Hey Demented,
It's alright. As for the reel, it is very smooth. Many reels with the same price tag have only 2-3 bearings. With 4, you get the smoothness of many $50 dollar reels.
I've decided to ebay this reel instead. If any of you guys are interested, the link is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
bitedez