If you don't mind shopping at Cabela's, they have the Prestige Reels on sale for $30.00! They used to be $60 or somewhere around there. I have one and it's quality is comparable to the Okuma. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Okuma made this reel for Cabela's. It was my first and I haven't replaced it yet. I've had it for about 4 years now and haven't had any problems and haven't been disappointed.

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