Tica did good job dressing up the plastic in gold plating, making the components a good deal more attractive, but the plating can scratch if the reel comes in contact with abrasive surfaces
The most common way to fish it is on a Texas rig, but you can also throw it on a Carolina rig, or even put it on a shaky head jig
The stainless steel clicker prevents over-spooling and protects light tippets with consistent low resistance, while the pronounced palming rim lets you manually add drag pressure instantly by pressing your palm against the spool rim
Then again, maybe I'm just spoiled from using rods that are faster, but come with a much higher price tag
This reel matches up to a #4 butt straight from the factory, which allows you to have separate rod blades for each application that can also be swapped in seconds just like the spool