Lotech Joe,

You are most likely talking about the original Battenkill Disc Drive reels, and yes, they have been phasing them out the past few years. I also have some of these reels in the 7/8 and 10/11 sizes that I used for saltwater fishing. Great reels and they held up to salmon with no problems.

But, Orvis has been going more into the Large Arbor and Mid Arbor reels and I must admit, I really do like those. I have converted all of my reels to those, mainly the Large Arbor reels. They are of excellent quality and when you need to wind in the line they get it in fast. Or if you want to stay with a standard size reel then there there is the Battenkill Bar Stock reels or the CFO Reels.

Larry ---sagefisher---