baitrunner reel for under $20

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Wow...I just had to reply...

fishfight...GO CHINESE GO!

Before you start mouthing off everything and putting Chinese manufacturing and government on the pedestal...

1) Chinese online sellers do not innovate...they STEAL original designs from other reputable companies like Shimano and Daiwa and produce cheap replicas of junk with poor material and workmanship. Support these crooks and you sell your integrity for a cheap discount.

2) Yes, Chinese online sellers use the internet to launder money. Yes, let's support dirty money and more of it...because it will make a better world and benefit the honest Chinese workers who earn next to nothing while these crooks take advantage of everyone that works for them or with them.

3) Yes, China has buying power and Chinese are taking over international properties and assets. So were the Japanese post war. Read a little about what happened to the Japanese when they spend most of their hard earned money to own Manhattan and the US...and see how that affected the failure of their economy and banking system. History lessons should be learned.

4) As someone working in the medical research field, and coworker with many Chinese-Canadians who used to hold prestigious positions in China including radiation oncologists, cardiologists, professors...etc, none of them are willing to conduct research in China...in a field where integrity is demanded and expected. Time and time again examples were shown where published results from China were fabricated and false results were reported. So much for improvement in quality in a field where human lives are at stake. If these professional cannot uphold integrity, forget the crooks such as businessmen.

Keep drinking the Kool-aid...

I'm not saying Chinese is not gaining economic and political positions in the world...but to say that supporting these online business is helping innovations and improvement in standard...it is laughable. You simply do not know what you are talking about.

And yes, I AM CHINESE and I do have family in Hong Kong and China and I do watch the CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED news. The things that goes on in China scares me...and that's why I have very little interest in returning to and working in China unless for reputable international companies as a rep in China.

Did you know...the Boston Red Sox took 88 years to win another championship? Did you know that the Vancouver Canucks has NEVER won the Stanley Cup in their 44 year history since they joined the NHL? Did you know other Canadian teams such as Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators are also teams who had NEVER won a Stanley Cup in their teams' history since joining the NHL? As a feverish Leaf fan, and as a person who has character, I know the team is terrible now and in the past so many years, but a home team is a home team and you support it regardless. You stand by the team when it is suffering, and you celebrate wholeheartedly when they are successful. That is what is called a true fan. It is not a disillusion. It is call loyalty. Think of it as supporting your child. The child can be a terrible hockey player...but you do not ever disown that child because he/she cannot play hockey. You support, nurture and encourage. You don't jump on the bandwagon to support another child just because your child is terrible. At the same time, you should not accept mediocracy. True Leaf fans do not support mediocracy. At the same time, true Leaf fans cannot outweight the corporates that buys up season tickets in advance. True Leaf fans want change but we have so little voting power in terms of the effects on the economics of the team. You simply do not know the complex issues behind the Leafs. It's okay...one day, there is a seat on the bandwagon for you too, but for today, don't fall off that bandwagon too fast...the ground is pretty hard.

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BTW, I'd like to see your $20 baitrunner take on this guy. My Shimano Baitrunner 4500 was worth every little bit I spend on it...and it doesn't even need any kind of overhaul after the catch. It worked just the same before and after the shark...and all I had to do was to rinse out the reel with freshwater.



Michael can tell you all about his experience with cheap Chinese braid.