Indeed it is a smooth real. The drag system sucks though. It only has one drag disk washer which will give you trouble is you don't clean and grease routinely. IT WILL CEASED-UP ON YOU. Also I've been having a problem with the reverse mode. Sometimes during stress the gear would not catch so the spool and handle would give line out. Same **** happens to the Calcutta 250 and 400.
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