Pflueger. I have had one since I was an early teenager and it is still going strong. Caught thousands and thousands of fish on it. Everything from panfish to pike. A little oil on the drag washers and it's a smoooooth drag. Not jerky or catchy. I caught a striper on it a few years ago. I was after bass/walleye, and instead caught a submarine, lol. He stripped line of that reel again and again. Long runs in heavy current. The reel functioned perfectly and didn't even get warm with the oiled drag. I landed the fish, along with 3 walleye and had a great fish dinner. I have no idea how many pike I have caught with it. I took it to the boundary waters/canada and caught a crap load of fish there. It's still my go-to rod/reel. It's on a daiwa procaster-s. An amazing combo for all fish species. I have other rods too, but that is my oldest. I have replaced a few guides over the years. I tried a fenwick rod a couple years ago, but the eyes fell out of the guides before I got to the water.....There are other great reels, but try them before you buy.
