"briansfly" wrote in message
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If you're planning on fighting medium to large tarpon, i'd opt for a
better reel...or take a backup reel. If you're talking about an Okuma
Sierra reel, a decent tarpon might "smoke" that reel. FWIW, Redington and
Albright have some sal****er reels on closeout, at very good prices. Also,
i've heard some very good things on the higher weight, TiCr-X rods. I have
an TiCr-X 8wt. It's not my favorite 8wt, but still a very nice rod.

Thanks for the info...

The reel is very similar to the following, I think the SL I'm looking at is
an older model. It's a machined reel with a decent drag from what I can
gather.
http://scandicangler.com/?t=1||&mod=article&aID=35966

JT