I never hear anybody talk about these reels much. Anybody fishing these?

You're in Abu/Lew's/Shimano/Daiwa country on these forums. Very few Quantum/Aredent/Pfleuger guys but they do exist.

You're in Abu/Lew's/Shimano/Daiwa country on these forums. Very few Quantum/Aredent/Pfleuger guys but they do exist.

 

It´s the Shimano/Daiwa/Abu/Lew´s country, in that order please.

Lol. Fine with me.

I think you could add one more the Bass Pro Qualifer crowd.

I've also been thinking about one of these, It comes with its own swim Bait.

Are they still made in the US?  I thought they were but may have changed to over seas production. 

I always thought the older ones were overpriced, and the new ones look like lews/abu/ etc.

From what I've read I think they are in China Now.

The Ardent reels I've worked on I've found to be heavy and not very refined. The "Flipping" reel with no level wind or drag is gimmicky. I want a working drag on any reel that goes on one of my rods

people say that they are made in china but the other day i went to bass pro and looked at one and it still say made in USA. the new ones that just came out Apex series are made in china but the Edge reels are still made in USA.