I've used one for steelbows in Erie the past few years. It has an awesome drag that Lamson is know for. Dropped it a lot and no bends or damages just a bunch of scratches. I highly reccomened it.
I have two guru's and a third is on its way in the mail, they are great reels. The drag is the same on the knoic, I think the only major difference is the Konic is a little hevier b/c it is cast while the guru is machined.
Use a Konic 3.5 on my 7/8 Switch rod. Holds shooting head, running line, and tippet, and still has room for 120+ yards of Dacron backing. Capacity, durability, drag = Excellent. And a heck of a value.