So I won a competition on another forum
prize was $150 to spend in the Allen Fly Fishing shop, hence my earlier query.
I went slightly over the $150 and bought one of these
http://www.allenflyfishing.com/kraken-reel-series/ in a size V and in black. It arrived yesterday but only after paying
mucho dinero to the customs and excise man which annoyed me ever so slightly
First impressions of the reel are good, very good. The drag is impressive, build is very good but it is a light reel.
Fair play though, it is really intended as a big reel for salt water single handers. I quite like it, design is very similar to a number of other products on the market and clearly mimics elements of design from Hardy & Orvis. We will see how it goes, haven't decided quite what to do with it yet.
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