NS bass fisherman, help me choose a reel!

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I've been looking for a new rod and reel setup for this spring and summer and I cant make up my mind what I want. I usually fish on a pretty good sized private lake near mountain creek with only electric motor boats. I wanna keep the price of the reel at $80 or less, but dont want junk. I've picked out a few from bass pro shops:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&partNumber=10200656 - Doug Hannon Wavespin. sounds like a good idea but idk if i wanna drop 80 on a company I've never heard of

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&partNumber=96661 - cant beat this daiwa at $50

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&partNumber=51666 - pflueger president

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&partNumber=91206 - another daiwa

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsessionid=BIHK2RJXVZULNLAQBBICCNNMCAEFCIWE?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat20333&id=0036221124507a&navCount=1&podId=0036221&parentId=cat20333&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=9IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true&_requestid=128886 - or should I spend a little more for this quantum?

Help me pick!! I'm open to other suggestions too. thanks

Mar 4 2009 10:42PM

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GnarBurger

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personally the first one, the second daiwa, and the quantum are all pretty good

Mar 4 2009 10:45PM

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MADmidwest

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this isn't the only forum on the internet, may I suggest a fishing forum

Mar 4 2009 10:46PM

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anxju

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i have a pflueger president, i love it to death. reeling is so smooth

Mar 4 2009 10:47PM

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HR8938Cephei

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duuude you just inspired me to go fishing tommorow haha

Mar 4 2009 10:58PM

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TannerBalls

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that spool design is so innovative! get the first one

Mar 4 2009 11:10PM

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BigM1218

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I'm glad I can inspire some inspiration haha

but yea i love the design of the wavespin, I just dont want to end up buying it and have it break on me cuz its bad quality. I know daiwa, pflueger, and quantum all make awesome reels but idk bout this new company. you think i should just go for it based on the design?

Mar 4 2009 11:13PM

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chitownskiier8

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i know its not on ur list, but i have a shimano sedona, and its nicest reel ive had so far

Mar 4 2009 11:14PM

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BigM1218

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yea i've seen that one too and i like it, shimano always makes awesome stuff

Mar 4 2009 11:18PM

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Skibumsmith

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thats weird how into fishing you guys are. I went fishing once when I was camping but i never caught anything

Mar 5 2009 12:05AM

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kwoodbum

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i have a pflueger president i would go with that its bad ass!!! very smooth

Mar 5 2009 1:13AM

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Inbred_Redneck

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Go with the Diawas, if your thinking about maybe a spincast, then go for the Diawa Goldcast III. Its one of the best out there and pretty much bombproof.

Mar 5 2009 8:14AM

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kabozo101

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same with i, its such a nice real

Mar 5 2009 10:12AM

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BigM1218

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not spincast dude, i want spinning. but should I go with well known quality? or try that new wavespin reel (the first one). It seems really innovative and won some awards and shit, but idk how long its gonna last me

Mar 5 2009 10:27AM

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my uncle has the quantum energy. it has the smoothest reeling motion every. it withstood takiing a 20 minute beating with a 40lb. salmon. its a really good reel. also the 3rd quantum is good. i personally have that one.

Mar 5 2009 3:04PM

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50in07

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Quantum Energy.

Mar 5 2009 4:59PM

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BigM1218

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thanks guys

Mar 5 2009 10:22PM

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wnab21

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looks legit to me

Mar 5 2009 10:26PM

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BigM1218

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haha very nice dude i think ill go with that one!

Mar 5 2009 10:29PM

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skifree179

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dude you should check out shimano my neighboor was a pro bass fisherman sponsered by triton and anybody else you can think of and he talket my dad into getting one and they are soooooo smooth and they back up their product incredibly.

http://aqualandtackle.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3561405

Mar 7 2009 12:18PM

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BigM1218

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yea definitely, ive only heard good things about them and my buddy has one and loves it. but idk i just dont see anything really special about them, you know? like where most similarly priced reels mite have like 8, 9, or 10 bearings, a shimano mite only have like 4. I know bearings arent everything, but i just dont see anything real special about them

Mar 8 2009 12:31AM

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DutchhGutss

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Quantum will last you the longest and is probably the smoothest with th most quality!

Do you fish enough for the price to be worth it? I mean you wont have to buy another eel for a real long time..... you pay for what you get! There all pretty good!

Mar 8 2009 6:26PM

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BigM1218

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yea I do actually. I go up to my friends lake house almost every weekend in the summer and I live next to a resivor so I fish there all the time during the week too. So thats why I'm trying to finally invest in a good quality reel. I've gone through too many crappy ones

Mar 8 2009 11:02PM

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sklermang

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yeah i have it and its so smooth and pretty cheap. as far as rods go get a st. croix for performance, ugly stick if u want it to last forever, and dont want to spend much

Mar 9 2009 3:30PM

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BigM1218

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i was lookin at this st. croix: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=103653&cmCat=WISHLIST

or this berkley: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=104159&cmCat=WISHLIST

Mar 9 2009 4:37PM

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PhaedeD

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shits lame learn how to fly fish.

Mar 9 2009 5:00PM

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BigM1218

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id actually love to dude, i just dont ever get a chance to learn. I dont know anyone that fly fishes

Mar 9 2009 6:53PM

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