Dunking Reels

[Gunpowder]

lol.... i think i just walked around in a circle with that response

[GonnaCatchABig1]

just do what i do... get a fairly cheap reel, like $60-80 brand new.. and abuse the hell out of it.. if it's still alive by next season all the better.. but then next year just get another brand new one.. sounds expensive, but you get 10 years worth of reels for the price of one VS or ZB.
plus ya gotta remember those high end reels aren't exactly "set it and forget it reels". just like any other reel you want to last.. they need servicing too.

the only down side i can think of with the way i do it, is drag reliability/strength. but it's easy enough to swap out the standard drags for higher end parts.

so just make sure to get a reel you trust for what yer fishing for.



(yes this is how i keep from being sad i dont have a vs or zb.. )

p.s.- i did that last season.. the only reel not still goin, is an okuma baitrunner whos bait runner drag was not sealed and locked up. the rest works fine after a strip down and greasing. the only time it got a rinsing was when it rained.. (i dont have a hose)

[5 String Bass]

Originally Posted by GonnaCatchABig1

just do what i do... get a fairly cheap reel, like $60-80 brand new.. and abuse the hell out of it.. if it's still alive by next season all the better.. but then next year just get another brand new one.. sounds expensive, but you get 10 years worth of reels for the price of one VS or ZB.
plus ya gotta remember those high end reels aren't exactly "set it and forget it reels". just like any other reel you want to last.. they need servicing too.

the only down side i can think of with the way i do it, is drag reliability/strength. but it's easy enough to swap out the standard drags for higher end parts.

so just make sure to get a reel you trust for what yer fishing for.



(yes this is how i keep from being sad i dont have a vs or zb.. )

p.s.- i did that last season.. the only reel not still goin, is an okuma baitrunner whos bait runner drag was not sealed and locked up. the rest works fine after a strip down and greasing. the only time it got a rinsing was when it rained.. (i dont have a hose)

What else did you use? I use a 710 and 704 that will probably never die, but an trying a tica this year as well.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by 5 String Bass

What else did you use? I use a 710 and 704 that will probably never die, but an trying a tica this year as well.

i'm not even sure.. the only other reel i used last season was lent out by a buddy.. i think it was a northcoast or something like that.. (all the print is worn off) all that had to be done on that, had nothing to do with dunking. but from catching tons of bloos.. it had a felt based drag. and some of the felt got worn out. and the fibers gunked up. so removed the globs of worn out felt fiber.. and its working just as good as new.
and he has had that for a while i think. but that didnt get dunked.. as it wasnt mine.. i mean it went under a few waves.. but never took a serious dunking.

but i dont see any reason why a reel with a sealed drag, thats is properly washed down and maintained shouldn't last for as long you care for it. i think most people gear doesn't last cause they don't properly care for it. god knows i dont. (which is another reason i wont be getting a VS anytime soon. would be a waste.) but when i treat it like crap. i don't expect to be using it the next year. so if it is.. then all the better.

[Rockport24]

my understanding is that a VS can be used all season long and be completely submerged on every trip, and then never rinsed, never lubed, never anything, and just sent out for the yearly service for $50 or whatever it is and the thing will last forever. Tell me if I'm wrong though guys! that for me, would be worth the price if that is in fact true.

I use Penn's and although I never "dunk" them, meaning completely submerge them, they get soaked pretty good from time to time by waves. when they do get soaked, all I do is rinse it off with fresh water (I keep a large spray bottle in my car and spray the thing down gently) then I put the Penn anti-corrosive spray on there and they are good to go. I try to get them serviced once a year, which entails a complete breakdown and lube, other than that, I never take them apart in season.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

my understanding is that a VS can be used all season long and be completely submerged on every trip, and then never rinsed, never lubed, never anything, and just sent out for the yearly service for $50 or whatever it is and the thing will last forever. Tell me if I'm wrong though guys! that for me, would be worth the price if that is in fact true.

if that is true.. that would make it worth it to me as well. but my understanding is it just holds up much better to dunking, with proper care. (aka.. a good rinsing after) and when you have it serviced, you pay shipping, plus the service, plus the cost of replacement parts. (which if parts are being replaced. you pretty much just getting a new reel every year anyway.)

the only times i ever hear about VS and the like is from guys who send them in. i would love to hear from that one guy who didnt care enough to send it in. and see how many years it lasted before he had to have it serviced.


and gun powder.. dont take my word on this cause i have no idea.. but the 3 reels i took apart this spring, (first time diy for me) they all looked exactly the same on the inside. i don't see why some would be able and some wouldn't. i always though there would be a ton of things goin on inside them. i was wrong. just very simple gears.