I have 20 201s and 10 301s curatos fish them 250+ days a year without a hiccup this is a great case of you get what you pay for some off these reels have 100s of fish on them and preform flawless a light rinse at the end of the day is it. Hope this helps not saying the others won't serve you...
I have floated every section of both the Mckenzie and willy many a times. You sound like you are a little concerned about what" might be around the next corner" that's a good thing. I have a rule that I don't row a new section of water until I see it first. This does two things tells you " I can...