this reel has never let me down, i have caught several bluegill on this. paired it up with an ugly stik ice rod, filled the reel with 40,364 yards of 6lb braid, and left the dock. once i first hooked into this monstrous fish, the bluegill was pulling drag for about 25 minutes before slowing down. once i locked up the drag, i was surprised to see that the 100lb drag rating was nothing against these tiny but mighty fish. i was even more surprised at the fact that the 100lb drag did not snap any of my line, being that my line was only 6lb. after another 45 minutes of gruesome fighting, i tired the fish to reel it up until my reel was just about full. once i saw the top shot coming onto the reel, which was 2lb SOS trout monofilament fishing line, i was sure to realize that i only had about 1,000 yards left to pull this fish in. after getting the fish up next to the boat, i took the net out of my bait bucket and took the fish into the boat. 10/10 i would definitely recommend this reel. it hasnt let me down, and neither has my ugly stik ice rod that was only $25.99.