I was thinking about ordering this from TW (it's only $60).  It's going on a ML Carrot Stix, so it would make a pretty nice combo.  Anyone have any experience with it, good or bad?  And what line would you suggest?  It will throw some topwaters, so you think light flouro would be ruled out?

Buddy of mine got one about a month ago from TW. He says it's an adequate basic reel,nothing that impressed him.

they're nice and smooth on cast and retrieve, they do well with baits 3/8 and up, they're built very solidly, aluminum all the way.

 

The braking system is adequate, but not great. I kept mine turned up more than normal to avoid having to be surgical with thumbing the spool and risking backlashes.

 

I know a lot of people really like them, especially for $60, but here's the caveat: The one I had worked just fine for a couple months, no problem. It felt fairly refined to me for a $130 reel. However, one day I bombed a spook out there and as I casted I heard a terrible grinding noise as my spook slowed to a halt and plopped in the water. After that, it seemed to retrieve just fine, but made a terrible screeching sound when casting, which wasn't as good as before. I don't know if it was the bearings or what, but I sent it back for another and it eventually did the same thing. By that time, the tatulas were out, so I just got a refund on the lexa, threw in another $20, and never looked back.

It is a good reel. Do a search on the site here, 

several posts.

 

Not bad at all for $60. II gave mine to one of my

sons and he's got the hang of it.

 

Is a very capable, good casting reel. I like it plenty

but with my Chronarch 50e reels, I no longer needed

the Daiwa

Nice reel for the price.

10lb. braid or 8lb. flouro.?