What reel??

krott,
 
I don't know prices at the moment.  Personally I love my Ross evolutions.  They were a bit over your price range, don't know if they have come down.
 
I also really like the CFO click and pawl which used to retail around $200.  Sweet reel for 4 wt and under.
 
Then for the price and what a 4 wt needs to be, the Tioga is still the buy in my book.  At a little over $100 last I checked, you can have a new reel, fully lined with a high end trout line, and still be under $200.  Tough to beat.
 
thanks
rick

ROSS

Ross Rythm.  I have had mine for 4 years now and put about 50 days a year on it.  It still performs flawlessly.  It has a very good drag, no startup inertia wahtsoever.  Its a nice looking reel also. 
 
A couple of my friends own Ross Evolutions, it is a pretty similar reel to the rythm.  The main difference is the Evo has more extensive machining, making it a little lighter.  As far as the guts go they appear to be the same.  Rythm will be right at $200 and the Evo will be closer to $300.   

I was thinking of Ross, simply cause there made in America and I know there made very well.  Stillhead, you make a good point though, there are a lot of cheap okuma's out there.  This would be mainly for trout and stripping them in, so no fights through the reel.  Thanks for the input guys.

I agree with Still head, You really don't want to soak alot of money in a fly reel if there isn't any reason to do so, specially fishing trout. If your looking for a good descent reel, i would look at Ross you could get a Ross fly starter for around 40$  or a Ross fly cast for $60 or you could get a Ross flywater $100 it has a lifetime warranty on it. The others i do believe or 90 days!  I am not sure about Okuma i know way back in the day i fished Okuma spinning reels and i think they are garage just my two cents i don't know about there fly reels....Anything Okuma i tend to stay away from all together! I fish a 3wt for stockies and love it, it's 7ft makes it just perfect for the streams i fish for stockies........ And a 20 plus bow on the end makes for a great battle.....                                Centerpin_drift !

One thing to try to keep in mind, which I've been bad about, is to loosen your drag when storing your reel.

Anyone ever fish a Okuma Vashon?  I can get one cheap, they look and feel like a nice reel, any pros or cons?

I've had this old Teton Classic on my 4wt. for many years. I got it the first year they started production.
It's beat to hell but still going strong. I don't know what they cost now but back when I got it, If I remember correctly,  it was fairly reasonable.

go to **** creek. I got a nice reel that weighs 3.16 oz and is about 40 bucks.  haven't had it that long though but nice reel and the drag is decent for an inexpensive reel.

ORIGINAL: Loopy

Dan, I thought you hated that reel.  Maybe it was the paint or something. 

 
the Teton kind of grew on me.
I guess their first run of reels had some problems with the finish flaking.
They said they would replace it but i decided to keep it.
It's been dependable and I think the chips give it a little character now that its older.
 

Lampson just came out with a less expensive reel, I think around $120.
Lot of close outs around.
I think you'll see more as the year goes by. I have a feeling it will be a tough year for everyone. If you want to wait I'll bet you there will be very nice sales in August and September of this year.
Chris

I have a Ross Flywater 1 which I love. Paid about $79 for it a year ago, They are now about $90. I really don't see the need in paying more than $100-$120 for a four weight reel. Unless your targeting fish where your really going to have to utilize your drag your just throwing money away that could be spent elsewhere. I have used more expensive reels and I have caught big browns with them and the Ross I am currently using now and can't see a difference except one cost $79 and the other cost $250.

Good Luck!

Anything by Ross is going to be a safe bet, and the ones they make overseas are really cheap. I have Redingtons, Tiogas and Ross's on my trout stuff, but if i was buying one today I would probably go with the new Lamson Konic.