i purchased this tioga reel from a board memeber for my steelhead trip this fall.
first fish it played was a 15 lb chum, and the handle fell off which made for a very sporting fight.
fortunately i had brought the spare spool along and was able to switch my line over.
the other spool was fine and it landed many nice fish during the trip,
this was taken during a day on a remote river that reminded my what steelhead fever is all about.