04-06-2012, 06:18 PM
Oh boy what a hot potato this could be so at the risk of inciting everyone I'll give you my opinion (a cheapskate's view) . I agree with the " you get what you pay" for concept but at this stage in life expensive reels are not in my grasp, so I'v gone another way. Cabelas sells a series of reels called the fish eagle in 3 sizes they are made by Diwa I think . They sell them on sale couple times a year for 19.95 normally 29.95 . I was pretty skeptical but the guy at the counter told me the best thing about cabelas named stuff is that they dont fix anything if breaks they just give you a new one, no discussion just a new one. I liked that idea. I've had those reels for a number of years and only returned one. Just my opinion. I'm not knocking the high quality stuff I know some people demand that level of perfection. I'm just a regular fisherman and for the price it works. Thanks for listening.
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