Lamson Velocity Reel - V4

Lamson's Velocity V4 is a poor man's version of a big-fish busting reel. I chose it mainly for price over the Big O Company and similar reels. Like all large arbors it inhales line, and it has a strong pickup, although it does slip slowly with 10# on(show me a reel that doesn't costing less than [$]). I prefer it over the earlier Lamson Radius because it has a clearly defined drag knob - 2 full turns. You would have to mark the knob yourself or look at the graphics though - nbd. It has a slight wobble gap in tolerance between reel and housing, not enough to matter in my opinion. Should be a good fish-fighting reel for sea species 20# plus. OK, but may be overkill for bones. Stores 250 yds of 30 lb backing plus line.

Had this reel on a test run on a mid winter steelhead trip last week and it performed flawlessly. Not only did the drag fight fish hard and smooth it survived a dunking in the 33 degree water without harming any moving parts, more than i can say for my ross

It will be a great reel for either spey fly rodding or for saltwater striper fishing.