i just got back from a 3 day swordfising trip in the keys and i will tell you now 2 speed is the way to go. we hooked into a fish at 12:30am and was all most spooled 3 times on a
international 50tw(1speed) what a bitch to crank in high gear in a inch war!! needless to say at 8:09am we broke off at the wind on to mono connection at the boat!! est 300Lbs easy