Gapen Wild 1.5 Spinning Reel

8 Fire-Hardened Bearings – Gapen’s Premium Spinning Reel

The Wild River 2 spinning reel hosts 8 Fire-Hardened bearings and is extremely fast-acting and carries teflon drag with an instant anti-reverse. This spinning reel will hold a capacity of 140 yards of 8 lb. mono fishing line. or 200 yards of 4 lb. fishing line. This reel is a nice step in-between our larger 2 and the very slim #1 reel. You will love the 1.5 for an all-around fishing reel. Warrantied for life. Break it and Gapen replaces it for 50% of cost of the new reel.

The Wild River 1.5 spinning reel features components that give you higher performance in a still affordable price point. Gapen’s finest spin-casting reel is smooth, tough and offers you a balanced solution for your spin-casting when pared with a Wilderness IM6 carbon wilderness rod. Purchase a combo of this reel and a rod for a balanced, fish-all-day spinning setup. Balancing your fishing gear physically takes strain off your hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder to provide you extra fishing time pain-free fishing. Many anglers when holding the Gapen spinning setup including a 9′ or 10′, can balance the setup with the full rod extended in an almost weightless fishing solution.

Within our Gapen premium spinning reel you will find every fishing feature you desire. Ultra smooth reel face, anti-twist system, a 8 fire-hardened bearing reel that is extra-smooth when picking up casts, quick-reeling in top water baits or slowly working a spinning bait over structure.

A great tip with fishing reels, purchase two reels and two rods so you have back-ups and spare parts. If anything should happen to your rod or reel, you have another and your fishing will remain consistent. Not having that spare rod or reel can spell disaster on a fishing trip. Many an angler wished they had a back-up when the unexpected happens.

Spinning Reel Features

• 8 fire-hardened bearings (many reels skip this!)
• Metal Spool
• Ratio: 5:2 to 1
• Fold-down handle for easy, compact storage!
• Instant anti-reverse
• Ultra smooth shaft face
• Anti-twist system
• Quick trip bail, snaps into gear smoothly
• Anti-vibrate system
• Mutli-disk drag
• All metal construction

Line Capacity:

• 200 yards of 4 lb.
• 180 yards of 6 lb.
• 140 yards of 8 lb.
• 95 yards of 10 lb.

Pro Line Tip: Recommended Float Fishing Main Line (4 lb. line offers optimal strength and durability to tackle most all fish while float fishing. Fighting properly on a longer rod with good touch, fish to 15 lb. can be landed using a landing net. Lifting of the fish out of the water is avoided to make sure line isn’t too stressed. Most weight of a caught fish remains in the water.