I'm loving my Pflueger Presidents. After using one for a year or so I realized that they need a good cleaning right from the box and then they are excellent reels. I have been tempted to try some of their more expensive models but honestly the cheaper models I bought have done everything I could want them do as well. I'm not working the crap out of them with big old fish and 1000s of casts a day though.
I like Fireline but have PowerPro on a reel and I'm liking both. But yes they have some quirks and take a little getting used to. I'm trying some NanoFil that I got last year on a couple of setups i but didn't have the patience for it when I bought it. So far it's working fine but I decided to use a flouro leader because I just don't trust the stuff to hold a knot on a lure. So far so good but it's still early I suspect I have some more lessons coming my way.
