I have the Mitchel 308 and after 1 season the handle turns but the bail
doesn't. I think the Stradic is a favorite among some in this newsgroup.
That will run about $130.00 I guess.

I myself am a cheap spinning reel kind of guy. I have a box of junk reels
and I picked through them this winter and most are actually working fine and
have landed fish with them this year. Even some assumed junk ultralights are
performing well.

Keep em clean and oiled. Use reel magic a couple times a year to keep
moisture out and even the cheap reels will last a few seasons.

Baitcasters are a different story entirely.

There's my 2 cents.

Dave V


"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
om...
"fishtale" wrote in message
oups.com...
Sorry just ranting a bit so kindly ignore. I bought another reel but it
is hard to determine whether it is better to buy multiple cheap reels
rather than one that is more substantial and expensive, I also have a
lot of reels set aside that require maintenance. The order of
importance is angler, lure, knot, line, rod and lastly reel..

Ultimately it is better to buy better quality reels one at a time. While
today you may only have one reel, in years hence your number of working
reels will increase. If you buy multiple cheap reels down the road you
will
have multiple piles of junk.

That being said, the Shimano Symetre is a pretty good bang for the buck at
around $79 dollars, and the Mitchel 300/308 is a close second at around
$59
dollars. (Cabelas recently had the Mitchels on sale for less) I have
owned
some Cardinal spinning reels in the past, and I was never overly impressed
with their durability. They fished ok when new, but...

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