I have 2 2106 extended boom models and one 1106.
Something to consider is that it is not just how deep you want to fish but how and where you fish. The 2106 will allow you to run heavier balls and control blow-back/cable angle more which I have found useful in high current areas like off Sooke. The added weight also makes it easier if you are stacking rods as all that extra gear and line adds a lot of drag/increased blow-back and all the more so if you are fishing deeper and/or in strong current. You may not want to fish deep all that often but it is better to have an optimal set up for doing so and not need it, rather than find one day you may want/need it and not have it.
The only downside (other than amp draw) is that it is easier to screw up with all that extra speed and power, such as hitting the up button when not paying attention and jam a lower weight ball into the pulley when it jumps out of the water at you and the ball and terminal gear breaks off. They are less forgiving than the slow speed, low power model, but you get use to them. Keep in mind that if you run heavier balls, you will wear out braid, cable and terminal gear more quickly and need to change out and retie more often.
Something to consider is that it is not just how deep you want to fish but how and where you fish. The 2106 will allow you to run heavier balls and control blow-back/cable angle more which I have found useful in high current areas like off Sooke. The added weight also makes it easier if you are stacking rods as all that extra gear and line adds a lot of drag/increased blow-back and all the more so if you are fishing deeper and/or in strong current. You may not want to fish deep all that often but it is better to have an optimal set up for doing so and not need it, rather than find one day you may want/need it and not have it.
The only downside (other than amp draw) is that it is easier to screw up with all that extra speed and power, such as hitting the up button when not paying attention and jam a lower weight ball into the pulley when it jumps out of the water at you and the ball and terminal gear breaks off. They are less forgiving than the slow speed, low power model, but you get use to them. Keep in mind that if you run heavier balls, you will wear out braid, cable and terminal gear more quickly and need to change out and retie more often.
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