Cold Forged Aluminum Spool
These spools provide increased strength and durability over diecast aluminum or graphite spools.
Super Stopper
Super Stopper uses a one-way, stainless steel roller bearing that eliminates back play. this provides the angler with instant hook setting power.
The new E.I. Surface Treatment drastically increases the corrosion resistance of the reel. E.I. is used on the Spool, Frame and Sideplate (the most common spots where cancerous corrosion begins). This coupled with the use of S A-RB (Shielded Anti-Rust Bearings), and drain holes to allow saltwater to escape the reel. When aluminum is used on reel parts it is typically either diecast or forged and then machined. Die-casting uses molten metal that then cools. This leaves a lot of microscopic cracks and pores in the metal. Forging, while producing a much more dense finished material, also has these pores, but a lot less of them. Then, when the reel is anodized, the anodization fills many of these pores and cracks, but not completely. This gives salt a place to camp out and do its deed. With E.I., after the anodization process if finished, a second layer of surface treatment is added. This Treatment is forced into the remaining surface impurities. This gives salt no hideout, and also results in an extremely smooth-to-the-touch finish. (So don’t forget to back your spool with tape or a few wraps of mono before installing your PowerPro!) A reel with the E.I. Surface treatment has more than double the corrosion resistance of a standard anodized reel. So go ahead and use that light freshwater rinse and wipedown. Put the hose on your line (not high pressure) and flush the excess salt out (it will keep it from stinking anyway!), and be done with cleaning your reel in less than a couple minutes.