Pflueger :: Spincast Reels :: Trion Spincast

My father bought one of these to test out, as we do a lot of fishing in shallow water, dock fishing, or around scrap wood piles where accuracy determines cutting your line or reeling you lure back in. Nonethless,throwing simple football jig-rigged grubs into the fore mentioned wood piles, it worked quite well. I think the only complaint is that it restricts the user to a small spool of line. If you are looking for just a nice reel to catch those fish hiding under docks and pile ups, this is great for you.

I purchased 4 of these 1806 reels for Crappie and other panfish. They are an excellent reel for their purpose. 2 of the 4 had sticky drags, which I knew from other reviews before I purchased them. This can be easily remedied by taking off the cap, removing the spool and very lightly polishing the inside of the spool with an extremely fine sandpaper or crocus cloth OR lightly sand the stem that the spool rides on. Do not oversand as this adjustment is very fine--make sure none of the sanding dust gets into the gears of the reel.
The reels now works fine.

Bought the reel specifically for pan fishing with the Grandkids. Easy for my 4 year old grandson to cast and retrieve.
I also have the ultra lightweight underspin reel that I bought for ice fishing, works great.
These are great reels built with Pflueger quality.

Purchased this reel half price; got to our fly-in lake in Ontario and discovered that the reel was missing a part and wouldn't cast. Never had the chance to use it. I gave the reel to someone to check it out, and he said it was a piece of junk.