>>I've seen Ross, Lamson and lots of Bauers crap out when they were needed most and far from home I wouldn't be able to rely on them like an Abel or Tibor.<<

Really? When, where and how? I'm not exactly calling you a liar but I find this hard to believe. I have all three and, except for the cheap plastic clicker on a Cimarron falling in the sand, not a one of them failed in any way, shape or form. These are a Big Game 4, Litespeed 3.5 and Bauer LOHR. They tagged everything from steel and salmon in 10 degree weather to false albacore in the salt.