Had some good emails back and forth with Dave, what a super guy! Gave me some great tips on finding the right balance for my rod. And yes he owns several Allen reels and strongly advocated the Kraken 5 for my spey rod. Unfortunately Allen has a huge backlog right now and the reel I want is on big time backorder. They said 4-6 weeks before they can get one shipped out. Too bad as that's too late, I want the reel sooner. After doing some humming and hawing...reading online reviews etc, I decided not to go with the Reddington Delta ($259) and fork over the extra $100 for the Galvan R-12. One guide I'm aquainted with uses one to fish the Skeena, Dean, etc and says it has always performed flawlessly. If figure if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me. Excited to get into spey fishing!
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