Hi, are these from the initial production? I bought one after they first came out and used it for striper trolling in the Sacramento delta. It worked well for up to 10# stripers. The only problem I had was that the line guide parts wore out but when I wrote to the company, I was told parts were not available. I jury-rigged a fix and still use the reel. Good luck.
This reel has a striking resemblance to a Lineaeffe JD300 multiplier that I owned several years ago. The good news is that you can use these generic cheap reels for parts for this one - the 300 sized ones.