..Call me ol' fashioned but.....I like to stick to whats' proven....ie: Penn, Abu..Diawa...etc.
...I'd hate to be a guinea pig for a new line of reels...when that 46 # er is tuggin on the other end of my line!!!
...I'm not knockin em' ....I'm just giving my 17 cents
when a reel dealer tells me that their " just like " blah blah blah...it scares me away.
let me take you on a trip, I like Nike footwear, I find them extremely comfortable. If I saw a shoe that was made to look like a Nike...but was cheaper in price, I would second guess it, thinking that they copied it to be cheaper. I don't mind paying for quality.
..my point is that they look like the "Baitrunner" series..and I know it was stated above that maybe Shimano makes them/ or their parts......but, I'll stick to whats proven!!
...and Don, your not the reel dealer I was quoting...and Don, thanks for the donations to the site...and Don, did I hear you were donating a Tica for the next pluggage contest
...and Don, I'll shut up now