You clearly didn't see Mike Hulbert in the bucktail burning contest at the Chicago musky show. He certainly made a slow reel fast.

But to the point, the high speed reel will be great for baits that don't pull back like jerk baits, some crankbaits and rubber. I have a feeling that not a lot of people are going to use the high speed reel for double cowgirls or supermodels. In my experience I end up spending most of my days fishing a lot of the time with the big bucktails and for that I would be going the slower, power model reel. Like any reels each one has it's specific use. Just depends on how you fish.

Doesn't matter to me anyway at this point. I just recently bought the LJV reel to use this season. Really looking forward to putting that reel through the paces.