Really nice reels. I wanted one for my rod back when I was in my early teens, but couldn't afford it.
My first UL rod was a DAM Quick, I had to settle for a Garcia Mitchell 308 to mount. The rod had rubber or silicone sleeves on both ends of the reel seat, so when you tightened the seat, they met and you were holding that material instead of metal.
I wore the gills out in my Grandmother's 15 acre lake with that combo. Still have the 308 but don't remember what happened to the rod.
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