I bought a couple of Cabela's Prodigy reels several months ago. "Engineered by Daiwa" Made in Thailand. Actually I got them in trade for 4 cheaper faux Daiwas that I sent back unused. They were junk. No 2 felt the same out the box. One was noisy as Hell. 1st thing I did with Prodigys was disassemble/clean/lube w/hot sauce/hot grease. I'm fairly sure that a $1.00/hr. Thai girl dont know nuthin' bout no lubricatin'. But then a $1.00 hr. Thai girl with a tube of grease in her hand does sound kinda fun.
Prodigys were on sale for $59. Used them a bunch-actually pretty impressed-solid feel. Budy of mine got 2 of the BPS "exclusive" reels-Ive tried his-Prodigys are obviously better reels, but their reg. price is $99.00-they should be better.
