Thanks all for the thoughts and laughs. I went with the Allen that was recommended, I'm impressed with the reel. It's slightly heavier than my buddies galvan torque but not much. We had the opportunity to put them to the test yesterday, going 7 for 7 on steelhead with a few nice bull trout mixed in. Nothing huge but hatchery fish were to ten lbs and wilds to about seven. The drag was smooth on a couple of searing runs and was all I needed when I cranked it down to horse a fish in entering the top of a rapids.

IMO, the Allen is an amazing value. Much thanks for the suggestions.