If we're asking for all of what's been posted, with a price under a deuce, we might as well ask for the moon--it ain't gonna happen.
Take the basic Penn 704/706. Add a one way roller bearing to get rid of the handle slop and the click that so many seem to find annoying. Beef up the 704 bail springs. Add a ball bearing line roller to the 704. Drill the 704 cup and add 3 drain holes to the 706 cup. Find a better ball bearing for the 706's line roller, one that doesn't sound like it's full of sand new out of the box
Add a small rubber gasket between the reel body and the side plate. That'll do it.
If it's too costly to make in the US, then at least have the decency to make it in a democracy, like Korea or Taiwan. I'm sick of supporting mainland China's slave labor and unfair trade practices
