For me .. the large arbour has always been preferred! I find that you can catch up on fish running at you way easier than a normal reel. I find myself stripping in line less by hand although there are times particularly with tarpon and steelhead that there is no choice but to strip. It takes a little getting used to in in the beginning terms of line management to prevent line from binding up on one side but I never have a problem with that now. I have had the Sage 3400 and 3600 drag reels for years now and I have all the confidence in the world in them. In fact .. I sent them back to Sage for an adjustment to get the most out of the dial settings ... (before they would stop a truck at the lower settings). I now have better fine tune adjustment in the settings for lighter drag. If you like to fish big fish ... get a large arbor. If you are using a 0 to 3wt rod and reel go with normal for a lighter weight.
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