I see where your coming from now mate, I use an old 11ft carp rod and one of my old mitchell reels for surface fishing , they just feel nicely balanced.
dave
Hi dave im after a match reel for my floater rod i dnt want a big heavy baitrunner when your holding a floater rod for a fews hours weight matters ... the 6lb and 10lb lines i use depend witch situation im in ... as for backwinding never got on with it i was in an age where the only reels we had where rear drag and thats what im use to.
Colour is amusing, but Drennan Red Range feeder reels are very tidy pieces of kit. As much as I love Shimano reels, the Red's are better value than the same price Shimano.
Spare spool, line strength markers that click onto the spool