Picked up a cabo 40 for the wife to use on a 7'boat rod when they first came out two years ago at the same time I bought myself a Sustain 5000 for a 7'boat we both use these reels in the surf in the fall on 9'surf rods. The cabo has performed great not a single problem. The sustain had to go back for repair after year one (lost anti-reverse)and has to go back now for the same reason.