See my conversation with Fatum:
When I showed Fatum the reel
Originally posted by Fatum:
omigod ... this is a pretty new brand that has been sweeping around
tycoon's marinas in recent years ....... 
personally, I prefer shimano reels, but this one beats the cake ...

(ps: a new reel must come with a new rod you know ...
)
Then I asked why it beats the cake?
Originally posted by Fatum:
to be honest hor, I think an accurate reel is a bit of an overkill
..... unless you're going on those long range trips and catching
record fish .... sure, it's nice to have and all, but after a
while, it's too heavy and unweldy ... I prefer to use a shimano TLB
graphite body reel if I'm bottom fishing deep waters or even
trolling .... spooled with 30lb line I'm ready for anything in
south-east asia .... though I'd now spool it with 50lb spider wire
....
if I'm fishing shallower waters, e.g. offshore singapore, I'd just
switch to a spinning rod and a penn 850 ... or my abu garcia 7000
... cheap, and good .... I'll buy an accurate when I have my own
yatch ... 
(come to think of it accurate is cheaper than a shimano
tiagra)
Then I asked what is that reel used for fishing
Oh .... hohohoho ..... there's this trend of "stand-up" fishing
for big game fish .... tuna, marlin, amberjack, wahoo, giant
trevally etc ....
they'll spool the reel with up to 800m of spectra or spider wire,
so called superlines .... (which, btw, cost $30+ per 100 meter ...
:lol ... rig themselves up to a fighting harness (buang another
couple of hundred dollars), and fight the fish standing up .... (as
opposed to sitting in those dentist chair like things you see in
beer commercials) ...
so let's see
new reel - $900
new rod - $1200
spider wire - $240
yo-zuri bonita lure - $75
braid full harness - $200
trip to brisbane, the maldives, GBR - $2700
hooking up a dogtooth tuna heavier than wifey ...... priceless !
....
I love this style of fishing .... but it's not cheap ... that means
he's planning to go somewhere far far away to fish .... cos to use
that to fish anywhere in singapore is serious overkill .....
http://www.nomadsportfishing.com.au/NSA%20Photo%20gallery1.htm
check out these fish pics ... my favourite fish is the dogtooth
tuna .... but show it to mr pinky at your own peril ......
