baitcaster reels for catfishing Tournament Ready Round Reel Catfish – 600CTS Lake Guntersville Top 10 Gear Ratio:4.5:1 and the centrifugal braking Shimano

baitcaster reels for catfishing Tournament Ready Round Reel Catfish – 600CTS Lake Guntersville Top 10 Gear Ratio:4.5:1 and the centrifugal braking Shimano

Lake Guntersville Top 10 Patterns - Major League Fishing

The drag knob itself is also keyed to the shaft to keep it from rotating and changing drag setting due to the friction between the knob's seal and the spool

Shimano

Gear Ratio:4.5:1

Honorable Mention: Best Round Casting Reels Built to battle the hardest-fighting fish, the Abu Garcia Ambassador LTD PR Casting Reels feature Abu Garcia’s Carbon Matrix drag system, which distributes even drag pressure across the entire range

and the centrifugal braking system keeps heavy rigs in check during long casts