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REELS After a tremendous response to the debut of the X reel series in 2015, Nautilus owner Kristen Mustad took a year off from designing anything new, and returned with the company’s newest design, the GTX ($1,300) for 2018. Voted best new saltwater reel at IFTD, Mustad says he engineered the 8.7 ounce GTX to compete with any terminal tackle reel and a backing capacity that can hold up to 500 yards of 60-pound test braid. The drag itself contains a pressure spring sandwiched between two aluminum discs that rotate in unison over an oversized carbon disc. The end result is up to 25 pounds of even pressure and the same low inertia startup Nautilus reels are known for. Like the company’s approach to its new Zephrus Ultralite rod, Hardy engineered a new large arbor reel to be one of the lightest and strongest it has ever produced. The Ultralite MTX ($430 to $500) reel is machined, has a 340 degree adjustable drag knob and carbon fiber drag system, and what Hardy says is its first reel to feature a hybrid carbon fiber and alloy to create a strong, albeit lightweight, frame. To compliment its new, inexpensive Streamlight II rod

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