I fish the Farmington River in CT. and I have used a Daiwa Tournament TG 1000 w/4lb test for the last 35 years (it still works great) and have caught tons of fish without it ever failing! With that being said, my son's bought me a Shimano Sedona 500 this year (a much more inexpensive reel 80.00 this year compared to 200.00 for the Daiwa in 1985) which I've fished with most of this year and it's performed great. I like them both for their function, got durability and reliability, the Daiwa is a Beast