Lord Paul of Sheffield
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just over the £100 for a reel is my most expensive spend - not much but I don't own big pit reels having no use for them
I changed to 3 of these about 2 years ago for my Carp fishing from my old Shimano reels:
Daiwa Infinity X 5000/5500 BR Reels - Only £399.00 - Poingdestres
They are excellent reels, great line lay, superb drag and the 'baitrunner' feature is correctly inline when engaged unlike my old Shimano reels.
I know exactly what you mean regarding BR lever alignment, but as Shimano were the first, I would suggest that their system is the 'correct' system and the Daiwa impersonator is incorrect.....:wh
I remember some numpty at Sportfish trying to flog me a £500 Abel Fly reel. His pitch was that I could "back my car over it and it would still work". I told him that I'd stick with my £50 Scierra's on the basis that I could back my car over them 9 times and still be 50 nicker in front.