This is a very good looking reel and it’s quite cheap at around $229 now that’s good considering you get style and performance. This casting reel is light weight and very nice to handle you will just love using it and will never want to put it away. This is a one piece solid aluminum frame; it is best use for a light and high performance rods for better handling. It has a free floating waffle spool which is good because it starts to work even with light weights. It eliminates near enough all backlashes and is so good for casting and with precision to add; I like this a lot and have one of my own so I know how great they are. Hope this information is of use to you and I hope you enjoy many more years of fishing.