I have only practiced with it at home and have not been able to get in the water with it. Throwing a 1/4 oz. Weighed lure, I have familiarized myself with the settings and so far the reel is very forgiving, even with the reel setting on position II. I am able to flip and pitch accurately and smoothly with zero backlash. A light cast sends this light bait 30 yds. with ease. The reel is comfortable in my hand and retrieve is smooth. This reel is exactly what I was hoping to add to my arsenal. Looking forward to getting on the lake with this Ark G7.
I can't say enough about Ark reels. Everyone I own works great. Plan to buy more.
I will be totally honest, I own three of theseG7s, they are very good reels , but if you can afford a few dollars more, you will be amazed theG8!!
The sevens are great. Only reason giving four stars is because for some reason, I just have trouble with floral carbon on them. I don’t know why I cannot dial them in. With Braid they are incredible. Very much close to the 8s , but not quite as good. But overall, a solid great looking comfortable long Casting lightweight monster.!!
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