A quick review. Got my Tica fishmaster S105s from our local fly shop last summer and have been fishing with it all fall for trout in Colorado and Wyoming. The shop owner has a real good method for selling these -- he had me try a Teton, a Ross and a couple others, then sprung the Tica on me. It was so solid and tight, plus silky smooth on the retrieve and (especially) the drag that I chose it instantly -- and then found out it was at least $50 cheaper than all the others I tried, too. I paid $100, it's online at various shops for $80+s/h. I'd never heard of Tica, he explained they've made spinning gear for years and are just breaking into the fly reel market.

Anyways, I give the Tica an 'A' -- it works and feels like a reel that costs $300, not $100. My old Berkeley 556 is looking very forlorn in my 'old tackle' box, it just doesn't get used anymore!

DANBOB