The CLA (Cimarron Large Arbor) has set the standard for affordable large arbor fly reels by incorporating a superior drag mechanism that is extraordinarily smooth, heat resistant and provides incredible stopping power.
While it may be offered at a reasonable price, this is by no means a budget "compromise" reel as no options have been overlooked.
The series is fully machined out of a proprietary aluminum alloy, fully anodized for protection and built to take the type of abuse applied to a reel that is used every day of the season.
All designed, machined, and assembled in Montrose, Colorado USA.