I don't work my stuff too hard these days. Most of my spring fishing is for panfish to fill the freezer, and a few walleyes here and there, a couple bass trips, maybe a fight or two with a northern. I haven't put any serious wear on my gear since I quit fishing bass tournaments.
I really liked my Ambassadeurs for the tournaments, as they just never seemed to die.
Does anybody know who makes these reels for Gander Mountain?
I'll be checking out the Lew's reels too. Ironically, somewhere in the man cave I've got two brand new still in the box Lew's baitcasters circa 1985. I won them as part of a prize package from a two man team tournament down in Ohio. Never saw any need to switch out at that time, as my Ambassadeurs were giving me no trouble.
