bigger audience

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: tmd11111] #14568534 12/19/22 12:08 AM
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Not sure what you mean by hawk or hawking. I assumed asking a question about a reel on a fishing forum made sense. IDK maybe im wrong.

Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: Texasfish007] #14568547 12/19/22 12:31 AM
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They SEEM to be the NEW THING and Cabellas ,and pro bass sell them . Good reviews on the GOAT Model .
Made from a Solid piece of Aluminum ..... maybe a good product but NOPE ain't seen one or used one and most likely NEVER WILL less someone gives me one . since I have quite a few old reels ,just won't have a chance to.
Here is a link to the pro Bass article .


PRO BASS BATES REEL INFO

They KINDA Look Like SONIC THE HEDGE HOG




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IF GRASSHOPPERS CARRIED SHOT GUNS
THE BIRDS WOULDN'T MESS WTHH EM
Re: Anyone using this baitcaster ? [Re: OLDREELCOLLECTORS.COM] #14568549 12/19/22 12:35 AM
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Thx didn't know they were on Basspro ill check it out

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Well I just posted a Query with Bass Pro to see WHADDUP with the little jewel that boasts 10plus 1 Bearings (pretty fishy right there if they caint add 10 plus 1 to get 11 .
Plus I inquired to their origin of Manufacture since the ad says allow 10 to 14 days and ships FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT Bass Pro . (anuuder fishy deal )

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$300 and no change?


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