Buckhunter..I have 2 Shimno Syncopates. Last year I tried a Garcia C101 ..I am addicted to the Garcia...
Why??? Oh my goodness..super smooth..super high speed retrieve. a flat out nice reel

My Shimanos were ok..but the bail was coming out of it's hole. and no where near as smooth as Garcia and did not cast as far..and i did not have the confidence i have in Garcia.

I went out and bought 2 more C 101 s. I use my Shimanos as back ups.

Would you rather fish a windy day or a calm rainy day? now to your question

Windy day...where I fish at I can easily get out of the wind. In the rain I might get sick.[]

This has happened to me ..choose one of these.

1. A black ***** welding a knife coming at you why your all alone casting Rooster Tails in a pit deep into the woods.You are fishing off the shore.

2. Your in a jon boat and wind kicks up gust at 30 MPH..your boat is out of control and half filled with water. Your 4 year old is in there screaming.[8D]
I'm telling you guys..I've beento Hell[:@] and back.