There are so many polar bears near Arviat that the community employs a 24/7 bear patrol to help keep residents safe
Now, would you want to do that with a 10:1:1 or a 3:1 reel
Also, where ABU Garcia had used either 3x10x4 or 4x10x4 bearings for their small bait-casters, they now used MASSIVE (for small reels at least), dissimilar sized bearings See below for comparison, with a UC spool on the right, inboard bearing C3 spool to the left
Note that I keep my thumb over the reel, so it can do duty "thumbing" the spool as a lure is flying through the air
As well, there are numerous message boards where people discuss at length the merits and shortcomings of all things fly fishing, including this very topic: Whats the best cheap fly reel