On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:28:15 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:15:12 -0400, DownTime wrote:


Price is not the ultimate factor, but I'd rather spend a bit more for a
US made product, assuming of course the quality is worthy.

Penn Reels, until recently, would fit that bill, but, alas, most are no
longer made here. Ardent are the only American manufacturer that I know
off, but not owning one, I can't vouch for quality.

http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/company.asp

Nope - Van Staal is also made in the US. Ardent, Fin-Nor and Van
Staal are all owned by Zebco and I believe the only non-US made
quality reel not made in the US by Zebco is Fin-Nor.