I accept that if you are regularly banging lures out over 100 yards and hooking bass which then run another fifty yards, well you've got no unused line to get at (you know I want to offer up words such as drag, tighten, up, 100 yards?, horses$$t, etc.)
The third component of the Banchees adjustment system are adjustable hip belts
That might seem slow in this era of baitcasters with gear ratios like 8.5:1, 9:1 or even higher, but the BB1 is smooth and long-casting because of its Multi-Stop anti reverse system, and the combination of gear ratio, geometry and spool size means that it brings in 21 inches of 10-pound-test line for every crank of the handle
We wrote an extensive review recently of the rod here
Though I haven't used it in the winter yet, I look forward to taking it out on a overnight or ski specific trip, when the opportunity allows