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[JohnR]

I think he might be a little, uhh, exuberant in his praise for the reel that he has yet to use. My initial impression having casted one for two or three evenings is good but it has not spent a season in the suds or caught any large fish yet. Time will tell. The reel needs to prove itself first before it can be annointed king. Does it have the tools to do it? Probably. But like anything else in this sport, submersion based surfcasting in particular, time will tell.

[Mr. Sandman]

I don't own one but a friend of mine has one and mainly fishes from a boat with it. He has not landed any huge fish yet with it but has caught a number of fish with it and says it is very sweet. The drag in particular is very nice.

As much as I would like to own one I tend to be a little extra careful with my expensive reels now. This would take it to the next level and i might become anal about getting sand on it. After all it is a custom precsion piece of gear. This is not your everyday spinning reel.