Hey fellas I've been fishing for a while, started in Mission beach fishing around islands and since moving to Brisbane I haven't had much of a chance to fish because it's so damn far to find a good spot.
Anyway I just bought a 10 ft Penn Rod with a "Defiance" reel as a combo for $100. Now I am by no means someone who knows all of the technicalities of fishing gear I used to just go out and use whatever Dad and I had at the time. Do more expensive reels have better gearing to allow a smoother reel in when hooked on? I noticed this one I bought is pretty rough and hard to reel in even on smaller fish, just want to know if it is worth spending $200 on a good reel or if I would be wasting money.. cheers!
Anyway I just bought a 10 ft Penn Rod with a "Defiance" reel as a combo for $100. Now I am by no means someone who knows all of the technicalities of fishing gear I used to just go out and use whatever Dad and I had at the time. Do more expensive reels have better gearing to allow a smoother reel in when hooked on? I noticed this one I bought is pretty rough and hard to reel in even on smaller fish, just want to know if it is worth spending $200 on a good reel or if I would be wasting money.. cheers!