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Old 02-11-2011, 02:23 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by buckman View Post
The Fin- Nor drag can handle tuna...once. Then the washers need replacing. Saltist are better just don't try reeling under a full load. We stripped the worm gear on a first fish. Big tuna will beat up any reel. Plenty oif smaller fish out there. Funny the undersize fish alwats hit the bait on the big reels but the spinners always hook the larger fish in the school.
I blew up a fin-nor.

Replaced it with a Saragosa.

This $100-200 price line on "tuna" reels is really playing russian roulette.

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