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bobble-
Correct in both analyses, you might need them but I don't and some of my 6 must be 8 years old at least. They get used very heavily.
@adroit, they don't need anything initially, but the spigots on my 40 year old fly rod need candle wax due to age. Overfit joints on the other hand should never need anything, but will jam if put together too forcefully.
The one place I always use top-end reels is offshore, because of the pressure they're under anything mediocre will pack up.
Colin_the_Bald
Yep, stocky, as were 3 of the 4 I caught before the deluge sent me to the pub, one stocky and the token brown went back. All on size 14 Copper John, it took me an hour of looking a pillock before working out they wanted something bouncing bottom. The new member who told me how to fish the Test blanked.
There's nowt wrong with that reel, it just costs more than the RB for no reason I can discern. The top-end Shimano are superb, but bloody expensive, it's a bit like asking yourself whether you need Dura Ace or 105.