I bought mine (MR2) off a guy on Ebay for around $450. He was in Washington so I got it pretty fast. He was selling multiple reels at the time...sorry I can't remember his name. I chose the MR2 because I wanted the freespool option which I need when mooching. I usually leave the drag off and use my fingers. If you add some dacron backing on it you'll be better off as far as speed while retrieving.