13 ice fishing reel DeadStriker Spinning This reel boasts a new ultra 13 Fishing Force Ice Combo

I found it brilliant for applying to the plastic "idler" gearing in the Ambassadeur - as well as the clutch-release mechanism (previously the button to engage "free spool" was pretty janky and stiff ) The lightest film applied to the worm drive also helped the pawl glide smoothly along the drive thread

spinning reel, the fishing line will flip and rotate, whereas a casting reel the line will simply spin forwards with no flip ensuring it's going through the line guide correctly

And for good reason

They are not the fanciest reels in the lineup, but they make sense for anglers who want to fish more and financially panic less