CadenceLux Spinning Fishing Reels - Ultra Smooth Powerful Spinning Reel with 9+1 Shielded BB, Lightweight Carbon Fiber Frame, 36LBs Max Drag, 5.2:1-6.2:1 High Speed Gear Ratio & Braid-Ready Spool

From Crappie to Bass and more! This reel will do it all! Once again Cadence Fishing has come out with a reel that hits the Price/Performance sweet spot. The new Cadence Lux spinning reel comes in four sizes that will handle any type of fishing. I purchased the 3000 sizes to handle Bass and Crappie my two favorite target species. When paired with either the 24 ton CC5, 30 ton CR5, or 40 ton CR7 spinning rod from Cadence, you have a dynamite duo! See the photo included of the reel on the 24-ton rod. I took this combo out to our local reservoir and had a blast landing largemouth bass using a wacky rig and then switch to a crappie rig with a 1/32nd ounce jig head and zoom baby fluke. The reel easily holds 150 yards of 10 lb braid with a 10 lb fluorocarbon leader. It easily casts anything you put on it. The reel has 10 ball bearings made in Japan and an extremely light carbon body. So light you can use even the 3000 sizes on a very light rod. One key feature is the reel is braid ready with a rubber wrap around the spool. This keeps braid from slipping. The other amazing thing on a reel that is at this price point is the drag. It is super smooth and you can apply up to 36 lb of Max Drag. That really helps when landing those big bucket mouths and slabs! This is a reel I would highly recommend for both the beginning angler and for the advanced angler!

The LUX is a new model for Cadence, and I have to admit to being a little concerned about buying an unknown. Before purchasing the reel, I contacted Cadence customer service with a few questions. They responded with real answers to my questions--not just a lot of marketing hype.Now that I have had a chance to fish with the LUX, I'm very pleased with my purchase. It performs as well as, or better than several other of my spinning reels that cost twice as much.The 3000 is lightweight, so I can cast it all day. It has a larger diameter spool that is great for longer casts. The reel is extremely smooth, and I like having a large knob on the handle.I fish in the Midwest during the summer, but I think the LUX will be ideal for some Florida redfish this winter.

I used to have more money to spend on fishing gear so I'm used to high end Shimano reels. But when my 15+ year old Shimano Sustain 1000 bit the dust I needed to look for a less expensive option.My first impression of the Cadence lux 1000 was that it seemed a bit bulky for a 1000. The bail in particular is bulkier than I'm used to. And it doesn't spin freely like my shimanos (you can give the handle on a shimano a spin and it keeps spinning for what seems like forever). That said, the reel feels solid, tight and well made. There's no sloppiness in the mechanism and the retrieve is smooth. I always close bails by hand but I did notice that the bail is "stiff" in that, if you just cast and crank, you'll hit significant resistance at the point where the bails tries to close.Customer service is stellar. I carry four rods in a soft rod case with reels attached and in order to make to all fit I need to loosen reel handles so they fold in. My Shimano handles have a shaft that goes through the reel with a nut on the end. The cadence does not; to loosen the handle you just unscrew it until it folds. I was worried that I might eventually lose the handle, sure enough, I did after a couple months. When I contacted customer service to inquire about purchasing a replacement handle they sent me one free of charge! I'll be removing the handle entirely and storing it in my tackle bag in the future.All in all, I think this reel is good value for the money.

Received my Cadence Lux Spinning reel on Tuesday and went straight to the store and put on 10lb superslick braid. Took the canoe out on the River Wednesday morning to test this out. Really love the feel of the handle just as all other cadence reels I have. It’s super smooth and has a great retrieve. Was out on the water for a few hours and had nio issues what so ever. The drag feels great but only landed a few small guys so can’t wait to put the drag to the test. I have a CS7 as well, and I really can’t say which I like better.It’s super light weight and has a great fast retrieve, I would buy this again and recommend anyone looking for a super high quality reel at a low price to buy it and take it on the water!Also great company and fast responses if you have questions or problems.

Perfect 4000 spinning reel for pier and close surf casting. Smooth as butter. Appears to be all metal. So far no rust after several uses surf fishing. Just freshwater light rinsed, wipe, oil. Good to know I have 36lbs drag available when I need it to pull fish up a pier. Mostly use it on a 7’6” heavy-fast action rod; but used it on my 9ft rod when my Okuma 6000 broke. I was able to throw 2oz double dropper rig on it a few times without worries. O feel like the company genuinely wants to promote fishing so they made a great reel for people on a budget and can’t afford to buy a new reel every year. My only request is a personal preference for an all black spool option be available for the Lux. Also a general request for Cadence to creat a simple colored silver+black long casting spinning reel that has the long semi-shallow trapezoid spool, slow oscillation for a tight wind around the spool for long distance surf casting. Also add a barrier below the spool to prevent braided lines from going under the spool. No reels have it, but it would be great if Cadence spinning reels had it first.

We have had some problems with Cadence reels purchased on Amazon, but so far, this one is holding up and it helped in catching a lot of red salmon this season. I will definitely update if it breaks like the other ones.

Salt water use, perform well, good value.

I have yet to contact the company and will update the review upon their response….the reel is lightweight and smooth. The bail on mine has to be manipulated by hand to return to the closed position, most of the time. I have used the reel only twice, but this has been a reoccurring issue. I do like how easy it is to spin. The ballbearings do their function well.