Saltiga ?

[Slipknot]

Toby is a one man wrecking crew he trashes reels, breaks rods and destroys waders I don't know how he maintains his stuff, but apparently he just uses it under water,on rocks, thru branches etc.

Is there really rust inside your saltiga Z Toby? rust means not everything is stainless or aluminum and that can't be can it

I love my 6000gt I use in the canal and on the beach, only thing about it on the beach is it doesn't have the clearance a VS has so sand can be an issue so don't drop it in the sand or just rinse it off if you do. The drag is better than any drag on anything else that I know of.

[surfer247]

E-bay does'nt always have the best price,what you should do is google what you want and check out all the site that sell them and you can usually find a better price.I bought the aquaskinz dry hood on e-bay for 59.00 plus shipping and tax it came close to 70.00.then I googled it and found a few different places that sold the hood for 44.00 .so my advice to you is search google before you buy anything.

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

Is there really rust inside your saltiga Z Toby? rust means not everything is stainless or aluminum and that can't be can it

The rust was in the bearrings for sure, and maybe other places too. they did say the bearings were shot. Which I pretty much told them because it became louder than a dry 706.

I wouldn't say I abused the reel, but I did fish it the same way I do a VS or a fully greased up Z. Dunk it when needed, use the rod as a wading staff, crank the drag down when needed, etc...

Still looking for my perfect reel.

[lurch]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Still looking for my perfect reel.

What is your perfect reel?

[tlapinski]

Lurch, off the top of my head:

1 - last a whole season without crapping out (or see #5)
2 - handle braid
3 - must be waterproof
4 - if not waterproof, must not be damaged or loose effectiveness by repeated dunkings
5 - parts must be readily available and service be easily done by me in the event of some sort of unseen failure or issue
6 - infinite anti-reverse

I already broke a VS doing a home repair job and now need to be sent to OK, Daiwas need to be sent to CA to be fixed, and Z's need lots of maintenance to keep going night after night under water.

[lurch]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Lurch, off the top of my head:

1 - last a whole season without crapping out (or see #5)
2 - handle braid
3 - must be waterproof
4 - if not waterproof, must not be damaged or loose effectiveness by repeated dunkings
5 - parts must be readily available and service be easily done by me in the event of some sort of unseen failure or issue
6 - infinite anti-reverse

I already broke a VS doing a home repair job and now need to be sent to OK, Daiwas need to be sent to CA to be fixed, and Z's need lots of maintenance to keep going night after night under water.

when you picking up a ZEE BAAS?