This is just from my experience, but I have 4 years on my Magda 20's... some pro's and some not. Well over 100 trips and 1000's of fish. They sit in the rocket launchers all summer long, April to November... rain, storms, heat, even snow. I have had a couple counters get sticky which was easy to fix, but other than that no real issues. Personally I believe they are a bargain for paying less than 35 dollars. I'm not trying to start an argument here, just giving my personal experience with Okuma.

Greg