WOULD RECOMMEND THIS REEL TO ANYONE. My wife got this reel for me for my Bday. This is a very sweet reel. Very well balanced and very smooth. I used it for the first time this past weekend and just love it. Caught 2 bass but hung 4. 2 of them broke my line but that was my fault for using 12 pound test line when I should have been using 17 or 30 pound threaded line.[/size]