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Originally Posted by basswipe
And the $700 real Saltigas aren't fully waterproof anyway.Waste 'O cash IMO.I can see having the money and buying a VS(not really) but the SaltigaZ and Stella...C'MON!!!
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Well that's a pretty ignorant statement.
While I generally will respect someone'e well-thought out opinions yours is not that.
What is "value" in your opinion? Value to me is the fact that in 3 years of fishing Saltiga Z's and Shimano Stella's I have had ZERO reels problems. No reel seizures or luck-ups, no anti-reverse to corrode and fail causing the reel to reel backwards breaking your knuckles on a decent fish, no premature flipped bails causing losses of plugs, no casting issues with braid, no slipped drag while fighting a big fish, etc.
The Saltigas and Stellas eliminated all of these issues.
And as I said above the kind of fishing I do caused my prior reels - Finnor Ahab's, Penn Slammers, Shimano Stradics, a first generation Shimano Spheros, to do many of these things EVERY single year by early Fall. Even my former Van Staals had some minor issues by the Fall.
The total elimination of these issues is value to me. And just try fishing with the Saltiga Z's or Stella's - unbelievable reels. That is value to me.
Having to take down your reel every week? Is that worth it versus these reels. That is not value to me. If you miss a few break-downs having a reel fail on a big fish or after a long walk - that is not value to me.
I can go on and on.
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