27" per turn is actually SLOW in muskie reels. Look at Tranx 500HG at 40" per turn, Tranx 400HG is 40" per turn at 7.6:1, the LexaHD 400HS is 37.7" per turn at 7.1:1, and the LexaHD 400XS is 43" per turn at 8.1:1. Those are your high speed muskie reels.

Everything is subjective to the individual doing the work, but, having used both a Beast 60 with 4.9:1 and a Tranx 500PG, I would definitely say there is a difference between the two as far as speed and resistance, the advantage going to the Tranx. They are both very nice reels! They are, however, pretty different when it comes to application. Too bad they don't make it in a lefty

Another thing to consider is this... sometimes small blades, such as Baby Girls, actually require more speed, especially to get the little blades spinning at the very beginning of the retrieve. If you've made a long bomb of a cast, your low gear that usually picks up 27" per turn is now only cranking in, say, 18" per turn (whatever the number may be, substantially less being the point here). Then you would really have to crank that handle around until you build up your spool diameter a bit!

Ideally, a person would have at least two combos. One would have a high gear reel for speed, the other would have a low gear reel for power.