New reel

[LACamper]

We're planning a trip to Hopedale sometime soon at my wife's (!) request. One of co-workers went down a few weeks ago and did very well bank fishing.
Anyway, I pulled out my rods and reels for the first time since Katrina and spend some time cleaing and triage'ing them. The rods are all fine. The reels were mixed. Believe it or not, I had 2 Zebco 202's that someone gave me that work fine. My good spinnng reel was toast though.
Without spending a ton (since I don't get to fish much anymore), anybody have any suggestions on a replacement?

 

[Bearco]

Penn combos

I usually do not buy combos, but was in Florida last year and needed a rod for my wife. I purchased a $50 Penn spinning combo at Walmart. I have caught all kinds of fish on this combo (including big red fish) w/o having any issues with it. I liked it so much, after I bought my new boat, I went back and got three more.

 

[CajunTim]

Did you make it down there yet?

 

[LACamper]

Nope. I did buy a pair of cheap reels for now though...

 

[penguin]

I need to buy a cheap set. I think I'll be even cheaper and see about trading one of my golf club sets for a set.

 

[CajunTim]

Group buy on Rod-N-Reels?

 

[Papercut]

I have 2 baitcast rods that are collecting dust.....

http://bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1958&highlight=baitcast

 

[Richard in LA]

Shimano. The Sedona is good, around $50. Get it at Puglia's or Academy. Had mine for 10-15 years.

shimano does make good reels, and probably the best baitcasters with the curado, calcutta and cronarch, but the old school, all metal, non graphite penn 420SS & 430SS spinning reels are the shiznit. My dad still has some that are the green and white ones from 30+ years ago, and still work better than some of the new ones on the market.

a wise man once told me that a cheap rod and reel will catch just as big of a fish as an expensive one, just not nearly as many.

 

[Richard in LA]

Or Stradic. Really anything above sedona and you'll have it forever. Those are spinning. For baitcast, still shimano- the gold ones, forgot the name. Pricey,but they last. Also can't go wrong with penn. Don't know about diawa.

the gold ones are the calcutta series. they also make a silver calcutta, but for strictly freshwater fishing.

 

[penguin]

My daughter has a dora the explorer one. Is that good? lol. I remember my first fishing pole. It was a Scooby-Doo closed face combo.

 

[LACamper]

For marlin, no. For specs or perch, yes.