You will see that the cheap reels w/ alot of bearings are smooth for a few months then get loose and rickity. When you buy a reel or anything else just remeber you get what you pay for. Some people tend to think that I pay 500 bucks for a stella and they pay 50 bucks for some cheap import w/ a bunch of bearings that they got them same quality reel for a better deal? Duh...NO I have had mostly daiwa and shimano I will say that they cheaper shimano are better than the daiwa. But once you get up into the high priced reels they are pretty much even.

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
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