Quote: Originally Posted by GregH
That's what I am thinking. However, they could easily cut corners on some materials while still utilizing the same design.
I bought another OA2000 recently. As intended, they are all I have been using in fresh water this year. I dont intend to change that. We'll see.
No pigs yet, but the small LMB bite picked up in my local ponds so I at least started to put them through their paces. The first one's drag is smoother than the second. So far they both work well for their intended use.
I picked up the $8 reel last night because one of my old reels is down. There is a definite similarity to the Shakespeare line that Wal-Mart sells there, but like you said, you can tell its cheaper material too. Overall, used it last night in the rain, its smooth, close to the other name brand reel, but not wear you'd like it to be. I'm wondering if the game plan it to eventually raise the quality and then "do away" with the name brand as part of an agreement. Still, $8 for a nice replacement/temporary reel that good isn't bad at all.