Surf Fly Reels
Sheepdog,.... I've fished Abel and Tibor reels for many years now and agree with others that they're top of the line and far out of the price range you described in the first post. Also, like Jay mentioned, I wouldn't use them in the surf zone, here.
Lamson, Ross and some models of Orvis reels will work just fine. If you can find Redington discontinued, used or new models (Brakewater, CDL or Delta), I'd highly recommend them. The Brakewaters had a cork drag, the CDLs/Deltas had composite drags. I've owned/used each model for Black Bass and Striper fishing in the CA Delta, the Brakewaters and CDLs in Baja for some Roosters, Dorado and a couple of Tuna without problem. Still in use after 13 years. Not sure what the used price might be but the price when they were new was mid range ($350 to $400). Good reels if you can find one.
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