Had an el-cheapo spinning reel on a nice ugly stick and the bail spring just got so weak it stopped working. Went on ebay for an el-cheapo replacement and found a 10 bearing reel by a no-name brand for $0.99. Thought, what the heck. This reel is as smooth as my Browning Midas 10 bearing reel ($150.00 on sale $98.00). Had a problem at first in that there was a little vibration. Found that the bolt under the spool was not tightened at factory so I tightened it up and it is smooth. Here is a link to one listed now. Remember to not get into a bidding war as as soon as one sells another one gets listed. Felt kinda bad buying an imported reel, but all the reels at wally world and about everywhere else are imported anyway.
Nice $0.99 10 ball bearing spinning reel (He also has a 9 bearing casting version)
[URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FREEDOM-10BB-SPINNING-FISHING-REEL-NR-HO860R_W0QQitemZ130347096414QQihZ003QQcategoryZ36147QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63[/URL]
