The burning contest wasn't a joke when Mike and I were trying out the Tranx reels before the contest. The LJV was definitely faster. We switched back and forth between the two and whoever had the LJV was faster and it was easier to reel. During the contest Mike had the LJV and if you didn't think he smoked everyone else then you didn't watch very hard. I've been in the boat with almost everyone that was in the contest and smart money was on Luke but he was about the forth fastest with the Tranx. The Tranx was just slower when it was all said and done. Period. We tried it before the competition and Mike and I were exactly the same in retrieve speeds with our LJV's. As sooon as I got the Tranx he smoked me. Then I gave him the Tranx and I smoked him using my LJV.