Pflueger...any good??
Submitted by Joodles on Sat, 2010-12-18 20:15
Hey Guys, just interested to hear any opinions on Pflueger gear. The reason I'm curious is I was short of a little spinner on a Barra trip to Darwin a few years ago so I picked up a 'Pflueger Trinity' for (i think) about $90 at the local BCF. I've since pulled in Barra, small mackerel & shark and dhuie on SP with the Trinity and love it, faultless little beater with a sweet drag.
You just don't hear so much about the brand so would be good to hear your opinions.
Cheers
Joodles
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fishcrazy
Posts: 1235
Date Joined: 27/01/07
flueger
had quite a bit of flueger gear over the years ,never had a prob with any of it priced well too rods and reels
Man Overboard
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Date Joined: 16/01/10
Never used any of their
Never used any of their brand, but in saying that have never heard a bad word either.
flagpole
Posts: 285
Date Joined: 14/05/09
value for money
i've got 2 reels and 3 rods had no problems. And they have caught some good fish. Just brought a pfluger arbor reel for jigging can't wait to try it out
Dicey
Posts: 912
Date Joined: 23/07/10
Was gonna buy their new
Was gonna buy their new spinner that came out, patriarch xt spin very nice reel, but decided to pass on it, just have too many small reels.
Leemo
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Date Joined: 22/02/07
they are very succeptible to
they are very succeptible to corrosion and choking up with minimal amounts of salt/sand. i had 2 Trions and they have both seized up a couple of times. all in the care really.they are very well priced. good value for money.
bludgin' since 94'
Spinnerak
Posts: 521
Date Joined: 03/04/10
Pfleuger and shakespeare are
Pfleuger and shakespeare are basically the same brand, (the trinity and shakespeares exceed) are basically the same reel with a couple of shared parts. They are less reseliant to sand and salt than others, as i use mine for small surf stuff like whiting and it has seized up once, but at $80 you can't go wrong. Best drags on reels that price IMO. IMO great reels, not sure about the rods.
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out wide
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Date Joined: 30/12/08
My mate got one from BCF
didnt last one fishing trip. Seized up, takes it back to BCF, they send it of over east, comes back but this time only half seized up. Lost $30 worth of braid to boot. Asked for and recieved his 90 bucks back.
Just1morecast
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Date Joined: 04/12/09
I have 2 Pfleuger supreme XT
I have 2 Pfleuger supreme XT in the 9030 and 9040 size which are like your normal 2500 and 4000 size and they both are great reels and super light. Also have one Pfleuger torsion which was on my pe 2 rod for amberjacks and has been awesome just this reel is a tad heavy so its been used now for snapper on 3 mile.
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carnage
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Date Joined: 11/04/10
good value rods iv gotta
good value rods iv gotta couple, there supreme range is there nicest but the trions are great value
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tangles
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Date Joined: 17/12/06
pretty good
ive got the same reel and spin rod combo and ive caught big makks and god knows how many pinkys on them in the shallows nth of kalbarri and never had anything go wrong with it! keep it clean and greased up and they are a sturdy setup for the price! why pay 700 bucks when u can do the same job on them!