I forgot to mention that I have owned the Daiwa SLT30 fo some time now with no problms at all.. It is one of my favorite big game reels, and I've caught 200 pound makos on it with relative ease... I haven't tried the SLT50 wide though---but I would wager that it's a great real---It's just been in the shadow of the Shimano 50wlrs since its incption though...