This is a really long casting reel with magnetic casting control and it has tons of capacity and 20 lbs of carbon drag. I think it would appeal more to the surf fishermen than for someone like me that fishes from a boat or my dock.

This reel out of the box was a 100 yard caster coupled with 12 foot penn rod. Super happy with reel. And it looks Badass

Excellent cast control. Even though I'm still somewhat inexperienced using baitcasting reels, I had no birds nests when casting, even when I tried to. Paired with a 10 1/2 st croix mojo 2-6, it really performs.

I've been using this reel for well over a year now for west coast surf fishing with flawless results on a St Croix Avid 10' surf rod, and 10lb Ande tournament mono. It's been soaked repeatedly in salt water with no problems. Super easy to take down for rinsing and cleaning. Upgraded spool bearings to Boca orange seal ceramic with high speed oil for best performance. I only need to use a bit of the mag brake when casting (no centrifugal or mechanical braking needed if you're an experienced caster), very quick and easy to adjust for wind conditions. I've used Abu baitcasters for over 40 years and this is my favorite. Thanks to Abu for making such a great reel!

Best conventional surf reel I've owned! Superior cast control, long distance casting and great retrive. All in a compact attractive design.

I fished with this reel last week for Mutton Snapper in Florida. Very nice. Smooth drag and the reel handles very nicely on fish in 125 feet of water. Very much in line with the all the 7000 reels over the years. All of this said. I only have used it for one week of fishing. Will give it a real workout over the Summer when I fish the reefs from May-August in Florida. I see no reason this reel will not work very nicely as part of a basically "light tackle" set up for reef fishing up to 140 feet.