- SHIMANO SLX DC

One of the best baitcasters I’ve ever owned. The Shimano SLX DC is smooth, easy to cast, and the DC braking helps prevent backlash. It feels solid and reliable, and I even caught my personal best bass on it. Definitely worth the money.

This is a wonderful reel for the money. The spool control on the SLX DC is not perfect, so it still requires some manual breaking with the thumb. So do not think the DC technology on these reels is magic. However, the DC feature still greatly reduces the need for thumb breaking and that results in longer casts and a more forgiving baitcaster. (Meaning that even if iDC4 cannot avoid all birds nests and overruns by itself, it will still eliminate many of them.) This reel is typical Shimano quality. The handle is very comfortable. The retrieve is smooth. The drag is smooth. The fit and finish are great. A lot of people do not like the matte graphite finish, but I love it because I do not have to worry about scratches, scuffs, fingerprints, and all the other trials of fishing ruining a reel with a gloss finish. The best thing about this reel is that you just get to spend more time fishing. The DC technology helps to avoid birds nests and overruns. Less time maintaining a reel is more time casting. However, the DC technology also only needs to be set up once a day. You set the tension control knob, and that is it. You do not need to reset the reel every time you change a lure. You do not need to change the settings every time you turn to face a different direction because the wind is different. It just saves a lot of time throughout the day and results in more fishing. The only thing I would advise is that people who own this reel should purchase the Carbontex drag washers. The sheep shear drag washer that comes from the factory works great. However, the Carbontex washers are cheap, easy to swap, and are a great upgrade. It is not an upgrade that needs to be done right away, but I would advise all owners of this reel to do it sooner or later.

Perfect Reel for a Kiddo who eats , sleeeps and FISHES CONSTANTLY And who Knows his reels!!!!

Great quality reel. Easy to cast. Great price.

Best reel ever made

It's awesome. It makes a funny sound when you cast it but you get used to it. The DC really helps with backlashes in the wind. You still want to use your thumb most of the time but it will cast a light lure a long way and a heavy lure a really long way. Great reel

I bought this for my son’s birthday. He loves it and said it works well.

The reel quality speaks for itself. It's a mid range Shimano DC reel with 7.2:1 retrieve ratio. The issue is I ordered the 8.2:1 retrieve ratio (same price). The box indicates the reel is a 150HG, not 150HGX in big characters all over the box. The box states the retrieve speed is 7.2:1. The sticker on the box is mislabeled as SLX DC 150 (no mention of HG or HGX) and lists the retrieve speed as 8.2:1. So someone is looking at that label (probably barcode selected) for retrieve speed and not looking at the model number on the box. It's not at all uncommon to pick the wrong item from a shelf if the label is incorrect, and I do not want to go through the hassle of return and retry. I just wanted to try the faster retrieve speed for saltwater fishing (spanish macks anyone?). I don't fault the seller much, just took off 1 star, but I'd suggest the seller check their inventory to ensure the labels on the boxes accurately reflect the content, to avoid shipping fees for returned items and replacements.

Mi piace

Excelente carrete de muy buena marca

Brilliant reel and a great price👍

Habe länger versucht,das Baitcastern mit herkömmlichen Qualitäts-Rollen zu erlernen. Bin ich irgendwie zu ungeschickt dafür🤦🏻 Dank diesem Prachtstück kann ich jetzt endlich deutlich erleichtert werfen,und damit hoffentlich auch mit meinen anderen Modellen mehr Vertrauen fassen. Danke, perfekt!

Diese Rolle ist einfach ein Traum! Jeder Umsteiger auf eine Baitcaster kommt nach 5 Minuten mit dieser Art zu Angeln klar. Richtig eingestellt, ist das Werfen leichter als mit einer Stationär Rolle. Ich habe diese Rolle an einer SG2-ML mit 2,13m Länge und das passt in meinen Augen perfekt. Damit bekomme ich sogar einen 3,5g-Spoon auf ausreichend Weite für die normalen Forellenteiche. Ab 5g Wurfgewicht funktioniert diese Kombination richtig gut...Wohlfühlbereich sind so 7 bis knapp 20g. Für mich als Linkshänder ist es leider nicht so leicht, eine gute Baitcaster zu finden. In Europa sind Lefthand-Rollen üblich. Daher Danke für die 150er!