What is the best Saltwater fishing reel for the money $100. to 300 ? Please help .?

Answer 1

Spinning reel: Shimano Stradic 4000 or 5000 they are awsome!

Answer 2

I'd take a look at the Penn reels. They have a complete line in any size and line capacity that you may need. Penn is not loaded with a lot of bells and whistles, but are well built, last forever, easy to maintain, and parts are always available. The reels I am listing are all within your price range.

For a spinning reel the Penn 650 or 750SS are hard to beat, and as mentioned already, for surf fishing, I don't think there is anything better. They will hold up in the sand and dirt better than any other reel that I have used.

For conventional I like the 555, 545, and 535. All have the graphite composite frame, over sized gears, ball bearings, and have the HT100 drags, which is the best drag material available.

Answer 3

Im not exactly sure what kind of fishing your doing so there is a really big range of reels to use depending on what your fishing with.
The 2 best brands that Ive found to withstand saltwater fairly well is Abu Garcia and Penn. Between those 2 brands, their selection of reels can pretty much cover most kinds of saltwater fishermen's needs.
But if you can operate a baitcasting reel, I would highly recommend it. I have yet to find a spinning reel that will resist saltwater as well as the baitcaster reels.

Answer 4

Depends on what your fishing for.

Mahi mahi, ono, ahi under 100lbs, etc. I'd choose the Penn 330LD and load it with 30# test.

Not only Lever drag (essential in a kayak) but level wind. You don't have to worry about anything except fighting the fish.

If you want 50# Test the Penn single speed GLD 30. Again LD, but not level wind.Probably the best buy for giving you a bigger fish capability like stripy marlins, etc..

For both you might try getting an extra 100 yds on by underlying 300 yds of spectra, and top off with mono. Put 20-25 feet of wind on florocarbon leader of 80 lb so you have good control over fish near boat. Keep your terminal gear to a minimum using small Aussie swivels.You can use a short piece of single strand brown wire with a haywire twist to the swivel and have a hell of a rig.

For small craft and kayaks I'd pick a pole that is maybe 10# less than your line. Should give you more play.

Answer 5

I fish for Salmon on the Puget Sound and I own 2 Shimano Tekota 600 reels. I have used many and found this reel out preforms any in its class. Tekota makes bigger reels so if your fishing for anything larger than 50lb Salmon go for the larger reel and they also have a line counter version. You won't be disappointed. Price range from $ 150.00 to $ 250.00

Answer 6

Answer some questions first: What type of fishing (casting, trolling, bottom fishing, surf fishing)? What type and size of fish, what part of the world? Spinning or conventional? What size line?

Generally, for $100-300 you can get excellent reels in any of those categories from a number of brands.

Answer 7

Shimano (Spinning & Offshore), Penn (Offshore Conventional & Spinning), Abu Garcia (baitcasters).


You can't go wrong with these 3 companys.

1. Shimano- Calcutta/Stella/Tiagra/TLD
2. Penn- International/Senator/Spinfisher (Metal)
3. Abu Garcia- Ambassador (Classic)

These are "the best" of the lot!

And if you want a better spinning reel than a Shimano "Stella" get a Van Staal.

Answer 8

It all depends how you plan on fishing(you need to add some details)

for surf fishing try Penn fishing spinning reels (slammer series)
for bait fishing look at shimano's baitrunner series or Penns live liner series.....

if you add some details you could a better suited answer....

Answer 9

My two favorite outfits are a pair of 9 foot Quantum QXLC 90MH rods, with 6500C Ambassadors on them. I spool them with 17 or 20 lb test, and have found them excellent for surf fishing on the NC coast. I probably have under $200 each in them, and Stripers up to 38 inches, and Red Drum of 27 to 38 inches have worked them out for years, but the smooth drags, and power of the rods bring them to the beach. I use them for "plugging" for Blues, Spanish, Drum, and Stripers. They are also awesome outfits when using "fish finder" rigs in the surf.....

Answer 10

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