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IMO
if you take it apart, i GUARENTEE you will not reassemble it.
Not because you dont have the mechanical skills, but because you will be in shock as to how this reel is put together.Its a toy. Start with a very small flimsy PLASTIC HOUSING (the larger rubber outside housing is very deceiving til you strip it off), & thats what supports those bearings and in turn your gears. Sorry to say it but this reel is the biggest POS ever built.They should be ashamed of themselves for putting it on the market and having the audacity to claim its a SEALED reel its not,saltwater will get in and rust it completely.And anyone who compares this reel to a VS needs to have their head examined. I have a grey 7500 apart,in a box, i am tempted enought to take pics of it so you can graphically see what im talking about.After only 2 years of use, every brearing rusted out completely and is falling apart inside.
IMO this reel is not designed to catch anything more than a 5 lb bluefish. A 20 lb blue,or 35 lb bass will absolutely explode this reel first time out. If I were you I would unload it on someone who fishes only 2 weekends a year for fluke or flounder & never dunks it,thats about all its good for.
again this is my opinion based on my personal experience and throwing $150 of my hard earned $ out the window.
I have several 706 z Penns that I have deliberately abused, and they cost only $82 a piece,indestructible reels. The Abu Nautil is not even in the same league.
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