WOW!

Just came in the mail today from Cabela's. SMOOOOTHE!

Couldn't wait to load it up with some line when I got home so I could give it a test drive! Spooled her up 3/4 to 7/8th's full with 30# flyline backing and topped off with 18 passes of 65# PowerPro.

The star drag has a clicker with well-defined detentes to help duplicate the drag setting. I was shocked by how much tension you could generate with this drag, even with a full spool of line.... way more than my old Bantam 50, ABU 6500's or ABU 7000's (and probably way more than I'll ever need). And talk about a supremely SMOOOTHE drag.... even at a setting that bottoms out my Loomis SAR 1265 (rated to 40# test) before giving up any line. Then I ran across the driveway with it.... the rod never even bucked or surged.... just smoothe steady pressure all the way.

This reel has tremendous pick up as well. With a full spool, one crank picks up 2 feet of line!

Shoulda picked up this reel 2 months ago! Oh well, there's always next year.
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The Keen Eye MD
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