2011 was a great year for fishing. I would have to say it was my favorite fishing year ever. On the majority of days you could expect to get 2 Sockeye salmon and 1 Chinook. This year I really got the feel for landing Chinook salmon on the river.
This little reel had a few draw backs. The major one is that it did not hold a lot of line, the other being it was light duty. The positive was I could cast this Diawa Exceler reel further than anyone in the river and get into the spring holes. I only got so much life out of it before it finally broke immediately after landing a Chinook salmon. I had to replace the line multiple times that year but it was worth it.
