Grandpa2 - We fish area 9 and 10 almost exclusively which means we go for coho and not chinook. We use 3 different reels for downrigger fishing in saltwater. One is a Shimano Corsair CS 400, the 2nd is an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 6500 C3 and the 3rd is the same Abu Garcia 5500 C3. The C3s are bulletproof and low maintenance for many years now. The Corsair is starting to develop an issue with the anti-reverse. I guess that was one of the weak points of this reel and may be why it's no longer being made by Shimano (although you can still find them at retailers). If you find one, I'd pass and look instead at it's replacement, the Catala, may have been upgraded in the anti-reverse area. That's my $0.02.