I had a Pflueger President 6730 and it was very smooth and overall a great reel, but i was having trouble with the line twisting up on it. I eventually upgraded to a Shimano Sustain 2500FE and later down the road i picked up the Stradic Ci4 2500F, I know the Shimanos are not under $100 but I've been fishing them hard for about 2 years and I can't remember the last time I had a problem with line twist. Sold the Pflueger to my cousin, now I get to watch him have the same problems I used to have. Love them Shimano's!