Top Budget Friendly Fly Reels | Affordable Options for Anglers on a Budget

[@caguas97]

I love my Redington reels. I have a Tilt for my 11' nymphing rod, a Behemoth for my 9' 6wt, and a Zero for my 8' 2wt.

[@mojoriden]

I landed a 25lb jack with my redington behemoth and rod in a 10wt. Incredibly tough.

[@andrewmorke]

The Orvis Battenkill is my favorite of all time. The Lamson reels are nice too.

[@FishinwithGerg]

im glad i saw your video before i went and bought myself a new rod

[@myrlstone8904]

I’ve had excellent experience with Lamson. The real bargain is their 3 pack with case. Reel and 2 spools.

[@sniperfreak223]

I use Echo Ions on the majority of my rods...and Redington Behemoths on my muskie rods just because they have a little more line capacity in their 11/12 wt models.

[@randellgribben9772]

maxcatch toro reels are machined from t6 aluminum.. very well balanced, ans very smooth drag.. also the Cabela's RSL11 reels are also full machined from t6 aluminum very smooth, and also very good drags. i use a 7 and 8 weight for salmon and steelhead..never a issue with these reels

[@mmackinn1]

Please do a review on high end reels such as the Orvis mirage and higher end Sage reels

[@paulchaney6800]

Agree on the Lamson. I have abused two of them for three years and they are holding up great. Cant say the same for the Orvis Clearwater i bought about the same time. Its OK but doesnt hold a candle to the Lamson.

[@kansasscout4322]

I agree about the Orvis Clearwater. Grit gets in it and the initial turns are difficult and irritating. It works fine otherwise but I will never buy another. Lamson Liquid is the bomb!

[@StevenMann-lc5ic]

For budget reels , I like Okuma SLV , and the Cheeky loaded models.

[@santiagomramos]

I'll buy an Orvis Batenkill even with a 5x budget

[@peterknoerr2530]

You should do one on budget friendly fly rods. It would be nice to split them up light / medium and heavy rods. I don’t do much trout fishing(I live in Illinois) but I do love panfishing with a 3wt. And bass fish with a Maxon 7wt musky/ Northern fish with an 11wt.

[@handyandqu]

For panfish get the 3/4wt Eagle claw glass rod (it's more 3wt than 4wt).. like $32-44 depending where you get it, it's hilarious and fun to fish, med slow action it's great and throws small dries and little beetles/ants really really well.

[@peterknoerr2530]

@ I’ve got a Redington RS2 first gen. 2 piece love it. Also have a Tfo lefty Kreh finesse 3wt 7’9” 4pc.

[@peterknoerr2530]

@ I have about 4 of the Redington Run reals, so smooth.

[@SM-dv6wi]

I have a 25 year old Tioga, don’t believe they are still in business . Thing works great, awesome drag….

[@tfisher5685]

Thanks for all the info, tying, pod cast. I appreciate you all. Are these reel's sealed and ok if they end up getting soaked?

[@handyandqu]

The Lamson and Echo are the most "sealed" of all of them, but the click pawls are the least affected by water. The seals are good enough if it's raining, but they are not rated for dunking the reel like so many people seemingly do. These are not competitive against the drags like in a Nautilus or being open enough like a Tibor or Abel Rove where you pop the spool off and let them dry off. If you soak a behemoth/Liquid eventually water will get into the anti reverse and you will have performance issues. I've seen water in Behemoths if they get dunked and DO NOT reel them underwater it will force water into reels unless specifically designed to stop it. The Behemoth in the 7/8 is about as bit as I would go with that line the ECHO brave IMO is better sealed and more rugged in the larger sizes (I own both so I have fished them side by side and I'd take the Echo Bravo for 8wt and up). Basically on the list given here as was stated in the video and I totally agree the best all around reel is the Lamson Liquid, timeless classic small stream and ponds Battenkill. Utlra budge the Echo base (it's heavy). The behmoth if you want the light predator reel, steelhead in the 7/8 size and then the Echo LT/Bravo. I have used the RUN just does absolutely nothing for me and I have used it, was not a fan I don't see a point to it, want lighter get the clickers or the Liquid, or save a bunch and get the ECHO base. So again short answer rain yes, taking swims consistently the two click pawls won't have an issue, the other reels not advised if you want to have them for years.

[@paulchaney6800]

I have used the Lamson Liquid for years and soak it every time I go with no issues. Although, I have never used in saltwater so keep that in mind. Highly recommend the liquid. Great reel.

[@tfisher5685]

@@handyandqu thanks for the information handy!

[@tfisher5685]

@@paulchaney6800 thanks paul

[@judecharette4537]

Look at tfo as well. In canada the nv is good or ntr in usa.

[@nickparkermtns]

These look to all be good choices for use with traditional fly line. They would not be a good choice for mono rig nymphing or spey/skagit rigs that use thin running line. The thin line WILL get between the spool and the frame on these open frame reels. You should review some reels that have a full cage frame design, which solves that problem for those of us that use thin lines.

[@randellgribben9772]

so you want a cast reel? or a machined reel?

[@dontdoxmebro1780]

Lamson on sale and Daniellson blow all these out of the water.

[@FlyFishFood]

@@dontdoxmebro1780 how available are they? 😬 I’ll wait.

[@GeckoTrekker]

@@FlyFishFood Right now the old color lamson gurus start at $180 and the full cage HD version start at $198. Speedsters start at $234 with the HD starting at 288. Daniellsons start at $155 The Daniellsons are direct to consumer, but I had my local fly shop special order the lamsons for me so they could get a slice of the economic pie. I picked the guru HD because I can use them for euro and trout spey setups and extra spools will be cheaper in the future than for the speedster.