best baitcasting reels for catfish Heavyweight Champions Baitcaster Reel – Round with Loud Bait Clicker, Steel Bearings, Carbon Disc Drag, Thickened Metal Big Cat Fish + Power Handle + Neoprene Cover (Right-Side Retrieve) Gear Ratio_5.0:1-5.9:1 Option:Left Hand Retrieve and bonus power handle Beast X Casting Rod

best baitcasting reels for catfish Heavyweight Champions Baitcaster Reel – Round with Loud Bait Clicker, Steel Bearings, Carbon Disc Drag, Thickened Metal Big Cat Fish + Power Handle + Neoprene Cover (Right-Side Retrieve) Gear Ratio_5.0:1-5.9:1 Option:Left Hand Retrieve and bonus power handle Beast X Casting Rod

Beast X Casting Rod

As much as I hate to admit it, these are great reels to slap on a jig stick and cast surface irons, easy to use and even easier to cast

Gear Ratio_5.0:1-5.9:1

Option:Left Hand Retrieve

Of the two, I did a little better with the 2.5g spoons

and bonus power handle offer strength without bulk—this reel weighs only 12 oz