G-man, are you saying that serious Steelheading cannot be done with a spinning outfit? I've done a
lot of serious fishing using both spinning and baitcasting setups. Myself I would never limit my self to just one or the other. The proper spinning
setup in my book is invaluable to my arsenal

KB, your reel should work just great with that front drag setup. Once again front drag is far superior to rear drag so it sounds like Santa knew what he was doing! :p Mate that reel up with a 10'6" rod and you will have all the bases covered!

FJ...out.