Okuma Avenger ABF B Series Baitfeeder Reels

These little units are so well balanced and smooth operation, hauled in something oversized for this drag the other night and it handled the fight perfectly. Awesome little unit.

I wanted a budget reel that I could use for fishing bait, occasionally. I had the original shimano bait runner as a kid so I knew how helpful a bait feeder system can be.This reel is so impressive at this price point and does exactly what it's advertised to do. I've hooker and caught several 10-20lb fish on 4000 model. As you can see in the photo, I am fishing mangroves so I need to stop these fish. This reel delivers on doing that when paired with a medium action rod.The Avenger does everything well, but nothing great. It's not the smoothest reel you'll pick up, but more than sufficient. You could probably throw artificials with it if you needed to do so. Although obviously that isn't a what this reel is made to do.If you're looking for an affordable bait reel, you can't go wrong here. I don't bait fish too much, but when I do I have a competent and dependable setup that is more than capable of handling anything I've hooked.

Pros: Great reel for the price I've had it for about a month and it has caught tons of big carp. The baitrunner feature is loud and easy to engage. The reel is super smoothCons: does not come with an extra spool and handle is feels big at first but you get used to it

I've had this about a year now and fish exclusively salt water. It looks and functions like new after a few hundred fish including a 59lb and 45lb fish. I had to max out the drag on both fish and it still functioned smoothly, eventually turning them around after nearly being spooled. Great reel for the money. I own almost 100 reels, some that cost ten to twenty times this one so I think I'm a qualified reviewer.

Very smooth works great