Rover Round Baitcasting Reel - No.1 Highest Rated Conventional Reel - Reinforced Metal Body & Supreme Star Drag

my husband said this is just as good as the £150 reels he has purchased in the past. He could not believe he could get such quality for such a low price. My husband is an expert fisherman and fishes here and abroad and he is very fuzzy with high expectations so if it meets his standard it will meet anyone's Arrived on time and in a reel nice box and case

Good but how to use i don't know

Great reel used uptiding handled smoothounds no problem

Bought a Rover 90 figuring to use it for musky fishing by throwing big heavy lures. The 90 is HUGE, meant more for ocean fishing. I held it in both hands with a hand on either side and my finger tips couldn’t touch. Definitely not for inland waters. I returned it and ordered a 50. The 50 is great. Loaded it with 80lb braid, mounted it on a 7’ medium action Ugly Stick and used a 1/2” combination wrench as a practice lure. It casts that wrench every bit of 150’. What I like is the line guide moves with the line on the cast. I paid over $300 for reels that weren’t as nice as this. I have 8 different makes of round bait casting reels and this is one of the best, and it costs the least. Time will tell how long it lasts.

So I'm not a crazy experienced Angler. I have done a good deal of fishing though and I've used plenty of spinning reels and bait casters. I've used Penn and Abu Garcia reels. As well as some of the lower cost reels out there. So this one, like most Baitcaster reels, takes some dialing in to work well. My first cast I had a total birds nest of a reel. I had adjusted the knows on both sides so it dropped in a controlled manner with the weight I was casting on it, but that wasn't enough. So I tightened the left all the way and the right most of the way. Like this is wouldn't drop on its own but it casted great. The reel is super super smooth. Clicker is loud (as it should be). I love the mechanism for releasing the spool. Very well designed, one hand operation is a snap. First time out I only managed to catch one fish, but reeling it in was easy and one of the smoothest catches I've ever had. I've got it mounted on a 7ft Ugly Stik. On the design front, the reel feels and looks good. It's easy to scratch up, but all metal and feels very solid. I have the 50R so one of the smaller ones but it easily holds plenty of line for fishing the intercoastal in Florida and can handle fish in the 30lb and under range very well. The handles feel good in the fingers and are quite grippy, which is nice if you've been handling a fish and have slimy hands. Not everyone is like me, but I'm OCD. After every use lightly spray it off with the mist setting on a hose to help the salt water run off. Don't use a jet setting or you'll just push the salt into the reel. In summary, the reel is fantastic. I've only used it once so far, so I can't speak to longevity, but inspecting the design and watching videos I'm pretty sure it will last years and years. I'm already thinking about buying a 70R and another rod and getting my current rod set up for my wife. If you want a phenomenal cheap combo, pick one of these up with a $40 or so Ugly stick and some Kastking braided line and you'll be set for around $100. Possibly less.