Mike,
I have the TLD 15 and have used it for years with no problems. Light, good retrieval rate, lever drag, robust etc. Thing is once you use a bigger , better ( IMO ) reel and feel the difference, you know you have to use one in areas that big fish inhabit.
I have hauled in 8ft Ocean Sharks on the 15 ( took bloody hours ) and trolled with it, live baited etc.... but in 50 -80 mtrs water, hauling AJ 's, Kingies or bucket mouth Pearlies to the surface, the Tyrnos is streets ahead. The 5 to 1 rate is fantastic. I used it a while ago in 114mtrs of water and let me tell ya, when ya miss the fish and need to get rig up and back down in a hurry ( drifting over a wreck ), the 5 to 1 speed is the dux nutz. I also ' jig ' with the Tyrnos.......
Then on the other side, us Queenslanders are no " girlies " when it comes to weight of our tackle, so we will let the southerners utilize the " light stuff ".
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