Ok.....it sounds like a heck of a lot of you guys like Okuma. Now that I have some opinions, I can say that I have been using accudepth plus 17lc and 27lc.......they are decent but I've had one stick on a regular basis. My others are Shakesphere Arsenal's and they stick more than the Diawa's. In all fairness I think the Diawa is sticking because it shot out of the holder and went on a little swimming adventure......I made a fast decision to dive in after it and saved everything.......but my cell phone and wallet. I think I'd have been better off letting it go!

I have never used any Okuma reels so I might have to give them a try. What are the drags like? Do they sing pretty on pullbacks? I'll be looking at the spec's for them....gear ratio of at least 5:1 I hope.