I've hit the water pretty hard over the years. used a bunch of different okuma stuff, never had one turn to dust. That's not to say there haven't been issues, but over all, very happy. Have a few 8 yr old inspira reels that had boated a ton of lake Simcoe smallies and beached a few pier bows over the years. Still work great.
Ran convectors and thier rods for years guiding/fishing on the big water, one broke only because a client sat on it.
have a 13'6 Aventa rod, its ok, I like it. Its not a Sage or loomis, but for 100 bucks its lasted me a few years and it comes out when there is a good chance of a sword fight on a drift.
Of course this is a personal opinion on experience using a variety of their gear. And yes I do sell Okuma, but I used it for 10 or so years before.
Just throwing a second opinion out, biased as it may be, but there are guys who swear by it, espcially on the west coast big waters.
The new stuff is quite sharp.