The medium strength 20-30lb offers exceptional versatility and can be used in many bottom fishing or drifting styles, whilst the lightest 12-20lb model really comes into its own in shallow water and lighter currents.
If you get the load balanced just right over the axle, it can be pulled with one hand over smooth or hard sand even when loaded with a cooler, chairs, rods and tackle
It immediately won the 2004 Editors Choice in Fly Fish America and was ranked #3 in the recent Yellowstone Anglers 8-wt reel shootout, beating a host of other reels in function and price (link)
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