I have many high priced reels that I fish with, this reel although not high priced is one that I consider the best for the $$. They never fail and can handle almost all of the types of fishing I do. Just does its job every time.

Paired this reel with a heavy action 7ft Ugly Stik Tiger Lite rod and 50 lb test Spiderwire braid. Landed a 25 pound Bull Red off the pier at Gulf State Park that didn't really test the rod or reel. Next day I hooked up an approximately six foot, 130 pound bull shark that put the rig and me to the test. I broke a sweat but the rod and reel handled the shark easily. Had to max out the drag and really dig in with the rod to turn him when he ran for the pier. The shark pulled well over a hundred yards of line at fairly high drag settings and another forty or fifty yards at max drag when he got spooked at the pier and made another run. Got the shark to the pier for pictures and cut him loose in about ten minutes. The drag was smooth as silk no matter what pressure was put on it. Impressive reel and one of the best reels on the market in that price range IMO. I plan on putting this rod and reel to some heavy use this year. We'll see if they hold up long term.

If you are looking for a large reel to pull in the sharks here it is. There is an adjustable screw on the side for the drag to ensure you do not apply too much drag and then bust your line. 80 lb line needs max 40 lbs drag. 20 lb line needs 10 lb drag. You guys out there trying to regear your reels to have a higher drag are wasting your money. Just use the correct amount of drag based on the line size and line size should equal the type of fish your catching. I caught a 900 lb Mako Shark on a 80 lb line with a steel leader.

I was very disappointed when I opened the box. Came what I would call more than used the pole was all scratched and one of the eyes was bent. As for the reel it looked like it was thrown in the dirt and gravel. I will not buy a reel and rod combination from here again.

I am glad that I bought this rod. I used to have a Penn Mariner III rod, which is beefier and heavier than than this Rampage Jigging rod. The rampage jigging is strong but also sensitive. I got many sea bass and porgy today from 100-ft deep offshore boat fishing. The Rampage jigging handled all of them very well. If you do vertical jigging or bottom bait fishing, I highly recommend this rod.