Conventional Reels

The Shimano Calcutta Conquest round reel is at the top of the food chain when it comes to round reel designs and performance.  Like anything that is of very high …

We’ve got a good one for you this time in this Shimano Torium Star Drag Reel review.  In this review we will go over all of the reasons why this …

Recently I did a review of the Penn Squall Lever Drag and Lever Drag 2-Speed so I wanted to follow up with a Penn Fathom Lever Drag review and Penn …

In this review of the Penn Squall Lever Drag and Penn Squall 2 Speed Lever Drag reels we will take a look at why these reels are such a  popular …

The Penn Squall Star Drag reel is the smallest in the Squall series of reels and is geared towards the angler that wants a conventional open round reel design without …

In this review of the Okuma Cortez Star Drag reel, we will take a look at why we feel that this is a great reel for the money.  As I …

If you are looking for a good quality conventional style star drag reel then the Daiwa Saltist Black Gold Star Drag reel is one that you will want to take a …

In this Accurate Valiant BV-300 / BV-400 / BV2-400 review we will take a look at why the Accurate name has come to mean high-tech, high-quality and durable over the …

In this review of the Okuma Makaira 2 speed lever drag reel we will show you why this reel pops to mind when you envision big game billfish and hard …

In this Shimano Tekota A Levelwind 500 / 600 Review, we’re highlighting all the features that make this reel stand out among the crowd. Shimano has an excellent reputation for …