What is your favorite flippin/pitching reel for the Delta?

Mark-C · Post by **Mark-C** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:12 pm

in the $200 range or less.

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:06 pm

ABU Garcia 4600 C4 Ultra Cast or the Elite!

Long Nguyen · Post by **Long Nguyen** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:08 pm

Lots of choices for under $200 that will fit the bill nicely.

The two on top of my list will either be a Revo STX or Curado E7. Third would be a Daiwa HSTA.

In reality, most baits we flip and pitch on the delta are over 1/4 oz, so just about any reel with a free floating spool will handle nicely.

FR0G · Post by **FR0G** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:25 pm

Revo SX, Revo SC, or Revo STX. Beware though, the high speed SX only has about 12 lbs of drag, which is way less than its regular speed reel.

Mark-C · Post by **Mark-C** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:54 am

I have a lot of bass gear and most of my reels are Curados, Revos and Ambassadors. but I never really fished much with a reel that has a flippin switch or with the clutch bar that can be engaged with the casting hand like on the Shimano Castaic. So what I was really wondering is what guys think of some of these reels designed for flippin and pitchin. I should have been more specific in my original post- thanks

ash · Post by **ash** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:02 am

Mark,

I have two left handed Castaics that I use for Flipping and Pitching. I enjoy both of them, however I rarley use the clutch bar when pitching and do use it when flipping.

I dont think the clutch bar is a MUST have for these techniques, It is convienant when flipping at different depths- but this is not the case most of the time.

I do find I use the clutch bar much more for Carolina rigging and Football head jigs on structure lakes, where I click the thumbar to let my jig freefall down and instantly engage it back and forth.

For me switching over to left handed reels has improved my flippin and pitchin much more then the Pitchin reel.

Mark-C · Post by **Mark-C** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:21 am

Ash, Thanks for the tips, they are helpful. I agree about going left-handed. In fact, I switched out nearly all my reels to left handed models and could never go back!

bassmaster89 · Post by **bassmaster89** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:52 am

I like the castaic reels also. But for pitching, I never use the bar. And the curado E7 is a sick reel!

BassManDan · Post by **BassManDan** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:19 pm

Any B Generation Shimano is the best reel ever made!!

But bias aside, the Castaic is an excellent flipping reel. There are those with the switch that dont allow the thumb bar to lock down; never been a fan of those.

I know that the castaic is in the process of being reworked, so you might hold out to see what happens with that (should be pretty much a left handed Core, with the new aesthetics)

fish_food · Post by **fish_food** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:59 pm

BassManDan wrote:Any B Generation Shimano is the best reel ever made!!

The old "A" generation Chronarchs 100s (CH-100A/SF/Mg) is an even better family!

WishinIwerFishin · Post by **WishinIwerFishin** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:33 am

I have two Quantum Accurist PT burners that I use and work great but....... They are the only non Shimano's that I have, soon to be switched out for two Curado E7's.

mac (Doyle McEwen) · Post by **mac (Doyle McEwen)** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:44 am

You should be able to pitch with any reel..You could say the same for flipping, but I have found flipping with a reel with a flipping switch or clutch bar just makes adjusting the line length easier and somewhat quicker..Personally I use the Castaics for flipping,,

mac