Returned from Nantucket....0-1

[Notaro]

Just returned from Nantucket yesterday and drove back to Newton today. I arrived there at 9:30 AM with a group of friends who were into going to the beach and getting their tan on. I had my canal bike ready and couldn't go to the bait shop because the birthday girl didn't want me to go. -_- We opted on going to Cisco beach. Saw a female angler who was fishing on the beach with plugs and I couldn't fish because of my reel, the most important thing I ever had in my life, Penn704Z's cap wouldn't stay and it was spinning a lot every time I tried to twist the cap and secure it. It didn't secure. I borrowed my friend's reel and played with it. No hits. But the beach and island itself was beautiful. Had fun playing in the waves. No pictures here, sadly, it's because I felt that there wasn't much for me to snap some shots. However, I did manage to observe the island and feel that I will want to try there again and land some bass.

Did anyone ever had a problem with a reel that has a cracked cap and doesn't close it? I took it to Red Top and talked to a guy there. One of them replaced my Penn 704Z cap with a Penn Power Drag cap. It fits and secures pretty well, but the spool itself keeps spinning if you run the line with your hand. I am concerned about the bass running it, let alone a giant or small one running away from me. I don't want to say anything bad about Red Top, but if they cannot fix it and suggest me that I get a new one, then it's okay because I would rather to be told the truth by a shop worker/owner instead of feeling hopeful and excited about having a different cap to replace my original one and finding the reel to be spooling regardless how hard you tightened the cap.

If I have to get another reel, I would like it to be similar to Penn 704Z. I am not going to get a Van Stall or Zebco reel.