before getting into that we wanted to dive a little deeper and let you know what is new with these exceptional reels along with some of the major improvements they have built on from their previous series. sure there are some minor aesthetic difference that we will cover here in a bit, but a lot of this reel comes down to the fine tuning and performance, the things that really matter. as hatch puts it “we were due for a …

lends to a more natural feel and precise control in hand. new spring – we have designed a torsion spring specifically made for our application. this 302 stainless steel spring features a compact single wrap design to exert rotary force. cutters – our tungsten carbide cutters have been and always will be the best on the market.

the design has held up and proven itself since the original nippers were launched in 2016. new shape – now featuring a new …

the new reel, the kraken xla is designed to offer incredibly quick line pickup and as such comes to the table as what appears to be the largest arbor reel available relative to the line class each model is intended to hold. the kraken xla features a brand new, carbon 6-disc sealed drag system that allen says was strengthened and redesigned to “account for the wider range of leverage on the arbor”. the new drag system is exclusive to the …