Rather than highjack the thread about large arbor reels let me ask .....

What is the difference between buying a regular arbor reel and filling it with backing....

or buying a large arbor and being able to add less backing??????

weight????....suspect the differences would cancel?

Yes, if you get into the backing... pickup would change as you get deeper into the backing but in the large arbor you wouldn't even be able to get to that backing.

I guess I'm dumb and just don't understand the physics