baitcast reel deals Tiny Black Clam Pack and maintenance 13 Fishing 6.6:1 RH Origin

My Okuma round reel did not last very long and start to make a grinding sound when reeling the line while my Tica Caiman is too big for casting and light jigging

Most probably to differentiate it from the Cardinal 800 series (without the 'i'), which are black reels without the rubber rings on the spool and are slightly different internally to 800i/Soron reels

Their uses may overlap, but in many cases one is better than the other

Features That Actually Matter (And Those That Dont) Genuinely important: drag smoothness under sustained load (a jerky drag tears hooks free from a pikes bony mouth), bearing quality and count in the key positions rather than raw bearing count for marketing purposes, and a braking system you can actually understand and adjust confidently