What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.
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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by lpquick » Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:19 am

As the saying goes things change over time. Right now my top 3 are:
2014 Conquest 101
Monoblock (any and all)
Conquest 51

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by basscattrent » Sat Jun 21, 2014 7:46 am

njbasscat wrote:Steez, TDZ, Pixy.


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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by ah_long » Sat Jun 21, 2014 2:58 pm

Alphas (because of its customizability and palming)
Antares (new model, it's just that good)
Conquest (no need to explain)

I would consider these the best reels for its time.. I consider the Metanium a step above the Alphas but it wasn't available when the Alphas was out. The Alphas platform is definitely one of the best for its time!

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by bmlum » Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:20 pm

Metanium xg
Chronarch 101D7
Core 51

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by jigapig » Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:56 pm

steez ,fuego,td-x

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by fishingandfords » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:27 am

Exsence DC has to be added to my top list

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by Zimbass » Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:32 pm

Bassmar wrote:Calais 100A
Calcutta 100DC
Metanium HG

Hate to have to agree with a Safrican, but I would go with these too :D :D :D

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by Strewth » Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:03 pm

Calais 100A - very smooth after years of use and does everything really well.
Scorpion XT1000 - love the form factor and is still very smooth after 4 years of very heavy work
Stella C2000 - great spinner for finesse work with 4-6lb braid

All of the above have been used in both salt and freshwater.

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by Bassmar » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:46 am

Zimbass wrote:
Bassmar wrote:Calais 100A
Calcutta 100DC
Metanium HG

Hate to have to agree with a Safrican, but I would go with these too :D :D :D

You know we right! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have a 14 Conquest 100 on it's way from the land of the rising sun. So that list might change.

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by HellaBass » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:19 am

Chronarch D7
Chronarch Ci4+
Curado E50

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by 21farms » Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:14 am

  • 13metanium XG
  • exsence DC
  • revo elite IB rocket9

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by rubs96 » Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:01 am

Calais DC
Calcutta DC
Core 100MgFV / Core 50Mg7 --- CORE platform of reels :D

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by robertrinaustin » Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:13 pm

Chronarch 50 MG
TDZ
MGX

Not intentional, but three different manufacturers.

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by ohg9530 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:28 am

Zonda 68R
Core 50
Mitchell 300 (just because)

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Re: What's your top 3 reels of all time?

Post by Markanthony404 » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:47 pm

Calcutta TE100GT

Calcutta TE200GT

Calcutta TE 700

Smoothest and most reliable reels I have ever owned.

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