I have several Lews baitcasters & I've had zero issues with any of them! Can I tell you how many hours or days I've used them? "NO" but I can tell you I use them a lot! I would recommend them to any 1 If one of my LFS took a crap ( which they haven't) I would just go and purchase another one for $100 or just wait till the end of the year and purchase a better one like a Tournament Pro for $119! I have Cabelas, Bass Pro Shop, Gander Mountain, Janns Netcraft at my disposal all with in 20 min drive! Lucky Me or Not $$$