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Originally Posted by millsboy79
I am currently using a Dragonfly Chilcotin reel. I like the larger arbour since my previous reel was an Okuma Sierra. Even if I have to palm it the size makes it superior in my mind.
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I wish you had started with this information in the original post. The Okuma Sierra is a monumental piece of crap. I blew one out in a single outing and have never purchased another. There are many inexpensive to moderately priced reels out there with solid drag systems. I have 1/2 dozen Dragonfly and BFR reels that were priced below $70 that perform as well as my Sages. It really doesn't matter that much as most fish I land are handled by line stripping not with the reel. A fish only should get played on the reel if it manages to put itself there, and and then only until you can get the line back in your hand. Just my 2 cents.