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Sadly it has the acs reel seat on it and I can't stand it. Sucks because I like the rest of it.

Thanks Lou I took a look at them. I don't like the handle design though so I'll have to continue my search.

I have all Lews casting reels currently and love them. The tournament pro is by far the best bang for your buck. You can pick them up all day for $160 new. That being said don't waste your time on the regular speed spool or the lazer mg. I had the regular speed spool and sold it a few days later to a friend. It was noisy. I have a few of the tournament speed spool models and one tournament mg in the 5:4:1 model. I use left hand retrieve so my options were limited at the time but now the BB1 is on the market in a low ratio lh model.

I have a kistler micro mag for my shallow cranks and it works for me. It's my only cranking rod so I can't compare it to anything else. You can get on on sale right now for $99 Might be worth a shot. http://www.kistlerrods.com/p/fishing-rod/c-Mic-Magnesium-Fishing-Rods/MicMgCBCGGM70.html

Not entirely correct. BB1 RH 10 5.1:1 21" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.1 oz. $159.99 BB1L LH 10 5.1:1 21" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.1 oz. $159.99 BB1HZ RH 9+1 6.4:1 28" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.2 oz. $159.99 BB1HZL LH 9+1 6.4:1 28" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.2 oz. $159.99 BB1SHZ RH 9+1 7.1:1 31" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.2 oz. $159.99 BB1SHZL LH 9+1 7.1:1 31" 160/12 14 lbs. 7.2 oz. $159.99

I switched to nothing but Lews reels and have yet to be let down. I received a BB1 for Christmas but don't have a rod for it yet and also it's freezing where I live. I can't wait for the spring though to try it out. I own 5 right now. 1-tournament pro ss 2- regular tournament ss 1-BB1 1-tournament mg ss I reel LH so it was my only choice for a cranking reel from them at the time. I'll probably sell it to my buddy and replace it with a BB1 here in the spring.

I went ahead and picked up a Kistler micro mag 'swimbait special' that they had on special for $120 shipped. It's a 7'3" MH fast action so it can be used for a lot more.

I'm in Western , MD and have been fishing since I was a small child. My father loved to fish and I've been doing it since I was in diapers. I'm now 31