Quote Originally Posted by whatfly View Post
Difficult to know what you mean by "economical". What is your price range? What sort of reel are you replacing? What you want from the sounds of it is a good disk drag based reel. There are a lot of them on the market. From Echo, to Ross, to Orvis, the price range is $80-150 or thereabouts.

Oh and be forewarned you'll get a bunch "you don't need a drag on a trout reel" responses, and these can be ignored. Obviously you've already found a need for a drag. Good luck.
That's what I thought too for years, my small stream reel is a vintage eagle claw, but there is no question I need good drag, the first fish I caught i instinctively palmed the reel and lost the fish instantly.
Economical is the minimum I can spend while getting a solid reliable reel that can handle a big fish on a big river. The Ross Flystart obviously wasnt that reel.