VS thread got me thinking

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

I think it would have to do with how hard and how much you fish it. Some guys go out a few dozen times a season and take real good care of there gear. And some guys go out 8 days a week and abuse the crap out of their gear.

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA

I think it would have to do with how hard and how much you fish it. Some guys go out a few dozen times a season and take real good care of there gear. And some guys go out 8 days a week and abuse the crap out of their gear.

i agree with that. i think if any reel or any gear for that matter lives up to or beyond ur expectation then it has paid for itself. in the end u always get what you pay. some high end expensive gear might hurt up front but in the long run it should (hopefully) pay for itself. my time is important to me as is everyone elses, when i get a call to meet at the ferry or anywhere else my gear needs to work. i don't have time to be fixing my fishing gear or money to constantly go out and buy new stuff. i spend the money up front to be satisfied in the long run and if it doesn't last than shame on me.

[Islander77]

Originally Posted by Thumper

i agree with that. i think if any reel or any gear for that matter lives up to or beyond ur expectation then it has paid for itself. in the end u always get what you pay. some high end expensive gear might hurt up front but in the long run it should (hopefully) pay for itself. my time is important to me as is everyone elses, when i get a call to meet at the ferry or anywhere else my gear needs to work. i don't have time to be fixing my fishing gear or money to constantly go out and buy new stuff. i spend the money up front to be satisfied in the long run and if it doesn't last than shame on me.

Exactly and as long as you dont get a bad run of braid you will be all set... Thumper has a very valid point.. Only person who can justify the expense to you, Is you. If I wetsuited, or stood in the water with waves breaking, or lost good fish to soaked drags... I would prob buy one to be honest.

[Mike P]

I paid around $420 for each of my Van Staals. One is 12 years old, the other 11. They don't owe me a dime. They also never cost me a dime's worth of service.

The Saltiga cost me about $550. That needs maybe another 3-4 low or no cost years before the account is square, but I don't anticipate it failing.

Most of the Penns I own paid for themselves years ago. I serviced all of them myself. Replaced one shaft in a 704--that cost about $5. Other than that, only drag washers. One Squidder bearing.

The Emblem Pros pretty much don't owe me anything either.