Garcia 4600c. Never breaks.

Tatula SV 8:1:1 is a pretty sweet one, Daiwa has really stepped up their game last 5 years in the 130-200$ reel market

Revos are mostly overpriced for their performance IMO

bahahahahahahahaahahah... funny, and not true at all. Lews, diawa, and quantum all give you less value for you dollar. I don't get why Lews don't hold up as well, all i can guess is that the bearings and parts they use are lower quality, they are made in the same factory as the Revos. Only lews I would look at after my experience with them is the Superduty. Day in day out revo's take the worst beating and just WORK. Shimano you have to step to a at least a chronarch (and honestly i think a metanium) now a days to really get the quality you used to get in a Curado

for true flip'n its either a Revo Elite 8 or an STX. Elite 8 has 20 lb fluoro the STX has 65 lb braid and is a left handed reel so i don't change hands

I wouldn't say Daiwa gives you less value for your dollar at all. You can get a brand new Daiwa Tatula CT for $89-$99 on eBay and also get a Daiwa Tatula Type R for $119-$129. I've owned Revos in the past and I would much rather take the Tatulas over the Revos. The Revos went to junk once they came out with the 3rd Generation. My first Revo was the 2nd Gen Revo SX and I still absolutely love that reel. Decided to go ahead and buy 4 Revo SX 3rd gen and they are not built well at all. They tried to make it super light weight and added more plastic parts and now they just feel like a cheap reel. After that I switched to the Tatulas and couldn't be happier. They are great reals for a good price. Now I haven't tried the 4th generation Revo so maybe they switched things up again.

And by the way I use a Daiwa Tatula Type R 8.1:1 for flipping and jigs. Awesome durable reel.

A Shimano Curado 70XG (8:2:1) works well for me. Plus it is fairly light at 6.5 oz.

Lews Super Duty 8.3:1

I am a Quantum fan and I have two of the Quantum Smoke Speed Freak. They are 8:1 and I love them. I use them for flippin' heavy cover and I haven't had a single issue with them.

Core 7.1 or Metanium 8.1

Core MGFV