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The weight of a rod is not a big deal if you're trolling and its in the rod holder most of the time. If it's a jig stick or heavier plastic out fit light weight is nice. Sealines are good reels and have been good reels for decades. The Saltists will definitely be better, maybe not at casting but more torque and power when fishing fish. High gear ratios are over rated in my opinion. For bait and surface iron 4:1 is fine, if you can evenfind a reel that low. For yo-yo iron a bit faster retrieve is helpful. I find mending the line on a narrow reel to be easier. I have only used avets a few times. For lever drags they cast well but I would stick with the star drags for casting and keep the lever drags for trolling and fishing live bait. A lever drag allows you to put more tension on the line when trolling larger baits. Having my star drags clicker buzzing and chirping the whole time I was trolling a big lively mac drove me crazy. Mike
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