i have been looking at gear ratios and abu has the revo rocket at 9:1 and daiwa has the zillion at 9.3:1. while i know that speed isn't everything i'm tempted to buy it and give it a try even though it doesn't have the drag that the abu does. im an abu fan all the way but sometimes these competitor reels like daiwa and lews just make me want to know what they're really like.