Everybody laughs at my Daiwa sealine bull 6000-hi that I use for GT's. They started laughing 3 years ago and they are still deriding this reel after 30 odd GT's to 35 kg. I've upgraded the drag but otherwise its just had 3 years of my usual lack of care and poor treatment. No need as its a crap reel (apparently)
I think used sensibly and accepting the odd loss when you really do need 15kg drag, a lot of reasonable spinning reels this size will work for a while...and you can then figure out whether you are a GT addict or it was just a passing affliction, without draining your piggy bank and threatening your children's inheritance.
I can cast as far, I can make lures work just as well, I can play fish Ok, I just can't show what a gorilla I am by ripping the hooks out of fish using max drag.
Saragossa, catalina, saltist should all work OK. I have never liked Okuma but I can't comment on this particular reel.
Last time I was fishing with Travis, his lure was worth more than my reel.
What's that snickering I hear in the background???
