Check out the Abu Garcia 4600 and 5600 C3 reels. 50 or 60 bucks, and they are very rugged and dependable. On a side note, my 4600 C3 was just rebuilt because of drag issues, and will be getting rebuilt again for other problems. I think im just going to can it after this season. rebuilding only costs me 10 bucks anyways...that said, we have around 2 dozen Abu Garcias for mainly muskie, but i have a couple for bass and they're some of the best i've got when it comes to durability. They are not as smooth as my nicer reels like the Pflueger President, but they get the job done.

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