pflueger reels

Mr_sturgeon · 04-11-2005, 01:01 PM

I am in the market of a couple good reels and I have always used penn 320 and daiwa 50h for sturgeon, I ran across pflueger reels, has anybody used them, are they compareable to penns, the price is much cheaper

thank you

Quasimodo the fish killer · 04-11-2005, 02:02 PM

I have a pflueger trion I love it. I have not used any other reels by them but I do know pflueger is oneof the oldest names in reel manafacturers.

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Mr. BrownTrout · 04-11-2005, 02:17 PM

I have a pflueger spinning reel, the president, its one of the best reels I have ever owned.

SteelieSlammer · 04-11-2005, 05:02 PM

I have a pflueger trion president. Its has a few more bearings than the regular trion. I would buy a curado or castaic before a pflueger the president model. For a 99 bucks the regular trion is a pretty good bet. They are good reals, but there are better ones out there if you want to spend the money.

2oz · 04-11-2005, 07:41 PM

I know several people who bought them two years ago during winter steelheading. Everyone of them were returned to Fishermans for Curado's. All started out well. But after some use developed casting and drag problems. They may have worked these problems out I don't know.

Full Throttle · 04-11-2005, 07:56 PM

I run 6 of the President spinning reels. Smoothest reel I've fished for the money. I still use Shimano Curado for my baitcasters as I have heard the Pflueger baitcasters had some issues with their drags. Great spinning reels though.

Salmonator · 04-11-2005, 08:40 PM

My kid bought a trion. Nothing but troubles. Dirt and crud seem to affect these reels much more than a curado.

Blackjack · 04-12-2005, 08:53 AM

I had the same problem with my only pfleuger baitcasting reel. Drag goes out at the worst possible time. I thought I was saving a few bucks but definitely stick to the Curado now.

shalom · 04-12-2005, 11:03 AM

I bought a baitcaster with a flipping switch from Bass Pro Shop and love it . Two years later i ordered another one from Bass Pro Shop and it didnt have a flipping stitch . I couldn't get it to cast worth anything . I called and complained to them and found out that they had bought out Shakesper (sorry for the spelling )were making all of the reels themselfs . They allowed me to return it and i bought another Diawa TDX .

rola76 · 04-12-2005, 11:25 AM

I've got two Trion casting reels, and for $100 they're not too bad. However, I would definitely spend the extra $20 and get a Curado instead. I've owned about a half dozen Curados, and without a doubt they're a better built, more dependable reel for the money. There's quite a bit of hype about the new Presidents, and yes, they seem smooth, but unfortunately they're not that "proven" yet, whereas the Curado has made a name for itself as a top baitcaster for the money.