Look at Medalist. I've got 4 of them , one being some 50 years old er so. Still works fine and you can still get parts! They're so simple you can repair them yourself. You can get them at Kaufmann's or at Cabela's @ about $ 35 bucks. Chuck Breed
Mark Steudel wrote:
Well I own two Okuma sierra 7/8 reels which I use on our five weights. Most of the time they work just wonderuflly with no complaints. The steelhead I caught on the Snoq, and the last fishing trip really pushed them beyond their limits. Several times on my last trip the clicker stopped working, seemed like the drag was still working, and I had to open them up and poke my finger around in there. Now when I strip out line it sounds weird. So ... I was wondering if anyone had any reccomendations on new reels under 100 bucks that might last a bit longer and handle a bit better than my Okuma Sierra's? On another forum I read that the Ross Cimmaron is a good reel? Looked to be about 70 bucks.
Mark
