3rd Place Manufacturer?

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.

Which Manufacturer would be your go to if not for the big two?

13 Fishing
8
6%
Abu Garcia
72
55%
Ardent
0
No votes
Duckett
0
No votes
Enigma
0
No votes
Favorite
0
No votes
Fitzgerald
0
No votes
Halo
0
No votes
Kastking
1
1%
Kistler
2
2%
Lew's
32
24%
Okuma
6
5%
Penn
4
3%
Pflueger
3
2%
Quantum
2
2%
Zebco
1
1%
 
Total votes: 131

Dink Whisperer
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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by Dink Whisperer » Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:14 am

Lew's for me.

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by rando » Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:41 am

Based on my short experience with abu and lews I vote lews. I had revo sx and the cheapest lews, used them side by side and much preferred the lews.

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by new2BC4bass » Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:48 pm

I like my Abu and Lew's reels, but love my Helios Air reels and the regular Helios ain't half bad.

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by Chode » Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:04 pm

Shakespeare

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by PotatoLake » Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:43 pm

I really really like my Lew's Custom SLP. Shockingly smooth, and I throw Steez, Metaniums, Aldebarans, etc.

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by JewFish61 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:42 am

Quantum. Love my Tour S3. Can only get them on fleabay but they typically go for $120 or so, retailed for $199. Killer reel, casts a mile. I have Curados but often grab the rod with the S3 because I love it so much.

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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by bronzefly » Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:27 pm

I think I use this in another post somewhere way back in the way back but here's my same answer to this quandry. Some situations leave me with no choice :lol:

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Here in 2023, after Daiwa and Shimano, it doesn't matter to me!
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Re: 3rd Place Manufacturer?

Post by MK49 » Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:19 pm

I've used Daiwa for over 43 years. I still use Daiwa, and still buy them. Over the years, I've bought some Shimano and Abu Garcia. So my choice would be Abu Garcia.

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