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04-15-2008, 09:10 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,851
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We used 704Z and 706Z for 30 years in the surf without any problem. Take the drag washers out and clean them every other trip or every trip if you are under water a lot. I use to pack the gear box with white lithium grease. I never had a problem. Take the bail off and put on a bailess kit. They will last forever.
I have a green 704Z thats 30+ years old and I could fish it today if I wanted.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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04-15-2008, 09:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dartmouth
Posts: 79
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For the last 10 years I've used 2 Penn SS models, they've been through everything. Twice a season i break them down and repack the grease other than that they get a quick rinse with the hose after each trip. This year is the first year I've actually replaced parts, the bail arm assembly.
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04-18-2008, 05:41 PM
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ditch boy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the sea
Posts: 664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockport24
nobody has answered my question though, can the VS take the abuse day in and day out with only once a year service and nothing else?
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hell yes!!!! 
my VS is in the water 90% of the time i am fishing...all i do is rinse it down after each use and im good to go...have yet to see or found any problems. |
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04-18-2008, 07:26 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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That Sabalos is made by Eagle Claw, second only to South Bend as a junk-maker 
Cheap Chinese knock-off of a Saltiga--here's the real thing--compare and decide for yourself who Wright and McGill is trying to fool  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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04-15-2008, 10:00 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
I'm also looking forward to the fact that I can use my rod as a walking staff when trudging through the water and I don't have to do a pirouet to keep my reel out of the water when I lose my balance.
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Good point. The price of a VS or ZB is a pittance compared with a hip fracture or shoulder tear. |
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04-18-2008, 07:39 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
Posts: 1,159
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yah tell me about it.... as soon as i looked at i was like wow, that sure looks alot like the daiwa saltigas that cost ummmm $500 bucks more  who were they trying to fool  |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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04-19-2008, 05:37 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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VS Regrets
The only regret I have about getting a VS is that I did not do it sooner... That is all I need to add here.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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04-23-2008, 06:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.K.
Posts: 1,330
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If VS was out of the picture for me I'd stick with the Penn Z's or Greenies.ZB needs a few more years under it's belt before I would attempt it.Just wish VS made more lefty reels in different sizes.
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