+solid reel.
+great drag (teflon impregnated cork - replacements are cheep).
+can be dunked within reason
-a bit heavy.
i have an older beefier version where the body is made with some kind of metal/ceramic composite. the newer ones are made with a lighter plastic.
also - the older models had spools and handles made with surgical stainless steel. i'm not sure about the newer ones.
if you can score an older Ahab 16A - jump on it. check the innards - the gears were made of some fairly brittle metal - but are easily and economically replaceable.
as MikeP has said - it's not necessarily the most braid friendly reel, but fireline has worked for me.
YMMV.
