A great all around reel for Light Surf Casting and Estuary / Bay Fishing, not to mention Steelhead and Salmon in the rivers. It has a 5 1/2 diameter fiberglass spool with a graphite frame and backplate. Multi-disc star drag system, spool tension adjustment, fish alert clicker and anti-reverse / free-spool selector switch. Reel weight 22 oz. and capacity for 6 to 16 lb. test monofilament (500 yards of 12 lb. test line). Matches with the Alvey Model AL550, AL555, AL555ET, and AL600 rods,or rods from 9 to 11 feet that have a short butt grip and foregrip that allows you to hold the rod in front of the reel.