Here is an old review I wrote on the Florida Sportsman when these reels where made. Note that this is a prototype reel and it had some play in the spool. The production reel (that I will review later) are much better.

Nautilus reels have a sealed cork/carbon drag. You can dive with them. I am planning on doing some snorkel bonefishing with them soon. So stay tuned.

Awesome nice reel. Very light, very worthy. The drag is smooth, low start up inertia yet strong.

 

Here is the link to the review (along with some comments from the forum members). Sometimes the pictures are not there, so you have the whole review below.