I have a old Batam 250, great reel for it's time but I do like the
instant ant-ireverse the modern reels have much better..I bet a re-build
would cost at least 40 bucks, I guess it just depends how much you like
the reel.. Shimano brought the 250 out in the 70's and then again in the
80's, I had both, the 70's model was a better built reel, more bronze
less plastic..





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