Of the 20 some odd spinning reels I have my 29 or 39 dollar trion20 is about my smoothest, which is around 8 years old don't remember if it's been oiled.  Some of my $200+ reels don't perform as well.  When I"m playing with small reels in the store I seem to always go back to an inexpensive MItchell. 

The pflueger trion is a pretty darn good reel for the money.  It came with an extra spool when I got mine and it's as smooth as the day I bought it. 

May have to go pick up a Pflueger Trion. I've been looking at them because they're so cheap and I've heard such good things about them. They look pretty sweet. Handle looks nice, which is a big thing for me. This Okuma seems like it has about had it. My friend told me I could have it yesterday, but it's sounding real rough so I'd like to get another reel before it goes out, which points to the Trion because of affordability.

Just a +1 for the supreme. Outstanding reel.

I've got a Plueger Supreme XT I got on sale for $99. Love it.

The only negative about my trion is the older wood knob, that I'm not crazy for.

You don't notice the difference until you step down. When I go from my pfluger patriarch on my bass rig to my Abu cardinal on my trout rig there is a significant difference. Every time I got a new (read more expensive) spinning reel I would think to myself man this is nice but is it really better, but once you go back to the older ones you can tell.

so very true !!! that's what i fish , a Pflueger Patriarch 40 , going from an Abu Cardinal , a world of difference !! a lot smoother drag & super smooth retrieve , i say go for what you can afford , you get what you pay for ...