SLX Baitcasting Reels

Bought one for my son as he expressed interest in Bass fishing. Very nice reel, well built, works great. A little hesitant in getting him a baitcaster as we've all heard stories of the birdsnests and backlashes that can occur. After a few practice casts he got the hang of it and was casting like a pro. We liked the reel so much I bought a second one for myself!

Just put it on my fishing rod and its phenomenal. Really smooth reel for the awesome price. It casts awesome and easy to adjust and use the break system. Will review again when I land a fish.

I have owned many baitcaster reels. What I have found is that the more you pay, the more you get. That statement doesn't work for all products. I can cast this thing a mile, same as my Shimano Metanium DC. It's incredible, and for the price it's definitely worth it. Probably should be $250. The low profile is great, if you're hiking around and just nice. The noticeable difference between this and my Antares ($500) or Metanium ($500) is the crank is slightly chunkier, and less smooth. I mean, it's a small difference. Compared to a $70 silver max (very nice), or a $140 Lews combo (great) it absolutely blows it away. And I love my Lews. It's 20% better than a Daiwa Fuego FGCT100. Honestly would easily play $250 for this. Shimano is just unbeatable quality. Casting distance - A+ Crank smoothness - A- Quality - A Value - A+++ If you found this was helpful, please click the Helpful button below.

I love this caster, but I read that it was one of the best to deter from backlashing. Not true.

First time using a baitcast reel - first baitcast purchase. I played around as a young teen with my friend's baitcaster and immediately backlashed it so I have always been reticent to try a baitcaster for real. I got this one this week and rigged it up. I had some slight backlashes due to thumb timing but once I got that resolved, I fished all morning and into the afternoon with no issues. Great reel, very very smooth - far smoother than the numerous spincast reels I have used the last 40 years. I am now addicted and planning my next one.

Phenomenal reels. I've purchased 3 now (and a few of the DC models). All 3 of mine have been VERY slow out of the box. Do yourself a favor and apply some lube to both ends of the spool before you even wind line onto it. They'll "break in" over time, but if you don't lube it before your first use, your first 2-3 fishing trips will be spent making 15 yard casts all day. Once you get them up to speed though, these are extremely high performing reels for the price point. Admittedly I ONLY have Shimano reels so I can't compare this to a $100 offering from a competitor, but I'm so impressed with them that they are literally the only reels I'll buy (except for an occasional Curado when I really wanna treat myself.) Performance wise matches my Curados, Curados just look and feel like a better product to justify the price tag, but in terms of actual fishing capabilities, you can't really beat the SLX.

Shimano has been my go-to brand for bait casting reels. That being said I have yet to wet a hook with it (arrived yesterday) so if the quality of this reel is not up to their standards, I will write an updated review

Couldn’t be happier, love the size and feel. I run 30-40 pound braid and haven’t had one rats nest. My favorite reel I own.

Bought this for my husband's birthday. He loved it! Great packaging as well. So happy Amazon sold Shimano items at an affordable price.

Excelente producto y relación calidad precio

Excelente reel y muy suave y con una gran relación de recobro. Es bastante pequeño.

I ordered a fishing reel but I got a wall hook !!!