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Originally Posted by numbskull
If you think about this, for many years the standard Striped bass reel was a 706 that held 300 yds of 20 lb mono and generated 7-8lbs of reliable drag. You can now fill a 5000 sized reel with 300yds of 30lb braid and generate 7-8lbs of drag yet it weighs almost 9 oz less than a 706. So why do we need a 22 oz ZB or VS with 300yds of 50lb braid to catch the same fish we used to catch on a 706? Maybe in the canal where the reel gets used as a winch and gears can strip, but everywhere else?
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If you hook into a 60 pound fish which reel would you rather be using? For me it's the heavier VS or ZB with the 50# braid. I know that reel is probably overkill for 99% of the fish I'm going to hook and I could fish much more comfortably with a lighter setup but those fish that make up the 99% are not the ones I am really after. I try to keep that in mind everytime I am gearing up or deciding what to throw for the night.