pflueger trion here

shimano symetre, sahara or pflueger

HHD Nailed it

"don't go for the tiny spooled reels of any kind...the small spools only wrap the line in a tighter circle and cause memory / short cast issues. Go for larger spools. "

You dont see this often in print but it is the way to go ... you will get more distance and a "Smoother" cast.

The old Mitchel 300 Shallow spool was an ideal for this application in my opinion .. tried several but I try to match the 300 spool when I look for a new reel for Ultra Lite .. 2 to 8# line use and ultra lite lures 1/32 -- 1/64 jigs.

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but I do have my pride and joy...the Penn Spinfisher SSG is the one that I use when I'm finese fishing panfish.

In order of price range.

Shimano Stradic FI
Penn SpinFisher SSg
Pflueger President 6720

The pflueger trion is the best panfish reel I have ever owned! The drag is sooo smooth I think you will like this reel try it!

The Pflueger President ultra-light reels like fantastic! I used to have a Shakespeare Microspin reel that did pretty well. I thought the drag was fine. I mean, you really don't need a drag with bluegills. Or at least I don't ...

You do with these..

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I'm not used to seeing 1-2 lb. 'gills! I second my idea on not needing a drag on bluegill ...

those are red ears guys. The line twist on he smaller reels means that you will have to change your line EVERY TIME after fishin. GO THE NEXT SIZE UP, AND YOU WILL THANK ME LATER.