slammer 460

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by EricM

I have taken a number of good fish with the 460 but that was from the rocks and I never submerged it. Seems fine to me...but why not buy 2 or 3 710Zs for the same price as 1 460 and then abuse away? They love it.

but where am i going to find it? im not sure that if they re discontinued or not.

[EricM]

sleazebay

[fishonnelsons]

Not many reels which will take "dunkings" like a man, and those are very costly.

The slammers are as solid as most. As far as the China thing, unless you have major issues regading "Made In America", they are made to the same specifications/blueprint as the ones which were made in USA, save for any annual changes/upgrades. You can also canvas tackle shops to see if they have any leftover slammers which were made in the USA.

I love Shimano, but the "white" ones, the stradic's, do not take the saltwater enviroment real well, much less dunking. I use them and slammers, but I always need to really clean-up the stradic after each use, but I really do like it as well! The spheros is the Shimano for saltwater, they are slightly heavier than the others though (I believe, check the spec's.)

[rockyroady]

I have a few slammers and am happy with them. When I dunk them, I just soak them with the garden hose the next day, I try to rinse my waders and plugs so it's not a big deal. If you get one be sure you open it up, last one I got was pretty dry inside. I don't think anything is maintnance-free.