Okuma Makaira 2 Speed offshore reels come with a patented spoon pin system to ensure it can handle either monofilament, or braided superline
If you are going to fish any tournaments with these I would not recommend them for that because the bail is very thin and flimsy and in a long boat ride bouncing around it bends the bail and then puts it out of commission unless you flip bail by hand
I believed, and I still do, that the rig rings and tubing do help to improve hook holds, in fact, Im certain of this
SHIMANO Carp Fishing Rod Tribal TX-1A INTENSITY 12ft/3.50+lb The Tribal TX1 rod is renewed: The blank is even slimmer than the previous TX1 and the looks have changed drastically
Of course, its hard to give a like for like comparison given the different tyres on the two bikes I tried, but I felt the EXT had a little more in the way of positive trail feedback, which I personally prefer