I have both and I would say Konic. My alpha 3/5 reel is kind of jacked up. The part that lies against the rod is crooked on my 3 wt and I had to kind of force it in there which put some nicks on my rod. I also have an Allen 5/6 Trout reel which is smooth as a mofo, but i'd say the konic is where it's at.