"LJM" wrote in message
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As I posted last week I've decided to get back into bass fishing. All of
my bait casters are at least 12 years old which are Shimano's, Daiwa's,
and Abu Garcia's. All of my rods are IM6's. I've gone through all of my
reels and cleaned them up, lubed the gears, and changed the line. They
are all in excellent condition as I had them stored in a secure out
building.

So now I see there are IM7 rods and the choices for bait casters are
endless. Bass Pro has lot's of different models under their name which I
assume are made by one of the major manufacturers under the Bass Pro Logo.
The prices have changed quite a bit as well. Used to be a $100 bait
caster was a killer reel. Now it seems a $300 bait caster is a killer
reel. It looks like to me the Trion is a pretty nice reel at the $100
mark. I also assume it is made in China which seems to be the standard
anymore.

I'd like to hear from you guys on opinions on the Trion or any bait caster
you feel is a quality reel and is a good value. TIA.

Jim

You're right, a lot has changed in the past decade. But while costs have
gone up, some reels are still good value. Two of them that I like are the
old model green Shimano Curado 200 (which can be gotten on eBay) and the
Shimano Cardiff. Both can be had for $100 or less and really hold up well.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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