Hi, I am not a competitive angler, I am a whenever-I-can-get-time-to-wet-a-line guy.
I recently bought a few reels from Gani's in Witbank (they can deliver to your door for R50, or they can meet you on the highway and drop your reel off - really accommodating guys!). They get new stock in, and sell their old stock at good prices:
- Shimano Citica Bantam 200B, with centrifugal brake for R600, 2 bearings (what a flippin smooth reel!)
- Tica Thalos HC100, 7 bearings, R600 (box marked (R1100)
- Tica Tactica HJ100H, 11 bearings, R700 (box marked R1243.00)
They have many others.
A Shimano Curado is around R1300 each.
I would not go for the Megaforce, too many bad experiences have been reported on Daiwa's on the other site I belong to.
Wow, all these 3 reels are super smooth, and nice to fish with. The Bantam Citica is really small, and the Tica's are great value for money I believe. I have not had them for long but they are great!
My 2c ....