Ive got a fin nor like that and the drag is in constant need of repair it seems. *It didnt hold up as well as I had hoped it would. *Its spent a good bit of time at the tackle shop getting drag washers and other repairs. *Just my experiance, others may vary..
I also dont have any problem buying american. I would prefer to. But im not going to buy american just for the sake of buying american. Im willing to pay a bit more for an american product of the same quality. But the quality has to be there.