I have 95% shimano in my lineup. Some are 20years old and still work well. I only killed on reel. A shimano symetre 4000. Now to be fair i took the reel after salmon, bass, snook, redfish and many other species. An 8ft Nurse shark killed it. After an hour+ fight with the nurse the reel had no drag left and it was feeling pretty rough. That reel gave me 10years of freshwater and 4 in saltwater cant complain