Shakespeare Beta FS Freespool Fishing Reel - Freshwater Ledger Fishing for Carp, Bream, Tench, Barbel

very well priced arrived on time I am now the proud owner of three of these excellent reels should be four but a darling little angel was running around the pond unsupervised and he snapped the reel handle jumping over the rods then had the cheek to complain to his dad he hurt his foot on landing dad said my fault, the rods should have been leaning up against a tree last time I help a fellow angler land a 15 lb carp.very pleased with reels would happily but from this seller again

This is my third "beta" fishing reel. They are obviously not high end but for what you pay for you get a reliable and decent reel. The drag knob is located rear of the product and this has some advantages such as easy access. I find calling this product "beta" is a little insulting since you can actually catch alfa size fish with this. These products come with some mono line included on them within the already cheap price. So, if you are a beginner, you should be sorted for some "beta level" fishing. For anything else, you should get rid of this line and put something more appropriate for the fish you would want to chatch.

my son asked if we could go fishing so broght this reel as was cheapest I could find. I can't believe how good it was and how it dealt with catching large carp as you can see in pictures.Great for first reel for anyone.

This Shakespeare reel, although quite cheap, is absolutely first rate. I would highly recommend it, especially for beginners. With a good weight and the added inclusion of the bait runner, it's a definite reel to have in your fishing bag.

Bought this as a back up for ledgering and using method feeder. Great price Mitchell always good quality.

I read a 1 star review, after reading, it was clear the author was using the reel in correctly, the rear drag controls the bait runner system and the front adjustment the playing fish drag, I've bought 6 of these over time and not because they brake but because I'm on a budget, I've used these out at sea on my kayak for mackerel fishing, pike fishing and general course fishing on comercial, I did have one that became tight almost siezed as another review pointed out, I simply took it apart and serviced it, top entry level reel, would recommend.

This reel is good for the money all works well about 6 pound soft line on plastic non corosive spool I just wondered if it was better or same as Lidl bait runner I have. Sorry Lidl was much better balanced. I use on boat and salt eats reels This would b a great reel for lake carping & light sea fishing spinning would get annoying and uncomfortable as reel is not balanced too well and has a shakey wobble when u wind it. Lidle reel is better but few quid more and not as available as this reel.

It's a great reel I bought it for my son and he loves it but the line is really thin so recommend by stronger line