I just had to restock for lower 48 fishing. Bought 6 of the Pflueger Supreme XT's (different sizes) and they are super nice reels. Bought some Supremes for back up and they are nice but you can feel a difference in the smoothness.
Then I decided to try a Daiwa Sustain, big mistake. Now I wished I would of purchased more Sustains.
No, I didn't need reels this expensive. But the smoothness of the reel and drag is worth it to me.
The Sustain is a Shimano reel.
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