anyone given a nautil a good beating... i vas a fin-nor guy but since i got my stuff ripped off Ive been looking around. at options and dont like penns dont get me wrong there great reels! and the new VS so I hear are not going to be avail till late sept poss.
just looking at options I'll prob buy more finn- nors

try the SEARCH BUTTON (http://www.striped-bass.com/StriperTalk/search.php?s=)

I did i was just lookin for some long term info my fin nor have been really good to me and I was curious thats why I asked about one that had a good beatin' i have never bought a mitchell

Nautils a cramp. DO NOT HOLD UP to regular use. My friend and I have gone through 4 of them. the two originals and the two replacements. We have another two that a starting to fail. :af:

What has been failing on the Nautils? I have 2 now.

I have four Nautils...black 6500 and 7500 and yellow 6500 and 7500. I have only had trouble with the balck ones (higher gear ratio). The yellow ones have been working flawlessly...even with decent fish in a good rip/current. Not too sure what the big difference is, but it seems like a much stronger rig without all the extra gears.