Spinning reels

[redneck joe]

Realizing I've not really fished much since my early 30s. From a kid to then it was pretty much my life but since it has been a worm or dock fishing for crappie or whatever every few years so I am discovering I don't know much and when gathering up all my gear I mostly had crap reels and poles from garage sales over the years so I donated all that but one Shimano and went to wally world to get an ugly stick.

Im a medium to light kinda guy and one thing I hate on a spinning reel is wobble when reeling. Shimano used to be the one but who knows now. Newrest bass pro is hour drive so not wanting g to do that was spoiled I worked a mile from the OG Bass Pro in Springfield mo.

Anyway, what are the good brands now and for those that use spinners what has no wobble?

 

[dingbat]

I use freshwater spinning reels when light tackle jigging for Rockfish (Stripers) in saltwater

Believe it or not, the Okuma Avenger series, are work horses. Won one at a drawing with the fishing club years back. Figured I’d make short work of it jigging Stripers. Not only did it hold up, I ended up buy four more for guest to use on the boat.

Have both the AV30 and AV40 loaded with #10 braid in my arsenal. The AV30 is still alive and has caught many stripers in excess of #25 in its da.

Avenger

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[aspeck]

I am partial to Diawa and Okuma.

 

[tphoyt]

I’m Penn and Shimano guy. I have never used anything but spinning reels so I’m of no help with the wobble as I probably have and just don’t know it. My newest reel is a Shimano Saragosa and it is a smooth running reel. It’s probably 12 years old now. The only thing I didn’t like but got used to was the manual bail.

 

[redneck joe]

I had penn as a kid, loved it dissappeared in a move in the late 70s. Shimano Sidestab series as an adult. That saragosa is showing mid $300 on amazon, not sure I'm ready for that.

 

[tphoyt]

Yea it wasn’t cheap. I had a bunch of gift certificates saved up for my local tackle shop so I took the plunge. With the rod it was 5 bills.
But unless I lose it or slam it in the truck door it will last me a lifetime.

 

[redneck joe]

Forgot about ebay. The sidestab series is all over the place sub 50 bucks. In looking over i remembered I had a solstice as well but then remembering more I much prefer the rear drag so looks like fleabay to grab a couple sizes!!

 

[redneck joe]

Alright, made an offer and a bid on a sidestab 2000 and a 4000 respectively. Remembering more, I had two spare spools for my 4000 which was always nice. If I win, I'll see if I can't find at least one.

 

[dingbat]

Alright, made an offer and a bid on a sidestab 2000 and a 4000 respectively.

I'd check parts availability before buying reels that are no longer in production.
The Japanese are notorious for discontinuing parts support after 7 years