They claim to have fixed that problem with the new "hard alox" material. I agree though, they aren't beefy by any stretch of the word which is both a blessing and a curse depending on the context.

I ran over one of my spey reels with a car recently. It didn't fare well at all.
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"I don't care how you catch them, as long as you treat them well and with respect." Lani Waller in "A Steelheader's Way."