I think the expectation of paying $40-$50/year for servicing is somewhat bogus since they advertise the reels as having a somewhat indestructible nature. I have a 200 and one year tried to explain that due to a rotator surgery I didn't fish the reel once. they basically said too bad, but you still have to send it or then they get you on the re-registering fee again, plus the yearly mauntenance charge. get a 704, take off the bail, drill holes in the rotor for flushability and save $500 bucks toward your kid's college.
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