Pro Qualifier Reels

[mebe007]

ok guys we all know the spring fishing classic has started and that means sales. i need a new baitcaster for both mixed fresh and salt. i had an older rick clunn bass pro reel that bit the dust. anyone ever use new pro qualifiers? i can get one basically free with all of my rewards points.

[Donsail68]

Have two of those and thought they were great until I tried Revo MGX ($350) from a friend. Most bait casters costing at least $150 will cast a lot farther than those $100 Pro Qualifier reels. As the saying goes, you get what you paid for.

[mebe007]

I don't use low pro bait casters often, mainly use my abu garcia c3 reels and shimano cardiffs. Im a round reel kind of guy however feel like i need to keep a low pro in the mix up. like i said my older reel crapped out. it supposedly according to bass pro sales people when i bought it had a lifetime guarantee so it just went back to Missouri so we shall see what happens. I was just thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to grab a reel on sale in case their customer service crapped out i essentially wouldn't miss out. Essentially I'm not a pro but I dont want junk. I really like the Ora inshore and the Aird Inshore (Aird feels amazing in the palm) but they are up there for me.

The casting rod that i have to use is and older 6'6" medium action tourney special rod. i believe it is im7. not sure as I have had i as long as the other reel

[echo5oscar]

I like my Shimano Curado. If you can get one, that's what I'd suggest.

[mebe007]

The curado is a big chunk o change too

[echo5oscar]

Curado I series is $179
Curado E is $249

If you can basically get a pro qual for free, that same amount would make a nice deal on a Curado. I picked up a G6 and love it. Was never much of a low profile bait cast guy until then.

[JohnE]

Maybe consider revo s or revo sx. I have both of those and they are not a whole lot more than the bps special. Maybe an older curado off ebay if you can find one in good shape, from what I hear the new ones are not nearly as good as the old ones.

[mebe007]

The revo sx is nice but it's $159. The pro qualifier is on sale for $49 so that's really why I figured I'd ask.

[echo5oscar]

I've never used a Pro Qualifier, but being a Bass Pro item, if you don't like it you can always return it. Skim through the hundreds of reviews and see if there was any recurring problems.

[Mbae]

picked up two pro qualifiers today. i want to start getting into baitcasters so i figured this would be a great place to start

[Widgeon]

If you compare the specs of the abu revo SX and BPS pro qualifier there's a lot of similarities as well as appearance besides colors. I did some research online and looks like they might be made by the same manufacture but. Couldn't confirm it. For $49 bucks it's seems like a solid reel for the money. You can buy two for same price as revo S. Put it on a carbon lite BPS rod for $59 and that's a solid setup for $100.00 or say 50% off normal.

[mebe007]

Where did you find that rod for $59?

[kevinfry]

Where did you find that rod for $59?

do tell....I'll take 3

[BassMoore]

Best reel at the 100$ range. Had 3 for 4 years

[YaknBass]

+1 for 59.00