Hey Duck
Just went thru this myself. I went to buy a BBS for my new boo (thanks AKALOOKER) and found out that battenkill reels are now made in China and Orvis dropped the price to $99 (at least they did that). The ones that are $129 are the ones made in England and they are getting hard to find. Suggest you snap it up if you like the English made reels

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A foolish consistancy is the hobgoblin of small minds