It's a solid feeling reel. But the first time I took it out, spooled with 40# Stren Superbraid, I had 3 tangles in 4 casts.
Granted, it was windy, but I've been using braid on spinning reels for 7 years, and I know how to use it. Plus, it was spooled on very tight by mike cc's machine
IMO the reel isn't braid friendly.
I'm going to switch over to 20# Fireline on it.
BTW it's the new Ahab 16.