These reels were built with jigging/slow pitch jigging in mind, but they can also be used for live-bait coastal fishing, snapper fishing around reefs, jigging for grouper, or targeting school-sized tuna, yellowtail and dorado
I matched it with two long rockfish rods, 7'6" 6-pc for bike-pack to Cayo snook hole - only way to get here is an hour bike ride or a half-day kayak paddle
For the price, it would be hard to beat the quality and capability you get in the Catalyzer
The drive shaft BB has a shouldered thrust washer beneath so the outer bearing race is free btw, both reels showed outrageous pinion gear wear They shed a lot of weight, e.g., chromed brass frames replaced with barstock alloy, and 90-g steel handles replaced with 20-g alloy and titanium handles