Zee Baas, are they worth the money?

[Mike P]

It used to be that you could spend $70 on a Penn 704 and beat the piss out of it for 20-30 years, and keep it going year after year with about $5 worth of parts.

You can't do that any more.

Now you spend $100-$150 on a reel that'll last you a season if you fish it hard. You'll spend $2 grand replacing it over the next 20 years.

Or you can spend the 700-900 clams once for a VS, ZB rough, Saltiga or the new Stella.

Or, you can learn to fish conventional, and spend $180 on a P-series Newell. But if you swim with your reels, there isn't a waterproof conventional out there and the prospects are pretty dim for there ever being one.

[In The Surf]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Or you can spend the 700-900 clams once for a VS, ZB rough, Saltiga or the new Stella.

Or, you can learn to fish conventional, and spend $180 on a P-series Newell. But if you swim with your reels, there isn't a waterproof conventional out there and the prospects are pretty dim for there ever being one.

I don't know about that Mike.
I certainly wouldn't put a Saltiga or Stella in the same category as VS or ZB. There great reels if they're kept high 'n' dry and sand free, definately not submersible or reels that can handle abuse if you plan on the reel functioning issue free for a full season even though that's what they would like you to think.

[Mike P]

For the Saltiga and Stella, I was thinking more along the lines of deep jigging in current. Something that'll kill aluminum or pot metal gears.

[tattoobob]

IMO, if it is worth the money for you and you are happy it makes all the difference to me it all has to do with confidence