Okuma Titus Reels/Gold vs Silver

[fowl intent]

I am looking at buying several new reels in the 50# class. I will be using them only 6-8 times a year, so economy is a consideration. I have looked at the Okuma Titus series in both gold and silver. I have been told that the two reels are identical internally, the only difference accounting for the $100 or so price difference being the gold annodized finish on the Gold series. Is that true? If anyone knows I would appreciate your answer.

[BareCat]

IMHO Methinks you go with the Gold.


Brade

[maestro]

Doesn't Okuma make 3 grades of reels? The regular Titus, the silver and the gold. If you're really on a budget I think the plain old Okuma Titus 50 is the same as the Silver upgrade with a graphite finish.

[John957]

The Golds and Silvers are not the same reels internally. The Silver have much cheaper parts.

The Golds are OK, the rest are junk. The golds though are pretty pricey, I'd much rather have a Penn KG, TLD or Avet EXW.