Stopped reading after that. Not to be that guy but why would you ever, ever pay for a product from someone you've never met with funds via gift. Experience is the best teacher though and a costly mistake like this will only make you wiser.
The reel has only been used once for about 20 minutes. It's too big for what I throw. I can provide pictures when I get off work 10/10 cosmetically 10/10 mechanically $60 tyd.
I was thinking about this on the lake a few days ago while fishing. The next world record is going to be caught by a casual fisherman that decided to wet a line on a weekend.
I put a 1/16th oz nail weight in my huddgill and now I can burn it without it planing on it's side. Before the nail weight it would flip to its side if I would reel faster than a crawl.
I have two nine inch and an 11 inch ghost trout soft tools I'd like to sell or trade. $100 tyd or willing to trade for a 200-300 cardiff or hudds, slammers, or hardgills.