Huanzhou Zhu
Senior Member
I am not a fan of both either, but at least the trudex is castable.I'd echo the above, but would go as far as to say I am not a fan of either, even though I have an example of each sat in a drawer. They are both too narrow and the cage on the rapidex prohibits any propper casting.
I hear people recomending all manner of cheaper centrepins, in particular they recommend the speedia reels.
Imo the best lower priced centrepin reel anyone could buy.... by a country mile is the okuma aventa pro or sheffield.
Okuma reels are great, probably the best pins for under 200, but I don’t consider them as cheap pins. Mid priced maybe?