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Halloween Sale — Online ExclusiveBuy 1 Reel, Get 1 Free · From $59.99Free Line + Shipping With The Rod Set30-Day Money-Back GuaranteeEnds Oct 31, 11:59 PM ET
Obalus Halloween Sale — buy one reel, get one free
★★★★★ Rated 4.8 out of 5 · 94,000+ orders

Halloween sale: buy one reel, get one free

  • ✓Casts clean out of the box. Even on your first baitcaster.
  • ✓Pick a set below. The bigger the set, the more comes with it.
  • ✓30 days to fish it. Ships tomorrow.
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A backlashed, tangled line on a $200 baitcaster next to a cleanly spooled Obalus reel at $59.99 for two

Best Deal
In This Economy

We don't pay pro anglers to hold our reels on TV. We don't run six-figure tournaments. That's why two of these reels cost $59.99 instead of $200 for one — same class of components, none of the markup you pay at the big brands. Through Halloween the bigger sets add a rod, braided line and free shipping.

Facebook comments from Obalus customers Ray Ransom and Kevin Foster about the reelFacebook comment from Obalus customer Ray Turner about easy long casts and no backlashes

Real comments from our Facebook page — unedited screenshots.

"Baitcasters Are Too Hard."
Not This One.

Most men who gave up on baitcasting never had a skill problem. They had a reel problem. Big-brand reels leave the factory untuned, and then blame you when the line balls up on cast three.

Every Obalus is tuned by hand before it ships. Your first cast lands clean. Not your hundredth. Your first.

It stops tangles on its own.

Magnetic brakes slow the spool for you. You never set them, and you never think about them.

Nothing to set up.

We tune every reel in our shop. Open the box, tie on, cast.

Want to learn it properly?

The free course walks you through it in 45 minutes.

"I'm 54 and just got mine. First baitcaster I ever used without throwing it away."— Frank, Verified Buyer
✗ Their reel
✓ The Obalus

Don't Take Our Word For It.
Watch.

Real anglers. First casts.

The First Cast

We handed this reel to a man who had never used a baitcaster. No tutorial. No settings changed. Cast one landed clean. By cast ten he stopped asking if he was doing it right.

The Switcher

Twenty years on spinning reels. Sworn off baitcasters since a backlash in the nineties. By noon he had out-cast his buddy's $230 setup and asked where to order a second one.

The Side-By-Side

Same rod. Same lure. Same man. His $250 name-brand reel against ours. All day, the casts landed within a few feet of each other. The fish could not tell the difference.

The Big One

Eighteen pounds of drag means nothing until something big pulls back. Watch the drag hold smooth when a channel cat makes its run.

What A Good Morning
Feels Like

No untangling line while your buddy is already catching. No blaming the wind. No driving home early, annoyed at gear that fought you all day. Just casting where you aim, feeling the tap, and getting home with pictures.

01
Cast where you're looking.

Under the dock. Past the weed line. Right on the money.

02
Comfortable all day.

Light enough that your hand isn't cooked by noon.

03
Confidence on the hookset.

When something big hits, the drag holds.

04
The nod at the dock.

When the man with the $300 setup asks what you're throwing.

Why This One
Doesn't Bird's Nest

A backlash happens when the spool spins faster than the line leaves it. Old reels made you control that with your thumb. That is why so many first baitcasters ended up in a drawer.

Ours uses magnets to slow the spool at the end of every cast. You get the distance without the mess. And we set it before it ships, so it works from cast one.

The Cast-Clean Course.
Included Free.

Nobody should hand you a baitcaster and wish you luck. Every order includes the full video course. Short lessons, 45 minutes in total, from setup to casting like you have done it for years.

The big brands sell you the reel and leave. We make sure it works for you. That is the difference between selling gear and standing behind it.

PB Fishing x Obalus

1 Month Of PB Fishing Premium.

A good reel and a clean cast are half the job. The other half is knowing where to go, what you caught, and whether you are getting better. PB Fishing does all three.

Before you leave

Hourly bite forecasts, species odds, and weather for more than 20,000 US waters. Fish the best window, not whenever you get there.

On the water

Snap a photo. The app names the species, estimates the length, and logs the date, water, and conditions for you.

After the trip

Track personal bests and see the conditions behind your best catches. Your records climb the state and national boards.

This used to take twenty years on the water. Now it is in your pocket. A month of Premium, free with every order.

Available on the App Store
1 Month Free

Redeems through the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad.
Code applied automatically after checkout.

"OK — How Are Two Reels
Only $59.99?"

Two reels for less than a quarter of one name-brand reel. Something has to give. It does — just not the hardware.

Their $250 Reel
  • TV commercials you fast-forward through
  • Pro anglers paid to hold it on camera
  • The tackle shop's 40% cut
  • The distributor's cut before that
  • The logo
  • ...whatever's left goes into the reel
You Pay$250
Our Two Reels
  • The reel✓
  • A second reel, free✓
  • A full casting course, free✓
  • Hand-checked before it ships✓
  • That's it. That's where your money goes.✓
You Pay$59.99
Same class of hardware inside.
The difference is who else gets paid.
Pick your set
✓ 30-Day Money-Back✓ Free Course Included✓ Ships In 1–3 Days

Wherever You Fish,
It Fishes.

Farm pond after work. The lake on Saturday. The coast on vacation. Bass, catfish, walleye, redfish — this reel does not care where you take it.

Yes, It Handles Saltwater
  • Sealed insides, treated against corrosion
  • Fish the coast, rinse it under the tap at home
  • Most reels under $100 rust out after one salty summer
Farm pondLake dockRiverSalt flats

What $59.99
Actually Buys You

Every part below is the same class you would find in a $200 reel — and you get two of them.

✓
Fast Retrieve (8.1:1 gearing)

When a fish runs at you, you can reel fast enough to stay tight. Slower reels lose those fish.

✓
18 lb of Drag

Big fish pull hard. This holds. You land what you hook.

✓
13 Smooth Bearings

That smooth feeling when you crank. You notice it in the first ten seconds.

✓
Magnetic Anti-Tangle Brakes

The reason this doesn't bird's nest. Set at our shop before shipping.

✓
Light Carbon Body (7.8 oz)

Fish all day without your wrist reminding you about it tomorrow.

✓
Ceramic Line Guide

Your line lasts about twice as long. Less money on re-spooling.

✓
Sealed, Salt-Safe Internals

Fish the coast, rinse it, it lives. Most reels this price corrode by season two.

✓
Grippy EVA Knobs

Wet hands, fish slime, rain. Your grip holds anyway.

✗ Brand Tax✗ Retail Markup✗ Assembly-Line Shortcuts✗ "Good Luck Figuring It Out" Energy

Fish It First.
Decide After.

Take it to the water. Cast it. Catch on it. Bring it home dirty. If it is not the best reel you have owned at any price, send it back within 30 days and we refund you.

94,000+ Orders
Can't All Be Wrong

★★★★★

"First baitcaster I ever used without throwing it away."

Frank, 54
✓Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"I bought 2. Left and right. Work like a champ. I used to hate baitcasting. Not anymore."

Joe
✓Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Casted it without changing any settings. No backlash."

Kevin
✓Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"This will be my 3rd attempt at learning baitcasting. My first two were horrible."

Richard — ordered two
✓Verified Buyer
★★★★★

"Smoother than a high price Abu Garcia."

Gene
✓Verified Buyer

Go Ahead.
Ask The Hard One.

What exactly is in the box?+
Set 1: two Carbonlite baitcast reels (you pick the hand). Set 2 adds a ProFishient casting rod (1.8 m) and a 300 m spool of Aqua Weave 30 lb braid. Set 3 swaps in the Carbon Storm rod and adds a Hook Master lure. Every order includes the free Cast-Clean course and a month of PB Fishing Premium. Sets 2 and 3 ship free.
Will the reel fit my rod?+
Any casting rod with a trigger grip — the reel sits on top. It will not mount on a spinning rod. If you fish spinning gear today, pick set 2 or 3: the rod is matched to the reels.
Left-handed?+
Pick the hand combination before you add to cart: both right, both left, or one of each. Mix them if you like.
What happens after Halloween?+
The Halloween sets come down Oct 31 at 11:59 PM Eastern. The buy-one-get-one on the reels stays; the rod, line, lure and shipping deals go away.
What's the free course?+
Short videos, 45 minutes in total, from our shop team. How to hold it, how to cast it, how the brakes work, and what to do the one time in fifty that it does tangle. It arrives by email the moment you order.
Will it handle big fish?+
Yes. The drag, which is the part that fights the fish, holds up to 18 pounds of pull. That covers bass, catfish, walleye, stripers, redfish, and most anything short of offshore. Customers have landed 30 lb catfish on it.
Saltwater?+
Yes. The insides are sealed and treated against corrosion. Fish the coast, rinse it under the tap at home, and it keeps running for seasons. Most reels under $100 rust out after one salty summer.
What if I don't like it?+
Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. Even used, even dirty. We would rather you fish it first. The reel wins people over on the water, not on this page.
How long is the sale on?+
Through Halloween: Oct 31, 11:59 PM Eastern. The timer on this page is real. We might sell out of a set before then — if that happens, it comes off the page.
What's the PB Fishing app deal?+
Every order includes a month of PB Fishing Premium, the full app and not a trial. Before the trip: hourly bite forecasts, species odds, and weather for more than 20,000 US waters. On the water: photograph your catch and the app names the species and estimates the length. After the trip: personal bests and the conditions behind your best days. You get a link after checkout with the code already applied. It redeems through the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad.
What's Obalus actually about?+
Working anglers were getting priced out of good gear by brands spending more on commercials than on components. So we build the same class of reel, tune it by hand, teach you to use it, tell you when and where the bite is on, and charge what it actually costs.

Your Next Cast
Could Be The Clean One.

94,000+ orders from anglers who stopped paying for the name on the side and started casting. Two reels from $59.99, with a rod, line, lure and free shipping on the bigger sets, through Halloween. Thirty days to change your mind.

Pick your set
✓ 30-Day Money-Back✓ Free Course Included✓ Ends Oct 31, 11:59 PM ET