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Jess Hamilton
August 9, 2025
I was shocked how well this reel performed, especially compared to my several hundred dollar top of the line reels. Worth the price, high quality and functional.
Suzanne E.
July 5, 2025
I decided to try a Maxcatch Avid 1/3 reel and a Maxcatch Premiere rod (both pictured with Maxcatch backing and an Anglers Dream 3 wt floating line) just to check out the quality and see if the products are any good.The Avid reel is nicely machined and the drag is okay. Mine does loose it’s setting and sometimes finds it again, which isn’t great. Also, this price is commensurate with a reel that doesn’t have a sealed drag. This means that if you get the reel wet it will slip and or just loose it’s tension entirely depending on how wet it gets.Also, there’s no instructions to tell you how to clean and lubricate the drag bearings.If you’re looking for a serious reel, especially for salt or big game fish, then look at manufacturers that make machined reels with sealed drags.
Larry
June 19, 2025
To be honest, I wasn't really sure if this reel would be OK based on the selling price. I was pleasantly pleased with the quality and performance of the reel as compared to some of my more expensive models that I own.Easily converts from a Left Hand to a Right Hand reel by simply reversing the bearings.
Scott
May 16, 2025
I was pretty wary about buying an off-brand low price point reel. I am someone that owns Lamson, Sage, etc. and have no problem investing in a $450+ reel and I like nice things. This time I purchased an Echo 2WT rod from my shop and wanted to keep this setup on the low end since I’m using it for small brookie streams. Since I will most likely never need to engage a drag system on a 2WT, I figured I can take a chance on a reel that wouldn’t break the bank. I did my research, and Maxcatch seems to get quite the good reviews. It was CNC machined aluminum, 3.8oz, not even cast aluminum, which you would even see in higher priced brands lower end models. For $40 I ordered it.Well I gotta tell ya, the drag feels excellent, and the quality of the reel is definitely no where NEAR you would think it would be. It’s a really nice, well machined reel, and it’s very light. If you’re concerned with it balancing on your rod, trust me it’s good. Very happy with this purchase and will keep this brand in mind when I am in need of another!
JDub
April 28, 2025
So far it's working well. It's decently smooth with a simple design. The only issue I've been having is with the drag. It will loosen on its own relatively easily. It gets slightly annoying for me and the reason for 4 stars. Everything else about the reel is great. This reel has taken some decent falls. I'm currently in Machining school and made some parts to keep the drag from loosening so easily. Keep the reel clean and greased and it will last a long time!THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM MAXIMUMCATCH IS ABSOLUTELY TOP NOTCH! Bumping to 5 stars.I have been float tube fishing on the lakes a lot lately. The cork drag disk became saturated and fell apart. I asked maxcatch what size it was so that I replace it. They replied with "we believe that a new reel will solve this issue for you"!!! A NEW REEL!!! A person couldn't beg for anything more than that! Maxcatch has been absolutely awesome for me. I broke a fly rod of theirs when I slipped and fell. Boom 15 minutes later a new rod section was in the mail no question asked.
Cabe Cox
March 24, 2025
I haven't even put line on here yet - it seems way too small. I ordered the 9/10 expecting to add backing and switch chucker line, but in comparison it seems very small in diameter. It is wide so it might end up being okay but it just looks off. It seems to function very well and hand testing the drag seems great and swapping from L/R took all of 30 seconds. The finish is every bit as good as my (slightly) more expensive reels.
VVOrganizer
February 4, 2025
This reel arrived yesterday and I spent part of my evening loading the baking, fly line and tapered leader. The workmanship on the reel was VERY nice. The fly line was surprisingly supple and didn't show much, if any, line memory. When I took the reel out to my local pond to cast poppers for bass, I was VERY impressed with reel, and equally impressed with the included floating, weight forward line. The line passed through the rod eyes with ease and floated high on the water surface. I'll be looking for more MaxCatch products for my fishing arsenal.
The Professor
January 16, 2025
I am happy with the budget reel and various components, but the Maxcatch 3wt. fly line left me needing to order better line in order to use the reel. I spooled the reel, mounted it on a 3 wt. rod, and immediately tried out various casting techniques with the 3 wt. line. It simply has no body, no cast-ability, and no "feel" of a weight forward line. I compared other 3/4 line & reel combinations with that rod, then in combination with another 3/4 wt. rod. The Maxcatch line is simply a limp biscuit -- probably all one can expect for the price.
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