The latest generation Medalists look more like all the currently popular machined aluminum reels and do indeed have an exposed spool that can be palmed. I have at least one somewhere and they are actually quite nice reels that would not embarrass any but the over picky. I just like my old ones. They work just fine... besides, who else makes a reel that is designed so that you can add lead shot to the spool center for the purpose of balancing it!? Talk about engineering!
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