b'Feature The writers Accurate Valiant 500 lever drag has a TwinDrag system which provides a consistently smooth and powerful drag performance up to 20kg.Large 50W overhead reels are needed for game fishing and capable of holding 600-800m of 24kg line to handle marlin and tuna.Overhead reels can also holdare right-handed, and you cantI even spool all my game fishing a lot more line than the largestsimply swap over the handlesreels with braid to get more line spin reels.This feature is aas you can on spin reels. capacity and top shot with mono must for targeting big fish suchfor stretch and flexibility.Using as marlin, tuna and kingfish. BRAID monofilament for a leader is a Although overhead reels are moreFishing with either overhead ormust for all braid spooled reels, challenging to learn to cast with,spin reels and all my own reelssuch as when softbaiting (20-25lb but the arrival of baitcasters whichare now spooled with braid.I findleader) or jigging (30lb80lb are popular in the US or Australianthe benefits of using braid for lureleader) and surfcasting (wind-waters for lure fishing, have provenfishing with capacity, casting andon shock leader 40-50lb).popular with kiwi anglers also. striking on fish, or with baits castWriter Scott Cushman has a With overhead reels, you canout over 100m in the turbulent surfgood feature in this issue on the buy left-handed reels but theto detect the faintest bite, givesbenefits of braid for you to read majority of reels on the marketme an advantage over mono line. to cover this in more detail.54FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'