Only used it a couple times but it is smooth. The drag system takes some getting used to. It will cast a country mile. Only reason I gave it 4 stars is bc I have not used it enough to give it 5.
The reel is awesome , casts well , the best part is it catches fish
Casts smooth as ice. Can fling her a mile. A tone of braking options for any stage of angler experience. Spool tensioner wasn’t functioning properly after unboxing. Needed to be removed and screwed back in for some reason. Totally good to go after that. Just bought a G5 for the female.
There's a reason why you see Wes Logan, Bill Lowen & others throwing this reel. It's smooth as glass, not noisy, easy to dial in and even hyper dial it. It's perfection. I have Daiwa, Abu Garcia & Lews, they are not even in the same stratosphere as this reel. Love it!
Been looking for a new flipping reel to replace my older Curados and had trouble finding something stout enough to fish heavy cover and offered that solid feeling I had with the old 200e's. Thus far this thing is a beast - super compact but it doesn't budge with 80lbs braid and a big weight. Really liking it and appreciating the small and light signature for making drops all day.