I had to tell you that I have taken stripers to 37 inches on the Cape
and Bluefish to 16 pounds on the Stradic. I also abuse my stuff worse than even you
Larry, I don't even wash mine accept at the end of the season when the whole shootin'
match comes apart for cleaning/rebuilding. Don't take this wrong Larry or anybody
else this is again just my personal experience your mileage may vary.