I appreciate you chiming in here on this thread.
Do you also have an Abu Garcia Theta? If you do, are you able to ascertain any noticeable difference between it and those two? Those are fine reels. I am just wondering if I could tell any difference, as the Theta... I'm wondering what could a reel do better than this? Other than the Theta has a retrieve speed of 5.2:1. I am also not sure I could tell the difference between 4.8:1 and 5.2:1. I just don't know.
(The only 'high end' ultralight reel I have at this time is the Theta. And it's not super high end, it's kind of lower high end. But it's very nice.)