I have both Nautilus and Ross reels. Don't have a Lamson. I like the Ross reels and the Nautilus feather wt; however, the only gripe I kind of have with the Nautilus ( I use it on my 8 wt.) is that the drag knob is really smaller than I would like it to be. Fishing in cold weather for steelhead, my fingers get really cold and it is hard to grab onto the drag knob. The Ross is better.

Someone said Galvin and think they have a larger drag knob -- a galvin will probably be my next reel purchase.

Otherwise, I would agree with the other posts -- they are all pretty good and you can't go wrong. Just decide what your main use will be and take the plunge.