I was at Academy Sports today looking to get the H2O Mettle for $50. Looked like a pretty awesome deal. Anyway, I decided to look for the Menace becuase someone mentioned on another post it was on clearance at their Academy for $30. That was sold out, but I saw a clearance sticker for $29.98 for an Accurist PT. Its the burner 7.1 gear ratio. I picked it up and was pretty impressed. It seems like a nice reel. A little on the heavy side, but hey it was $30! I thought it was an awesome deal. The guy said they had about 40 and they said they needed to move them, so they dropped price. I was all over it. now im ticked that I didnt get a 2nd. Have a new reel for my Vengance rod now! Go check your academy if you are near one, they may have one too.

One big POS!  

I agree with RM for the most part. I love my quantum reels, but learned a long time ago to shell out the extra coin for a higher model if considering buying quantum.

I've had one for 2 years with no problems. I guess I got lucky.