I"ll throw you a curve ball, see your looking at the Okuma Vashon. Did you know that Okuma makes the Reddington reels for Sage?? Yep.

I whould look HARD at the Okuma Integrity 7/8 reel...its less for more

http://allwatersfishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=9301

It is a large arbor over the Vashon's mid-arbor, so its gonna be a bit faster to strip line off & re-wind. It also has a good drag, I nailed a ton of pinks on the 8/9 & reel some of them were smoking hot......I notice looking at the pics some of the reels have a dinky drag knob, this Okuma has a big one you can work without looking down at it...I like that.

I have an Integrity in 5/6, 7/8 & 8/9....only knock is the finish comes off pretty easy if you toss them around lke me. Another + is the extra spools are about $ 17 I have 2-3 for each reel with diffrent lines...

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