Shakespeare Alpha Spinning Reel

Great inexpensive catfishing reels. Perfect for 8 plus foot catfishing rods.

Smooth reel for a budget friendly price. I’ve been using Shakespeare size 50 reels for my salt water surf and pier fishing since 2017. They work great. I’ve landed tons of huge fish with them. This size 60 is going on my 9’ surf rod. I can tell by the feel of it that it’s gonna work great. As with all my reels, I take them apart and lube them good with a premium silicone oil prior to use. These reels were already properly greased at the favtory but I did my usual service job anyway. I also run premium braid on these reels instead of mono. This Shakespeare Alpha 60 is gonna perform just fine for years to come and if I drop it in the sand or salt, I don’t worry about ruining an expensive reel.

I bought two of these reels ,,They're very lightweight and they cast surprisingly pretty far for their size,,

Got the smallest (20b?) version and it works well with an ultralight pole. No issues, none anticipated. Seems sturdy enough.

Reel froze up,cleaned and dried every time and it lasted 1 month, I will not buy this product again.

For 15$ this reel has held up to a lot of abuse and big fish! You get what you pay for but this thing is worth every penny. Landed 50lb black drum, bull reds, aligator gar, huge blue cats, etc. They aren't built to last a lifetime but I have had the same one last me a full season of saltwater and freshwater fishing before failing. And I didn't stress about dropping it in the water or mud like my expensive reels, never even opened it up for a cleaning and it still served me well trip after trip. Great reel for the money, sometimes they can be found for dirt cheap when they go on sale.

Perfect for a backup surf fishing reel-worth the money.

I used to have an old alpha reel from 2008 or so which was great. It lasted for quite a while before it seized the drag completely. I was using it every summer 3-5 times a year for about 7 years for saltwater fishing from the beach. This new version is a complete disaster, it’s very flimsy, you never know when drag is engaged because it virtually makes no sound, so you will be turning the handle and adding twist to the line without bringing the fish in. You have to look at the reel to understand what is happening all time. Like I said the reason for 3 stars is the price. You can’t find anything cheaper for this size reel.

En relación calidad-precio es buen reel, buen tamaño para práctica de la pesca mediana, muy apto para el bagre, mojarra, carpa, suave, bien construido, bobina de buen tamaño. Muy recomendable.

No. I prefer a closed face reel. Gave it to my nephew

This reel is junk. No reverse switch. The bail arm will not open when the spool is at a certain angles, the amount of play makes this look like a kids toy and to top it off it looks like one. If I knew that before I took it out the package I would have sent this back. Save you money and buy one from Temu might not last any longer but at least it will look better and work smoother.

Excelente. Entrega rápida y bien protegido el pedido

Muy buena calidad por el precio ofrecido.