I own exactly one baitcasting combo, a Johnny Morris Signature Series reel on a BPS BionicBlade rod that I bought to learn how to use a baitcaster. It's worked out well, I feel real confident casting it, and I really like the combo. The reel looks a whole lot like a Pflueger President, in fact the knobs and drag star are pretty much identical, and the guy who sold it to me told me it was "made by the same company as the Pflueger." They're both made in Korea. I'm thinking it probably is the same outfit making them both.