Mr Crappie solo reel

[Jakesdad]

Anybody have any of these reels? Thought about getting a couple to use for ice fishing this winter. Just wondering if they were built as cheap as the price.

[Yak Fish]

I've got a couple of them on matching BPS Crappie Max poles. They do all I ask of them and have performed well. I really like that they don't twist line. They don't take line up very fast, as they're mostly for line storage & not fighting fish. They're great at dropping a lure/bait down to exact depths for vertical jigging (I make a few inch mark on my line with a permanent marker to get to the same spot). The drag works well enough, though it's not as smooth as my spinning reels (they also cost 1/6th as much as my Shimano reels). The biggest fish I caught with one so far was a 3+ pound bass that ate a crappie jig and pulled some drag before being landed easily. They do what they're supposed to without a lot of bells and whistles. I never fished through the ice, though I suspect they ought to handle the job.

Jim

[trypman1]

["G"]

They are great for single pole jigging

[PawPaw Gene]

Hard to beat for single pole jigging especially in water no deeper than you rod is long. They are very light and work great on poles with bottom seats.
"gene"

[Jakesdad]

The deepest we fish normally is in the 15'-20' range. Didn't know with the slow retrieve how well it would work thru the ice

["D"]

I like to put filler line on them, then attach 50 yards of mono or braid on top of that. I used a cheap string for the filler. If you put as much line as possible the reel ratio improves. I like them and have several. I do mostly fish them in shallow water straight line jigging. They are not for casting or trolling. "D"

[catchNgrease]

I have a pair of these mounted on a pair of 12' double touch jigging rods. They are are awesome. But when I need to jig water deeper than 12' I switch to rods rigged with spin cast reels. You will lose fish trying to reel in the slack line.