Best spin reel for shallow reds
 

Guys what's the best spinning reel for the money for shallow water reds?

Thanks

I like the Shimano Sonora 4000 it's a great reel for the money $50 can't beat it

US Reel 240 sx

Okuma Inspira 30 on a 7ft Medium Okuma C3 Rod, spooled with 30lb suffix 832 braid

Got the same setup, but with a castaway pole. Very nice. The penn spinfisher SSg 420, and 430 are very good reels.

I'm gonna have to check out these okumas ..... Always been a Shimano guy but I'll give it a try

I have my Sonora on a 7'2" Blair Wiggins Inshore Slam Rod and I love the rod.

Okuma inspira 30 is a great reel. I use the 30lb power pro.

Ask 10 different people and 10 answers....can't go wrong with shimano,I have a sedona that is 3 years old still like new.

Thanks guys!!

IMO the ole black and gold Penn 440 is and forever will be the greatest spinning reel ever they go through hell and back...

Can't believe I'm sayin this but i agree with you Penn fo sho

Sale rack at Cabelas! Use it till it breaks and grab the next one in line! Bought 4 combos for $100! Break one?...who cares! Lol!

You guys put too much thought into this stuff! Lol! Yeah, I may be that guy next to you rockin the mullet with the Ugly Stick!!

I would like to see some pics of that mullet!

x2 on that sedona

i really like the shimano sedona for a value-priced reel. $60 for a well balanced reel with a good instant-anti reverse, good deal. add that reel to a clarus lifetime warrantry rod and you have a nice, light, sensitive and well-balanced combo for $130.. and it'll last for years. ;)

Corey, I have 2 ugly Stix........you'll see one in action in 2 weeks......put a good reel on it and your golden!

I wish I had the nerve to grow one! :*****::*****: If I did, I'd keep the rest as short as it is now and, the back, that would be half way down my back would be permed and highlighted!:*****::work:

I idolize you sir....... If it wouldnt be for my Jew fro (not Jewish) I would be right there with you keeping it classy yet hanging loose!

Got the Okuma Inspira 30 and Epixor 30. They get wet all the time when I wade and just a little spritz of fresh water and some lube and they good to go. Got one on a 7ft Castaway and another on a 7 ft. Berkley Lightnin' Rod. I got 10 lb Big Game on em and they work just fine for me. They are really great trout combos,too. Just gotta play the reds a little and let the rod and drag do the work. Fun, fun.....

i have two of the sedonas going on seven years. Time for an upgrade though, these are the old style sedonas. The newer ones are sweet!

Okuma Trio and a carrot stik wild 7ft M Sweet matching setup!!!

Okuma Epixor / Ugly Stik or Rhino Rod / 30# Power Pro line. I also have another Okuma model but I forgot the name (might be an Inspira?), I try and stay below $50-60 on the reel, Okuma lets you do that if you shop around, and the reel is smooth and durable.

I asked the US Reels rep. at the Houston Fishing Show if it was made for saltwater.
He kept changing the subject on me. Never would answer my saltwater question.

When I asked where it was made at, he hung his head and said China.
It is a nice looking reel, but it is made in China. Why is it named US Reel? Makes no sense to me.

All their reels have nice features, they have reels that are made just for braid, but if they cannot hold up in saltwater, Ray don't want it. I could get a Zebco spinning reel for 1/10th the price and get the same saltwater service out of it.

My wife has the older model Shimano Stratic. Brother in law has a newer model Stratic and I have a couple of the new composite Stratics. They are very nice. Very light, but kinda expensive. But you get what you pay for.

I know a guide out of Leeville that uses Okuma rod and reels. He loves them, but Okuma gives them to him. He sells them, used, to customers at the end of each season.

The preceding message is just my opinion. Not to be taken as the gospel about fishing reels. When you find something you like, stick with it. No matter the brand or price.

Went with two okumas and two shimanos and 4 redfish Allstar rods (on sale) Lol

So I'm going to give them a whirl

Dang son you dont play around! Let me know if you want to hook up one day. Chasing redfish in the shallows is my passion.

Could make up my darn mind!! so just sell heck with it!

Sent you a PM

Hell yeh man! You get the Blue ASR rods or the Inshore Series? Those rodsare pretty sweet, good choice! What reel models did you get?

Blue asr and the Inspira & Sedona

Damn! You dropped some cheddar huh!
Sweet arse setup-ups you should love em!

Lol I know! Just aggregated with baitcasters

Make sure you spool them up with braid or you will be just as aggravated,maybe more. :cool:

Very true statement! I switched to braid and I'll never look back

Will do!!

What braid should I use?? 12lbs

20lb PowerPro(same size as 6lb mono) is my choice of braid, others will say suffix 832 but I never tried it so I don't know bout that stuff I don't plan on switching anytime soon.

Thanks salty I've never used any so
I was wondering! Was wondering since the reel only holds 10 or 12 pound test! Thanks a bunch

Yep 20lb braid is like spooling up with 6lb test, you might also want to put a little 10-15lb mono on the spool and tie your braid to that(don't fill the reel up more than 20% with the mono you just want a little pad to prevent the braid from sliding. Get it on there good and tight)

Awesome thanks!! Mono first? Then braid??

I usually put enough mono to cover the spool and then tie your braid to the mono using a uni to uni knot

x2

Thanks!! Did you get my email outcast? I live in Prairieville also

what are the benafits of spin vs. bait cast

Skipping flukes/baits, better in windy conditions

Ray I don't know if the US Reels were made for saltwater but I've got 4 of them(oldest about 4 1/2 year old) and have only fished salt water with them and I've had zero issues with them. The only thing I've ever done is rinsed them of with the hose. Heck I've never even lubed them.

Slingin popping corks!

I was skeptical cause the company rep. would not answer my question.
Made me walk...

Sad part about that is their company rep is probably like a lot of companies lately, their reps now what's in their pamphlets and that's it. But trust me they hold up great and are smooth.