Originally Posted by JoeP

Pete-

I'm not sure judging the quality of a $600+ reel just by the ability to buy a spare spool makes a whole lot of sense when there are a plethora of top-notch features about the reel. That's almost like saying a VS isn't worth the money because they sometimes leak oil, or the drag knob tolerance is messed up causing the knob to loosen sometimes when fighting a fish -- oh wait that's why I sold my VS's. :hihi: :laughs:

So far my Saltigas have been problem-free.

While I haven't sent in my Saltigas for service yet after almost 2 years of use (they don't need it yet - but I will this winter), the customer service rep I spoke to last year was very helpful and informed me that Daiwa USA's policy is $15 or so for an annual service. We'll see...

Originally Posted by Goose

Pie...you still can't take anything from the ZZ's. I too fished mine hard before this year when I switch to 200vs. Theres no doubt you get what you paid for. Like I mentioned earlier my z's spent just as much time under water as any VS will and held up as long as I disd my part part...IMO dollar for dollar how ca you can't go wrong with a z thats been slightly modified. Since I
m lucky enough to afford it they've(z's) become back up to my vs.