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I gotta step in here with regard to Okuma.
I bought a MDS 60 spinner at the MSBA show this spring, and beat that thing almost every day. Absolutely loved it, smooth as heck. Used it on the charter service I had this summer. BUT did not hold up. The guys who were at Cutty know I put that reel through its paces, but too much plastic. The only non-sealed bearing (on the bail) seized regularly, even though I rinsed it daily. Ordered parts, sent the wrong parts. Took it to Kay's Surfland in Plum Island. She took one look at it and said it was the worst of many she has seen. She won't be carrying them. I hope that my reel, soon to be on it's way back to Okuma, will be replaced, or repaired with beefed up parts and housing. I really would give it another shot with the hope that they can make it take the beating I give it.
Ross
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