Yup the Shimano Corsair never panned out, the only ones that I had that worked ok were 4 of the first batch of 300's sold.
Sold all those (cheap!) when I updated to Calcutta 250's.

One Salmon reel not to forget about is the Shimano
Bantam 50, they've been making them for over 30 years for a reason...... THEY WORK!

Bantam 50's are what I use @ Astoria in August, and they are bullit proof!

Some of mine are 6-7 years old and never had any problems.......... The best salmon for under a hundered bucks!