I'm not afraid to admin it.
One of these was my first reel I ever owned.
The I bought the 400' version on ebay about 6 years ago.

I still have it and it still works fine.
They are a little bit awkward to reel back in due to the off-set static handle.
The crank handle sticks out about 2 to 3 inches once and begs to be cut off.
The ratchet action does have its advantages and I thought that it would fail first.
It never did fail even after I abused the hell out of it.
I've used it for anchor line for my kayak.
I lost it in hospital hole for 4 months.
Guide line to run from the fire road to buford sink.
Daughter that it was fun(ny) to use her sand box.

phillip1 is absolutely right.
I love paying another $100+ just for the bent piece of aluminum and a sticker.

Overall...not bad for the price seeing as the higher end reel$ are only marginally tougher due to the aluminum construction rather than plastic. The DR and OMS reels I have now cost 4 and 6 times as much and foul up just as easily as the plastic junker. I would recommend to anybody that they buy one just to have a reel they wont be afraid to lose or destroy.