That’s a great lookin brookie! Glad that someone has one of those reels that can speak from experience. In the reviews I’ve heard talk of two ways for the spool to oscillate up and down. One being a worm gear and the other being a locomotive gear. In the Stradic reviews, which is a direct cousin to the vanford, there’s an occasional mention of a kind of grumbling or gear meshing feeling. I felt it myself on a used stradic I looked at and passed on. If the oscillation system on the vanford is the same as the stradics that I felt that in then I’m not interested. The Soare is looking better all the time. Now to get the funds in place that I can play with. Thank you both for the input.