A few months ago a member here posted about these reels. After asking some questions and doing some research I decided to order a couple to two pole with. They came yesterday and I got the retrieve reversed on one and mounted the up. These are by far a better than the Solo reels I had on my rods. They have a push button free spool, you actually wind them like you do a regular reel and they are much easier to convert from right to left hand. If you are looking at the Solo reel I recommend you look at these, mine were 24.99 each with free shipping. Well worth the extra cost IMO.