Omega Spincast Fishing Reel, 7 Bearings (6 + Clutch), Instant Anti-Reverse with a Smooth Dial-Adjustable Drag, Powerful All-Metal Gears and Spare Spool

This reel is by far the best spincast reel that I've ever used. Smooth casts, extreemly smooth retrieves, and a very solid build. The drag is located nicely. Easy to get to, but not easy to bump by mistake, and it adjusts nicely too. I've only had it out on one trip so far, but I think I'm going to enjoy it for a long, long time. I need to get a few more. Here's my story. Edit - I've had these reels for 4 years now, and they're still the best spincast reels I've ever had the pleasure to use. No mater how fast and hard I reel a fish in, the reel never loads the line up, and always casts perfectly smooth on the next cast. I mostly fish for bluegill, and some crappie. I've not had much of a problem finding reels that work well with a bobber and split shot. Sure some are junk, but over the last 25 years I've found a number of $20 reels that work quite well. However, I prefer to use artificial baits like beetle spins, or 1 1/2" grubs on a 1/32 oz jig head with or without a spinner. Finding a good reel that will cast a 1/32 oz jig head with a 1 1/2" grub has been a challenge, but I think my quest is finally over. I tried useing open face reels for a few years but I never got used to it so I went back to looking for a good spincast. I don't get to fish nearly as much as I used to, but was finaly able to get out with my 4yo daughter over the weekend. I had ordered a pair of these reels to replace some ageing Johnson Century 100B reels that I have on a couple of my 6' ultralights. I didn't get the reels ordered early enough, but they did arrive the afternoon before our little adventure. I have a few 5 1/2' rods that have some older reels on them, so I swapped one of those out for one of the Omega 2 reels. Once I got my daughter all set up in the morning, between unhooking her fish, putting a new worm on, and casting her pole back out, and watching her bobber for her, I put a jig head and small grub on the shorter rod with the Omega 2, and I put a small beetle spin on a 6' rod with a cheep Pfluger 4410CX reel and new 4lb mono. Between helping my daughter with her fish, I would swap between the two setups. I had intentionally set the new reel up with the more difficult combination. I could not cast quite as far with the Omega 2 setup, but that was to be expected given the shorter rod, heavier line, and lighter tackle, but I was surprised by just how far I could cast it. The retrieves blew me away! They were silky smooth. When I got a hit, it felt like I hit a ROCK! I could feel every bump along the way. Drag adjustments were in small increments and were very repeatable. I had no problems setting it up. At the end of the day, my daughter and I had put about 15 nice bluegill each in the basket, and she had a blast doing it (wich was the main goal for the day). After getting home, getting the fish cleaned, and everything put away, I pulled a cheaper, problematic reel off one of my 6' ultra light rods, and put the Omega 2 in its place. I can't wait to get it out and fish with it some more. Now I just need to get 3 or 4 more!

I bought this as a replacement for a couple of older reels that had just worn out over many years of use, and I'm glad I did. I'd used Zebco (and other brands) of spincast reels for years and prefer tham to spinning reels for their simplicity and tendency to NOT get birds nests of tangled line. I was a little surprised at the current price of some spincast reels, as they used to be very inexpensive, but the quality and finish is far superior to the older, cheaper ones and the bearings are far better. It also comes with a spare spool so you can easily have a second type of line available to switch to if needed. I used this almost immediately at Steamboat Lake, in Colorado, fishing for rainbow trout. The lake is known for decent sized fish, and we were lucky enough to tie into a few, as well as some smaller, 12 to 14 inch ones. The reel performed flawlessly with long, smooth casts even with lighter lures, it cranked in quietly and quickly, and the drag was convenient and easy to adjust even as a fish was on the line. It was perfect for casting from shore and for trolling from a boat, part of the versatility of this type of reel, and I never once had to fuss with it for anything. I don't get to fish as much as I used to, nor do I hike & fish miles of rocky riverbank with occasional falls or tumbles as I once did, so this reel should last me the rest of my life. I'll probably pick up another just so that when I'm far from home or car I'll have a backup available - or to loan to my fishing buddy when his spinning reel goes haywire, again...

The best spin cast reel on the market. I own four and may buy another. The handle may come unscrewed during use however. I suggest you apply blue Loctite before you use it the first time. My handle came off during use and became mangled and bent. I will need to buy a replacement part.

I have been fishing with Zebco products since the mid 1970s when these reels were made in the USA and lasted a life time. Now, they r made in China and last not very long at all. Back in the middle 90s I purchased Zebco 33 Classics and they r still in use today, but I recently purchased some 33 classics and was disappointed. So, I had to move up in price to the Omega Z03 Minus the 7 BB, this is what the Zebco 33 used to be as far as quality. The reel does do cast and retrieve nicely and the BB makes the retrieve fairly smooth. This reel has made it through one fishing season so far, and the biggest fish has been a lot of slab crappie and several striper bass, but nothing big so far, the striper were in the 20 inch range. The reel does OK with a deep water lure on it, but you can tell that it is not made for that type of fishing, it is the wrong tool for lure fishing, but it will work. The reason for the 4 stars is the price, it is over priced. Update May 2012 Still using the reel with no problems. I still think it is over priced.

重いですが、使うと気になりません。

This product is a poor quality and is not fit for purpose every second time you press the cast button it releases the line before you release the cast button. Very frustrating to use. I would not recommend the reels. I bought two different models and both do exactly the same thing. It’s not like they were daily cheap either.

Muy suave y cómodo solo que algo más pesado que el pro que también lo compre

さすがUSAのリールと思いきや、メイドインチャイナだったので少しがっかり。まだ実釣してないけど、重くて頑丈そうです。重いけどロッドに装着した時の バランスはあいそうです。期待をこめて☆４ヶです。

Excelente qualidade.