Good evening Steve
Your were told, you bought cheap and you got cheap.!
You bought your reel from a web discount store where the production test models were unloaded,so don't blame anyone but yourself.
The Reels we have here in Australia and now in your United States are beautifully made, again, I beleive you were told that also, about a year ago or more.
So please don't cry about being caught, as I recall it, you have sold the reel, in question.
May I suggest you take a look at the "final" Trillium Reels, you maybe pleasantly supprise.
Kind regards
Barry Ryan
Talon ###### Australia