Twin drags, from the start
Like the aerospace-type designers they are, Accurate approached the fishing reel with clear vision and a good dose of common sense. Conventional reels apply drag to one side of the spool; Accurate's TwinDrag applies it evenly to both. For the same reasons you don't put brakes on just one side of a car, that makes for a much better reel — and there's a second benefit in drag wear and heat. For 20 pounds of drag, each side only needs to deliver 10, so you get smoothness with less heat build-up and no fade when a big fish takes its second and third run.
Built for the braid era
Accurate entered the market after spectra was already established with the long-range guys. Thin braid meant heavy line on smaller, more comfortable reels — and reels that weren't designed for those drag settings could literally come apart, or needed aftermarket work just to keep their freespool. Accurate designed for braid from day one and tested with the San Diego long-range fleet, using the best bearings, aluminum, and anodizing available. If ever a line of reels was designed for the long-range fisherman, this is it. Every Accurate reel is designed and built in the USA.
The current lineup
Valiant is the heart of the line — compact TwinDrag lever drags from the BV-300 up through the BV2-1000, in single-speed and two-speed versions, plus the dedicated Valiant Slow Pitch (SPJ) models built for the jigging crowd and the VT2 two-speeds. The Tern 2 TXD series brings TwinDrag performance to a star drag casting reel, with Dorado editions for a bit of flash. The Ascender star drag and Fury single- and two-speeds are the value entries into USA-built Accurate quality, and the Dauntless lever drags round out the family. Custom and limited colors show up here when Accurate runs them — they move fast.
Rigged right
A reel this good deserves better than a uni-to-uni. Choose your spooling at checkout — solid or hollow braid, topshots, served or Sato connections — and it arrives ready to fish. If you're not sure what your fishery calls for, call the shop and talk it through with someone who fishes these reels.