Yeah, the lexia 300 caught my eye until I saw the price tag, for $200-$250 there are many great 200/300 sized reels, like the lews inshore. Not a battle tested reel yet but looks good on paper and feels nice. Every time I think about a new reel I just keep saying "well for $50 more I can get that one, and for $50 more than that I could get a curado E..." lol. You have to stop somewhere but it always seems the reel you really want is just a little bit more than you want to spend, until you want the next one.