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<blockquote data-quote="Capt RB" data-source="post: 1666259" data-attributes="member: 85987"><p>Best spinning reel for heavy use is which brand your going to like</p><p>The dogfight from Diawa has the caught the largest bluefin local to me at 670#. Last year we caught a swordfish on a Shimanno stella and that same reel landed a bluefin last year that 530#. One of the bluefin pop n jig charters uses VS others use the Penn Torque 9. I own both the 9 and the 7 for tuna. </p><p>Accurate is not popular local to me because they seem to need more maintenance sooner in this fishery.</p><p>ZeeBass is another bail less option not good for tuna imho but good for fish without that kind of speed.</p><p>The reels are in 2 catagories. The Van Staal method uses the least amount of parts and removes bearings for bushings. Slightly more drag is felt through the hndle when in use. The Penn Torque ZeeBass and another I cannot remember the name of also use this theory/method to lengthen service life.</p><p>The Stella and Dogfight both use more/higher quality bearings to achieve it's strength. I'm not a fan of the stella due to Shimanno's lack of support once they change the reel. I have an old stella I can no longer get parts for. Basically a $900 paper weight. My first penn torque broke 3 times in the first season on 4 fish. After alot of discussion nd feed back they improved the reels and now I have over 100 fish over the 100# mark with the biggest bluefin at 395#.</p><p> All of these reels will handle severe use under heavy drag. All will break or need to be rebuilt after x amount of time of severe use. All are quite expensive. </p><p>I bought penn because of their history with parts. I have older penns that still run like a fine watch. I use Avet for my offshore trolling gear and penn and quantum for my spinning gear in a commercial operation.</p><p> If it is casting I look hard at the Avet mag cast reels. They cast like crazy and for the customers that can use them will last longer than a coffee grinder of any brand. For the clients who want or need a spinner Penn torque Van Staal has the least amount of parts to fail.</p><p> You can get into most guide programs if you have a charter history. Penn still handles some guys but because of the abuse of some captains and I use that term lightly they are not like years past when a phone call would get it done</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capt RB, post: 1666259, member: 85987"] Best spinning reel for heavy use is which brand your going to like The dogfight from Diawa has the caught the largest bluefin local to me at 670#. Last year we caught a swordfish on a Shimanno stella and that same reel landed a bluefin last year that 530#. One of the bluefin pop n jig charters uses VS others use the Penn Torque 9. I own both the 9 and the 7 for tuna. Accurate is not popular local to me because they seem to need more maintenance sooner in this fishery. ZeeBass is another bail less option not good for tuna imho but good for fish without that kind of speed. The reels are in 2 catagories. The Van Staal method uses the least amount of parts and removes bearings for bushings. Slightly more drag is felt through the hndle when in use. The Penn Torque ZeeBass and another I cannot remember the name of also use this theory/method to lengthen service life. The Stella and Dogfight both use more/higher quality bearings to achieve it's strength. I'm not a fan of the stella due to Shimanno's lack of support once they change the reel. I have an old stella I can no longer get parts for. Basically a $900 paper weight. My first penn torque broke 3 times in the first season on 4 fish. After alot of discussion nd feed back they improved the reels and now I have over 100 fish over the 100# mark with the biggest bluefin at 395#. All of these reels will handle severe use under heavy drag. All will break or need to be rebuilt after x amount of time of severe use. All are quite expensive. I bought penn because of their history with parts. I have older penns that still run like a fine watch. I use Avet for my offshore trolling gear and penn and quantum for my spinning gear in a commercial operation. If it is casting I look hard at the Avet mag cast reels. They cast like crazy and for the customers that can use them will last longer than a coffee grinder of any brand. For the clients who want or need a spinner Penn torque Van Staal has the least amount of parts to fail. You can get into most guide programs if you have a charter history. Penn still handles some guys but because of the abuse of some captains and I use that term lightly they are not like years past when a phone call would get it done [/QUOTE]
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