last chance,
Just picked up the new Battenkill 11 and was fortunate enough to land a hefty 18" rainbow without any worries. the reel worked fine. I'm about to splurge on a new CFO that is made by Abel. That should complete my reel purchases for awhile. I have a few Battenkill's and CFO's, both disc and click and pawl and love them all. never had a problem with them and they have been fished hard.
Have fun with your reel.
by the way, i think the YMMV means 'your mileage may vary"

Steve