Im done with shimano too. I have 3 1000s and only one works good after a short period of time. The saros is flawless but the symetre and stradic are toast. I am pleased with the pflueger 25 president, even more pleased with the supreme 30 series ( not crazy about the coil throwing little reels ). Also the daiwa 2000 fuego is really nice. I've had the pfluegers over 3 years and the fuego a little over a year. Daiwa drag is butter smooth. In my opinion the supreme and the fuego are the two best bang for your buck reels on the market at 100 bucks. The line wraps on The spool better on the daiwa and supreme better than the president. The 25 president has a habit of the line digging into it's self and screwing your cast up after you catch a larger fish that takes drag.

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