Pfueger President

[Proud_Dad]

Have several of the President reels and one XT and have had good luck with them. Seem to be a good reel for a reasonable price.

[Quailtail]

I used one of the President underspins with kyfishman recently and was pleasantly surprised by the ease of use. Performed flawlessly. Thinking of one for a new jigging rod. Have no clue as to the gears being metal or plastic. It was a smooth operating reel.

[forrest r]

Awhile back I bought a Pfueger combo that consisted of a president 20 reel and a 4' 8" rod. So far it's worked flawlessly.

[KRW]

I have 4. 2-20’s and 2-25’s. I think their fairly priced for what they are in their respected price bracket. Not fair to compare a $50 reel vs $150 reel. I had to scrap 1 of the 25’s. Any product can have a lemon from time to time. Will continue to use other 3 but will probably step up to a better reel in future. On 1–10 scale, 7.5-8. But that will catch you a lot of Crappie!!

[USMA65]

Since I only catch small fish, and not many of them, my Presidents have preformed well. In fact I have each one named, but realize now that I am probably going to have to change their names to something more acceptable in view of the current atmosphere ;-)

[SeaRay]

Just a FYI to check the official Pflueger website occasionally. I found the Lady Presidents 35 on closeout for $15. They are perfect for inshore and pier fishing up at Southport and they are a good Striper reel too. Heck of a deal I got 3 of them pink color don't bother me a bit. Looks more like coral anyway.

[skeetbum]

I have, I think, seven presidents up to 30 series. So get the only issue I had was one of the reels drag washers compressed and had to have an extra stainless washer added to keep it from self tightening. I don’t use them as much as Alphahawk does, but I don’t baby my stuff either. They’re taken Care of and not abused but are likely to get bounced around on the way to and from the water. Comparing apples to apples, good reel for the money. If I was to hold one rod and one reel in my hand, day after day I would move up to a better quality reel. Traveling with 6 or more rods on the deck to reach down and change presentation, they’re just fine.

[silverside]

Ok guys I need more input. I can not find a President 20 in stock anywhere. I hoped to test balance it before buying. So here's where I need input from users. I want to mount it to a 9 ft Southern Crappie for vertical jigging. Will the weight of the 20 be too light?

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