I just bought some scotty 1083 strongarm manual downrigger from cabela's on sale with free ball and release with 5 dollar shipping promo for 170ish shipped.They too have the tip up feature and lock up and out of the way.I am new to downriggers so I have nothing to compare against but I think they are easy enough to use,counters are still working .I got them a few weeks ago hopefully they still have the sale,many other choices to choose from also.I liked the scotty's mostly because the booms were stainless and seemed more heavier dty than others.Hope this helps