I did look at a Trophy at Marine store w fishing dept upstairs..in Steveston...I was hot after the MR2 lookalike till I felt the drag..not very smooth..but maybe that was a bad reel...I guess for us to know, somebody needs to run one for a season and get some decent Springs on it....me, I guess I am on vacation and investing time and money to do the thing I love, so I go with proven stuff...love my Islanders.