These are the exact same reel sold at different prices with their own color scheme on it.
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dipski-inthelipski on
I’m all for budget gear and everything, but a Shakespeare baitcaster sounds like a speed run to crashing out.
necromanial on
A few factories in China manufactures the majority of the reels on the market.
The brands basically picks a reel from a catalogue, pick the colors they want, and that’s OEM for you.
DisastrousClock5992 on
They aren’t the same reel. One has 5 bearings and the other has 2.
Uptons_BJs on
They’re both Pure Fishing brands…..
The fundamental design of that reel is a patent free design that is used by dozens and dozens of different companies. The Pflueger Monarch is also Daiwa CC80, Abu Garcia Max X, Lew’s American Hero, among dozens of others. That’s not to say the reels are all identical – Different grips, different drag materials, different gearing materials, but the fundamental design is the same one.
However, these two reels are literally the same, because both brands are owned by Pure Fishing. Why would Pure Fishing pay their OEM partner for 2 different moldings for the body when they can just use a different color plastic to save a few bucks?
EDIT: Wait, I was wrong! they are not the exact same. The Pflueger is 4+1 bearings, the Shakespeare is 2+1. But it is the same platform, the Pflueger just has bearings instead of bushings in 2 spots.
lubeinatube on
They aren’t the same reel though. The materials they are made from and the features they offer are different.
_______uwu_________ on
A handful of companies make all the low profile baitcasters on the market. Daiwa, Shimano, loongze, banax and Doyo. Everything that isn’t daiwa or Shimano is a loongze, banax or Doyo generic design
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I’m all for budget gear and everything, but a Shakespeare baitcaster sounds like a speed run to crashing out.
A few factories in China manufactures the majority of the reels on the market.
The brands basically picks a reel from a catalogue, pick the colors they want, and that’s OEM for you.
They aren’t the same reel. One has 5 bearings and the other has 2.
They’re both Pure Fishing brands…..
The fundamental design of that reel is a patent free design that is used by dozens and dozens of different companies. The Pflueger Monarch is also Daiwa CC80, Abu Garcia Max X, Lew’s American Hero, among dozens of others. That’s not to say the reels are all identical – Different grips, different drag materials, different gearing materials, but the fundamental design is the same one.
However, these two reels are literally the same, because both brands are owned by Pure Fishing. Why would Pure Fishing pay their OEM partner for 2 different moldings for the body when they can just use a different color plastic to save a few bucks?
EDIT: Wait, I was wrong! they are not the exact same. The Pflueger is 4+1 bearings, the Shakespeare is 2+1. But it is the same platform, the Pflueger just has bearings instead of bushings in 2 spots.
They aren’t the same reel though. The materials they are made from and the features they offer are different.
A handful of companies make all the low profile baitcasters on the market. Daiwa, Shimano, loongze, banax and Doyo. Everything that isn’t daiwa or Shimano is a loongze, banax or Doyo generic design
Internals are probably different