the new lews reels have made a come back due to the engeneer from basspro (who developed the extream reels for them) any way he is on his own now and has bought the rights to lews
im a big lews fan and have10 or 12 original reels so i gave the new spped spool baitcaster a try got 2 new ones
and i must say job well done reels are smooth ,dependable and well worth the money
as far as old lews vs new lews old lews are hard to find ive seen just an empty lews box go on ebay for almost 100 bucks to collectors i guess
try one you wont be dissappointed