| Many anglers wonder what the difference is | | | | ascetics. After all, you want your reel to look |
| between spinning reels. In all honesty there isn't a | | | | good with the rod your using, right? Not only look |
| ton of difference, and there are many quality | | | | good but fit properly. This is usually fairly simple. If |
| spinning reels available for very affordable prices. | | | | you have an ultra light action rod, buy an ultra light |
| As a matter of fact, for ultra light to light action | | | | reel, and if you have a light action rod buy a light |
| fishing (which are the sizes that offer the most | | | | action spinning reel. This information can be found |
| "sport" to your fishing experience) it's probably | | | | in small print at the base of your fishing rod, in |
| not necessary to spend any more than $50 for a | | | | case you didn't know. |
| quality spinning reel. Some manufactures that | | | | Another consideration, that is again up to personal |
| produce quality spinning reels would include: Daiwa, | | | | preference, is the location of the drag adjustment. |
| Pflueger, Quantum, and Shimano. My personal | | | | The drag adjustment will be either on the spool or |
| favorite id Pflueger, but this is simply my personal | | | | heel end of the spinning reel, and is a |
| preference. | | | | consideration. I prefer my drag adjustment be on |
| The biggest single factor in picking out a good | | | | the spool end, but again this is largely up to |
| spinning reel is the amount of ball bearings that | | | | personal preference. My fishing buddy prefers his |
| are in the drive mechanism (which is where the | | | | on the heel of his spinning reel. |
| handle is turned). Generally the more ball bearings, | | | | The bottom line is that any of the manufactures |
| the better. Why is this? Simply because the less | | | | mentioned in this article would be a fine choice for |
| ball bearings there are, the more "play" there is in | | | | a good spinning reel. Problems usually arise when |
| the crank, and the less play there is, the better. I | | | | anglers buy from un-known manufacturers or try |
| personally like having very little or no "play" in the | | | | to be too frugal. I would personally be really wary |
| handle of my spinning reel. To me, this play factor | | | | of any spinning reel that cost less than $20. |
| is the biggest single factor in a good spinning reel. | | | | However for $25-50 you should be able to find a |
| After this what your looking for are mainly | | | | really good spinning reel. |