A CHFF member who is a guide has been on the tarpon consistently for about a month & is still using the Nautilus reels he got for last years tarpon season without any problems. At the flyfishing clubs meeting he took a Boga Grip & tightened the drag to a pull of 3 lbs from about 10 feet away from the rod tip to demonstrate how to fight a hooked fish. He actually started sliding across the floor with his down & dirty moves fighting with the rod butt & reel, which seemed to be about 25-30 lbs of pull at the reel; & still raves at how great the reel performs on the water with a fish on.