Great price. Great reel. The flipping switch is sweet for fluking. I put a power knob on mine and I think that's definitely the way to go.

This is a nice little reel for jigging Gulp! for fluke as you may have seen on certain youtube channels. As recommended there, a power handle upgrade is very useful but not required. The "flippin' switch" which allows the angler to free spool by using the thumb lever without needing to turn the handle to re-engage the spool for retrieve is useful for vertical jigging because you can quickly adjust to changing bottom contour on a drift. I don't know whether it is the reel stand or the rod seat of the matching Tsunami rod recommended on that youtube channel, but on a couple of occasions I (and others) have had the reel seat's locknut come loose and the reel pop off of the rod while fighting a fish and the rod was under some stress which isn't fun. So far teflon plumbing tape on the reel seat's threads have solved the problem. I don't know how much of Quantum's sales are driven by inshore saltwater fishing, but a slightly ruggedized version for saltwater with an option for a light rod clamp would be nice.

I just used my Quantum bait cast reel yesterday . It's a learning process after using spinning reel all the time. It casts smooth and the adjustments are very helpful to keep from backlashes (which are easy to do).
I do wish I had known there was a choice on which side the handle could be on. I got right handed and would rather have had left hand.
I am using it on a Dark Matters Skinner rod and it casts amazingly easy

This reel is starting out it’s life as my reel for jigging Sabaki rigs for bait before it moves on to light inshore action. It is extremely smooth and for the cost it’s a great value.

Great low profile bait cast reel for the money. Flippin switch made a believer out of me. Comes in several colors to match you favorite rods. Excellent reel for inshore fishing. i.e. Summer Flounder, Seabass, Porgy etc.

As previously mentioned, John Skinner recommends this reel for jigging. It was a wait to get them in but I'm looking forward to it. I haven't owned quantum reels before and probably won't buy them for freshwater use simply because I use diawa, however, for this use, I see the benefits to that flipping switch big time. Thumbs up for me.

John skinner said it was great, and not surprisingly he is correct

Lightweight with 18lbs drag
Easy to maintain
Smooth
Flipping switch is great

I use this for lingcod and rock fish jigging and it really does a great job...
I bought one similar earlier in the season and like the metal star drag and nicer components.

My 1st baitcaster to use for fluke fishing jigging lures. Its a solid build reel all metal but very light and compact size. I can cast very light lures too. Getting it dialed in for me was straightforward but I am still learning it. It would cast further if the the line guide would float L/R when it's freespooling. There is a jigging feature that allows you to press and spool out line and release w/o turning the handle. For the price the build quality is excellent and rated for saltwater use. Anyone interested in back bay fishing will love this easy to use reel.

good for light tackle back bay jigging. Recommend swapping out to power handle

Like the reel with the added power handle. Used it for jigging for blackfish this fall. Nice drag, plenty of power. The only negative, when you free spool, the lever does not move left to right when the line goes out. Was a problem fishing with small jigs. Line got stuck at times, if the lever was all the way to one side, and the line was free spooling from the other side.
Not sure I would have purchased this reel, if I was aware of that.

The new 2020 quantum accurist left handed size 100 well-suited for my set up, tsunami slimwave 6'6 H 3/4-4oz lure. Good action and fun to jig!

this reel is very similar to the catalyst and has a great drag.