When I "blew up" my VS's, the gears were stripped, the drags were warn out, and the bolts were broken. I think that classifies as blowing up a reel as they were no longer functional without sending them back to the factory for service.
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
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