Your Favorite Ice Reel?

[Bob Horn]

Just wondering what kind of reels you guy`s are using. Last year I started using the Agenda by Abu. Don`t have any complaints about it. I mainly use it for perch. Fish On

[Guest]

I use a Quantum SS1 for Crappies, Walleyes and Panfish in Summer AND winter...The best way to keep your reel loose in the winter is to clean all the grease out and spray it down with WD-40...that will keep it lubed, but prevent it from getting stiff when its
-20 outside.....

[32 degrees]

Shimano Spirex 500, Diawa Emblem Z-IA 1500, and the Abu Garcia Agulf for walleyes and perch. For panfish I like alot of reels but I have a few Shimano UL 500's, Quantum Micros, Browning Micro's, and the good old Zebco UL-4. Thats right, the UL-4 baby!

[Guest]

Tiny 20's,and Micro 00's for panfish, Pinnacle CLR's for walleyes.

[slick2526]

My weapon of choice is the Okuma Ultra-lite 3 bearing spinning reel. Smoot as any 60 dollar reel.

[MnSportsman]

Bag Balm, & a little finesse

I have about 8 different rods& reels for ice fishin',
but...,
for some reason, I still tend ta put the
rod/reel down & "handline" fish...
must be the "Ol'man over my shoulder" type of haunting..

just a memory....

"give 'er some slack , Boy!!. Ya want ta lose 'er?? there ya go... Oh dump... wind 'er up some more... Aaarrgh.. let 'er run, let 'er run... Now ya got the Dern thang... Lay 'er out on the Ice & let's bait up again.... Check out MY line while your at it , Will ya?? & Grab me one of those..(you know)..outa the cooler!!

Got the picture?

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Good Luck & Watch your bobber!
MnSportsman
Proud to be a member in good standing, of the
"Church of the Divine Wilderness"!

[Guest]

I'll swear by the Abu Garcia Agulf. I got a couple last year. Never any problems at all. I am getting more this year as replacements and for new rods.

Se ya in January!!!

Shame on you mnsportsman, your maken em blush!!!

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[This message has been edited by kevin neve (edited 12-14-2001).]

[Gissert]

Silstar T-20

[Neubam]

For ice fishing I use the Rod Rattler rattle reel from productive alternatives. If it a rattle reel that you put a rod on and is awesome. You get the luxury of hearing the rattle and also the luxury of reeling it in with a rod. Saves a lot of fish from being lost when using normal rattle reels. Should check it out, Productive alternatives makes them, called the rod rattler. It is great.

[Deitz Dittrich]

My most recent buys have been the Shimano Sedona.. But I have a few Tica and they work well too..

[D4 Army]

$10 Ice Bonze. But now I can't find them anymore.

[sweept]

Them Bonz are one heck of a reel for the money. I have 5 of them.

[hanson]

This thread is 7 years old.

Oh... Tica Cetus SS500

[rockman]

Holy Smokes! You're right.Seven years old.Wow.

Abu Garcia 100's and 300's.

[harvey lee]

Abu Garcia 100 and Tica cetus SS500.

[caseymcq]

Okuma Ignite iT-10

Silstar TiNY

Shimano Sedona 500

Abu Garcia Cardinal 100U

Browning Silaflex 500

Too hard to pick one

[Dark Cloud]

I have alot of reels.

tica's

Tiny 20's

Sedonas

AXuls

Brownings

and others

But this year I bought two Pflueger trion micros. And by far they are my favorite for panfish rigs - butter smooth drags and infinate anti-reverse. Im a big fan of Pflueger reels and these didnt let me down...

[Brunsvig_slayer]

Abu Garcia Cardinal

Pfluger President

I have use the Pfluger president and I think it is a really good reel

[Bobb-o]

my two favorites are the Cardianl 100U and the Shimano Sonora

[blueroof]

I use the Ticas for panfish and Pflueger micro presidents for eyes.

LB

[jigginjerk]

I love the cabelas fish eagle ul reel, have caught 3 northerns from 7.5 to 14 lbs on these reels with 2 & 4 lb test while fishing sunnies and crappies. super smooth drag. Priceless!!!

[Juan Grande]

Jigginjerk,

I was looking to buy a Tica Cetus SS500, but they didn't carry them at Cabelas so I went with the fish eagle on the sales guy's recommendation. Good to hear you like it.

He said Pflueger makes it for Cabelas so it should be good quality. I'm trying it out this weekend at LOTW.

[Borch]

I have several I really like.

The Tica 500SB is on alot of my set ups.

I also really like the Mitchell Avocett II Gold 500U

I also have the Cardinal 300U and it's worked out pretty well.

[Steve Foss]

Once the season is open I fish pretty much only lake trout.

Ambassadeur 4600 and 5500 series and Shimano Sonora. Great open water pike, bass and walleyes reels that are just right for lakers on ice. In fact, I've never bought an ice reel in my life. Before laker season opens I target walleyes with any Shimano 2000 series and after lakers, if I feel like some panfish, I use Shimano 1000 series reels.

[PerchPounder]

I would have to say my two favorites are.

#1. Pflueger President Micro 6720

#2. Abu Garcia Cardinal 300U