Tried one for the first time this Nov. I thought the Penn 525mag was a decent surf caster but the aikos 656ctm is awesome. Im gonna buy two for the next trip. Still haven't tried a daiwa millionaire yet. Always used daiwa bg30 spinning reels til a couple years ago.
Aren't they ex-Abu guys that started Aikos?
Akios reels are in a league of their own...a true custom reel.
