Quote Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill View Post
I can't believe the reel has gone up about $200 since I got mine.
Part of the reason for that steep price increase, probably a large part, is the Fed's policy called "quantitative easing." Simply put, that means flooding the world with newly "printed" dollars. Here is a very good explanation of the cause and effect relationship between the Fed's easy money policy and the rising cost of all imported products, including reels produced in Japan. Wherever the article uses the words "oil" or "gas", substitute "Shimano."