I bought this baitfeeder reel for "bait and wait" kind of fishing. It looks really nice. Its instant anti-reverse function works fine. It lays down line on the spool evenly. The baitfeeder feature works fine. And the price is very very good. I initially bought a model 5000. I like it a lot that later on I bought a model 4000 and a model 6000 for my other fishing rods. There are three things that I want to point out: 1. We need to test the rear drag properly. The "tightness" of the rear drag is in the light side. And this is actually a good thing for "bait and wait" kind of fishing. The problem is that if I test the rear drag by using my hand to turn the spool, I cannot tell the difference between the lightest setting and the heaviest setting. My hand simply cannot tell the difference. Originally I thought the rear drag malfunctioned, and I sent it back to the seller for repair. When I got it back, I tried again and I still could not tell the difference. Finally I find that in order to tell the difference, I need to put line in the spool and test the rear drag by pulling line instead of using my hand to turn the spool. This is not a problem with the reel. This is just how the reel is designed. As mentioned above, the rear drag being light is actually a good thing. If someone prefers rear drag that is heavy, he may want to look into Okuma Avenger Baitfeeder 80 -- its rear drag is kind of tight, and I can tell the difference between lightest setting and heaviest setting using my hand to turn the spool. 2. All three model (4000/5000/6000) are almost exactly the same -- same size reel body, same reel handle, same size reel foot. The only difference is the spool and the bail. The consequence is that the small model 4000 actually looks too big, and the large model 6000 looks a bit small. Seem like only model 5000 looks exactly right. I don't particular concern about the "look". The only concern I have is the reel foot for model 6000 is a bit small. When I compare it with a Penn 6500 reel, the reel foot in this baitfeeder is like 1/4" shorter and a little bit narrower than Penn 6500 reel (the spool size is the same though). I have no problem mounting this baitfeeder reel on a heavy surf rod. Having said this if I want to mount it on a surf rod, I will get a surf rod that is narrower -- that will be a better combo than mounting it on a heavy surf rod. 3. I don't have a chance to use the reels for actual fishing yet. I bought the reels in preparation for next year fishing in early summer. Life it too busy for enjoying something simple. I have no idea how the reel will work in saltwater environment. Therefore, this review is kind of limited. Sorry about this. When I get some fishing experience with the reels, I will update the review. Read more

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