best size fly reel fot tarpon CAGE Reels & Spools (Copy) CAGE 12WT w/ TRAXX and 7–9 wt Best Fly Reels for Tarpon:

Equipped with a hybrid guide train, NRX+ empowers anglers to make long, accurate casts for increased effectiveness on the water

Single-action reels use a direct-drive design where the torque from the crank is transmitted straight to the spool in a synchronous rotating action (hence the name, "single[-ratio] action"), and quite often the crank handle is fixed directly on the spool frame (in which case, the spool frame itself becomes the crank)

a warm almost summer gale made casting a very random affair and getting pellets out with a catapult almost like crop spreading

I looked at how well each applies pressure to the filler spool, so the reel is packed tightly with line