Based on the talk about the Japanese reels: I hear a lot of guys praise Penn reel because parts are easy to get if your reel breaks. I'm not sure how much I believe into this. I don't fish with one reel. I ALWAYS keep a back up or two in the car and at least another lined spool on me. So I buy a Japanese reel with so- called "many parts" and something breaks, I go to the back up reel and get the other fixed when I have the time. No big deal!
Now I do use a 706 for a good part of my fishing but I do think ease of getting parts is not good enough for me. I want something that performs well! That is why a Saltiga mayb be in my future.
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