Discount Casting Reels
Casting reels have their line stored on a revolving spool. The reel is mounted above the rod. Casting reels may also be called overhead reels. Check out our discount fishing gear and casting reels below.
 NEW 3BB Baitcast Reel CL60 Fishing Casting Trolling  US $24.99
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 Ambassadeur Garcia 5600 BCX Casting Reel Fishing US $33.50
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 Vintage PENN Casting Reel Fishing 79 US $4.99
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 Outboard Motor Boat Bass Fishing Lure Bait Casting Reel US $18.97
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 VINTAGE FISHING CASTING REEL JULIUS VOM HOFE N° 3 1 2 US $87.51
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 VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE PRESIDENT USA CASTING FISHING REEL US $20.50
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 Vintage Langley casting reel with box papers fishing US $9.99
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 COLLECTION OF VINTAGE FISHING REELSCASTING SPINNING US $110.00
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 Pinnacle Vision Slyder Fishing Casting Reel 70 1 Ratio US $23.50
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 Shimano Corvalus 401 Left Hand Casting Fishing Reel US $35.50
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 PFLUEGER TRUMP NO 1943 BAIT CASTING REEL FISHING US $9.99
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 Vintage 1954 ad for Zebco Casting Fishing Reels US $5.95
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 PENN PEER 209 CASTING FISHING REEL VINTAGE US $23.49
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 Penn 920 Levelmatic Bait Casting Fishing Reel USA US $45.59
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 CASTING FLY REEL FISHING ENHANCED 6 5 LINE BF800B 116G US $1.00
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Casting reels have been around since the 1600’s but were not popular until the 1870’s. The earlier models of casting reels had iron or brass gears, and their spools were made of German silver, brass, or rubber. Today’s casting reels are usually made of aluminum or stainless steal. They have a level wind mechanism to prevent the line form tangling up and complicating casts. Some casting reels have anti reverse handles and drags, which are created to slow the runs of powerful fish. Due to the fact that the force of the forward cast must rotate the spool as well as propel the fishing lure, casting reels require heavier lures to operate properly. They are the only type of reel that requires this. The gear ratio in casting reels was previously about 3/1, soon after the gear ratio rose to be 4/1. Nowadays ratios are as high as 5.5/1 and sometimes higher. The higher the gear ratio the faster a person can retrieve the line.
One different type of the casting reel is the big game reel. These reels are extremely large and heavy compared to regular casting reels. They are created for the use of salt-water fishing. They are used to catch the bigger fish, such as, tuna marlin, sharks, and sailfish. They are not directly designed for casting, but more for trolling.
The spool tension on casting reels can be adjusted with a centrifugal brake, or a magnetic cast control. This can reduce a spool overrun that may occur during a cast. It also reduces the chances of the line to snare, which is known as backlash. Each time a fisherman attaches a new lure of different weight, the cast control should be adjusted. The casting reel design will work just fine with most types of fishing line, this includes; heat fused super lines, copolymer lines, and braided multifilament lines. Casting reels can easily be palmed or thumbed to advance the drag, or to halt the lure at a certain point.
A casting reel and rod is cast by thrusting the rod backward, then quickly snapping it forward. When a fisherman does the forward cast, the weight of the lure tugs the line off of the reel. The thumb is used to stop the lure at the wanted location and to prevent spool overrun, so that the line does not become messed up. Though the modern centrifugal braking systems do help to control backlash, using a bait casting reel still requires practice to use it properly. A fisherman needs a certain amount of finesse and patience when using a casting reel for best results. They are not complicated to figure out but, skill has to be learned. If a person rushes into casting it is more likely that the line will become tangled, and sometimes it can take hours to get it unraveled.
