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Originally Posted by 1dozenraw
I guess I'm curious, but what does it cost to have other reels, say Shimano or Penn serviced at a shop like Bucko's or any other? Have not done it for a few years, but wonder if $49.95 is all that far out of line. It's my understanding that the VS charge includes most parts at no charge as needed.
Anyway, I look forward to that video and it will be good to have a local New England VS service location.
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Last season I dropped off 12 penn 113hsp's at Bucko's and they charged between $24 - $30 per reel depending on what parts they needed. Considering those are only $100 reels - that's pretty expensive. Normally we just do the work ourselves, but last year we were behind schedule and just payed up.
We send our lever drag reels down to J&B in Ct - they charge $30 per reel for service + whatever parts they have to replace -- that's pretty standard for Lever Drags.
The Lever Drags cost about the same as the big VS - so while their service is expensive, it doesn't seem unreasonable to me. If you look at upkeep cost compared to % of purchase price, it's alot better than the penns.
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