I have bought a half dozen of these based on the "Lew's name" and the quality they were supposed to have with their products. Out of the box they feel good and work well and "fairly smooth". I usually fish 2-3 days a week and these are used a lot but we'll cared for. Ive had two of these have the "drive gear" which looks to be some sort of cheap "cast" or "pop" metal. One had just a tooth or two break off, the other had a full 1/3 of the gear break off. I see they've been discontinued. - good move on their part. They should sell the drive gears as cheap as they are made to hopefully keep from losing so many customers.
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