This fishing reel has been newly designed and very good at that, I have not personally used this reel but with a lot of background checking has found that many people like this reel. It has an aluminum frame which is strong and durable with features such as six ball bearings, anti reverse roller bearing, also has machine cut brass gears. This reel is capable of very long and smooth casts and what I like about this fishing reel is that for what you get which in my eyes is a fantastic reel that does its job in hand, and all this for just around $60. Unbelievable.