Originally Posted by pspaint
I've got the MachV (British made) and a MachIV (Chinese made). The 5 has been an awesome reel. Very fast and smooth, with a pretty durable finish. The 4, i'm not sure about yet, since I just got it and have only used it once. It doesn't seem as smooth as the British made one and it seems to have a couple spots, on the line in, where the clicker just stops. I'll give it a little more of a work out and see what happens. Personally, if you're going with a 10' 7wt., the Mach IV may work better for you. It would balance out the ten footer nicely. I've got a 10' T3, 6wt. and it balance that rod perfect.