Best $100 Bait caster?
 

I have a friend who wants to purchase a reel for her husband for their anniversary and wanted to keep the cost around $100-$150. I love my citica and curado E series but haven't heard that many great things about the new G series. I have heard a lot of good things about Lew's reels but never tried one myself. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Paul.

H2o xpress mettle. 49.99. I don't even throw my e7 anymore.

I see your from Rayne, get with Anthony (rigratnomeaux) and he can hook you up with a lews in that price range. They are great reels.

X2. I own 10 of them. They go on sale twice a year for $25 along with the all star rods, i always stock up. Best part is when something goes wrong take it back and exchange for new over the counter. Great reel for the price. I still like my shimano but hard to beat the price and warranty of the Mettle reels. All i use at the beach.

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I've heard nothing but good about those reels. I plan on scooping up a few of them when they go back on sale.

What type of warranty? How long do they swap it out for?

Not sure the length but i have swapped several out. Oldest being over 2 years. Never a receipt. I always keep the boxes. Its cheaper to swap them out them to clean my other reels.

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Damn that's wassup

Open up the cover breaks same style as a Mano. Slap the boca bearing in from my Curado. Got a good reel that has lifetime warranty. Can't beat it. Now it's not as smooth as the Curado

I own 4 mettles and 2 lews! For the price the mettle cant be beat! But the lews speed spool tournament series casts for miles! And is so smooth and its got a very small profile!

X2 on Lews. You can cast them a mile and they hold up great. If you ever look more expensive check out the mew calcutta. Its my favorite reel right now

Isn't the Calcutta a round reel? Not sure I could use a round reel after using low profile for so long.

When and where do they go on sale?? For 25$ I would definitely try out one.

Yea but its pretty much low profile. I thought the same thing but its really nice. Ask ole SaltERedneck - he said the same thing we did. Gonna be a bad arse reel for cranking deep in the Bend this winter too - i like the ratio - let me see if i can take you a pic so you can see how small it is - but it still has the 200 size spool

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By the way, i am not sure if anyone uses the WaterLoo rods but I love mine

Just sent Anthony a message, gonna see if he'll meet me to check them out.

2 nice setups right there!

Do they backlash often?

There "W"as one guy who swore by them, he hasn't been around here lately!

Last couple of years it has been black friday and week before Christmas. Black friday is always crazy but they stay on sale for a week.

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At Academy, think they are exclusively made for Academy.

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Lol. For real I dig mine good weight and just enough backbone. Although the lews and Cumara aren't a bad pair either. H2O best low dollar reel.

I have one brake on and can sling a skitter a long ways. Had some fins dig in the pool and break the other day but other than that i rarely have a problem. I havent thrown a jig in a long while but they sling them good too.

I have two lews and each costed 100. No problems and would definitely buy another if needed

Picked up the Lews today and I can say I am very impressed and will def be getting one for my self real soon.

Do not have one of these but saw the price and thought it might be worth checking out.

http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...=grid&review=1

Heck ya dude - they are legit

$29 and Free shipping. Worth a shot. Got one coming.

If its anything like the black max or blue max, save your money

sammich

X's 1000

Nothing like the Black or Blue Max...... It's Silver. ;)

Should have spent 25.00 more dollars and got the Abu Garcia Pro Max. Use Pro Max and the Orra HS SX and SX also up in Toledo when I bass fish. But Love shimano saltwater reels! The Pro Max is a pretty good reel though for the price!

BUMP

Got a question. Y'all use the H2o mettle for inshore? I'm looking for a good inshore bait caster, checked out the Abu Orra SX today and a couple others. Want something to his me a couple years use.

$100 is my max for a reel, but if a mettle will net mettle will net me the same life and good warranty I'll get 2 for $100!!

Lews is the way to go

If I rinse it will it hold up to the salt?

Rinsing a reel off the is worse thing to do,it pushes the salt further into the bearings and gears. Better off wiping it down with a wet rag and oil the bearings every so often. The lews is a much better reel than the mettle IMO.