Lots of old school reels are no longer worth the money, but Lamson has reels to do about everything and all have the same sealed bearings and rarely fail. Ross has completely failed to keep up.
I have many high end makes and models... Lampson or TFO BVK reels is what I buy for serious fish. I know a guide (Ron Hyde) with tons of time guiding king salmon fishermen that swears by the TFOs.
