Reel advice (not pretend..ha ha!!)

[Ladyfish]

I want to treat myself to a nice reel. As a beginner I don't want to spend too much. I fish in lakes with a float, for anything I can catch really!! So just a general reel.
Could anyone advise me on a nice reel please. Probably up to about £50.

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LadyFish

[Starbecs]

Reels

Hi Ladyfish!

Have started angling this year myself, fish all styles for all fish - float/feeder/weight - leaning mainly towards specimen fishing though. Invested in a Shimano exage reel - did lots of research beforehand and found this to be a good option as I wanted to limit my costs to less than £50 too. Nice smooth action and retrieval. Bought online (prices vary greatly so fish around a bit - excuse the pun!!). Another that I purchased was one of the entry level Okuma reels (Epix pro) - tried a couple out and was quite impressed with them for the money, and they have a 5 year warranty.

Hope this helps. Be interested to hear what you decide incase you find something better.

[Maver-Rich]

Shakespeare mach 3 front drag 035 reel. Comes with 4 spools, 3 shallow and 1 deep and has 10 BB's. You will not beat it for the price.

They are that good me and my son own 5 of mach reels.

[FORDY-1]

I got a shakey mach 3 for my nephew,top reel for the money.

[Brian G]

Same again just purchased a Mach3 top notch for the money.