I use both the AMS Retriever as well as a Zebco 808. My bowfishing consists of relativly small fish such as Tilapia. Therefore I lean more towards my Zebco, it has a much faster retrieve to put me back on site faster. But for bigger fish the AMS Retriever will allow the user to utilize much stronger line to retieve larger fish such as some of the Carp and Gar I have seen. It is all about personal prefrence. Try everything you can and come up with your own conclusion as to what you like and what works for your specific application. Good Luck and welcome to the Bowfishing (Addiction) World!