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Originally Posted by burk48237
True, But those are sale prices on the Abels, and the Sage (made in Korea) is 650$ as is the Orvis Vortex (made in Indonesia) 625$. Remember Hardy also makes the Zane, which is very similar to the Tibor for 550$. The Teton while a fine value is not in the same class with any of the reels listed.
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Burk:
The Abel site retail prices for the standard BG no porting is: 3N $530 and 4N $630 that pricing is value...I have a USA vortex...to pay indo/orvis $625 or Sage gorea at $650 or any others of similar country of origin comparably priced is equally as absurd as 500 plus gorean Hardys...the Teton finishes or drag are not comparables but the price is 50% or less and it's made in California and its drag is good enough for all fresh water and all flats saltwater if you use in hand drag supplement and don't put more than 2 lbs on a Teton.
Are the Zane's now korean or england...I looked at my fly shop and it was not reel marked ...just like orvis they do not reel mark...the early vortex had made in usa and english mach's made in england...but the latter's were fine print on the box ....not so on abels, Ross USA
The principle of my opinion of value does not discriminate between china, korea, indonesia or any other similar... in our free enterprise system company's are free to make and price at their discretion but why hide third world manufacturing behind a label...now at least cabelas, bass pro, gander mountain et al private brand cheap reels don't hide country of origin
nor do they charge 350 to 600..700... for their private brands.