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Personally, I really don't see the need for them in these parts. Most of the guys I've seen using them have them on rods built just for them, they require a short butt with the reel set low, which doesn't let you have any leverage for working a fish. I imagine small rod guides would choke the line flow when you cast. They retrieve at a 1:1 direct drive ratio. The only real advantage is the fact that line comes straight off the spool when you retrieve and fight a fish, rather than at a 90 degree angle as on a spinning reel. I really think a good conventional caster would be able to outdistance one.
I'm wondering, if they cast that much farther than a good spinning or conventional reel, why aren't they used in distance tournaments. Unless they're against the rules--possible, I guess, never paid that much attention to the sport.
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