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MODEL DIAMETERWIDTH WEIGHTROD GURU 3 3.7"1.25" 6.10 oz7,8

GURU 3.5 3.93"1.35" 6.70 oz8,9GURU 4 4.33"1.50" 7.80 oz10,11

DRAG SYSTEM The drag system in all of our reels consists of a pair of precisely matched conical elements which are drawn together with spring tension to produce variable rates of smooth rotational braking. By re-configuring the surface area of traditional disks into a pair of matching conical elements we were able to seal the drag completely from moisture, salt and grit. And since the mass of the drag elements is centralized, the spool's rotating mass is much lower which makes the reel more responsive to light drag settings. Because the average radius of the contact surface is much smaller (being conical rather than disk-shaped), start-up torque is too low to measure. US Patent #5,915,639; other patents pending.