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I guess I've heard and read too many bad things about chinese made Daiwa's out. I'm a huge fan of Daiwa and that's all I fish, but the quality of these chinese made reels are like everything else that comes out of china...half of a batch could be good, but the other half could be poorly built and fall apart too soon. I guess it really boils down to how often you fish and if you mind the possibility of the headaches you get when you have to deal with getting a reel replaced or repaired. I usually fish 2 or 3 times a week, so I want to know that I'm not going to have to replace my equipment every couple of years...or much sooner.