tyee wrote: Hey Kane and PE Pete    Left you a PM Kane about this BV300 and your recommendation or not. PE Pete how has yours been for the past year? Do you rinse in fresh water every time? How often do we need to open them up to service them? I will use on a power boat but also from my kayak now and then which will give it salt spray quite often. Will it hold up??

Pretty hard to go wrong with any of the Accurates including the BV2 range as they now come free services.
I've learnt from Kane and put a bit of grease in all the screw holes (keeps water out and makes it easier to get screws out at service time)
Additionally I rinse with warm water, dry and the coat externals with CRC Multilube Gel.
I fish all my reels off my jet ski with no issues of water intrusion.
Do to answer your question YES the BV will stand up to the uses you describe. IMO

Hi all, just a quick note to acknowledge a fellow forum member, reel wizard, mate and all round good bugger.
Kane Tapper of DFS is calling time on his illustrious career at DFS.
As many of you would be aware Kane has been a heavy weight contributor to this particular thread and the forums in general.
Has inspired me and I'm sure many others to work on, modify, play with and fish the tits off my reels.
Kane is also responsible for the world renouned DFS modified Accurate jigging reels. To put this achievement into perspective the DFS Accurate reels are sold on just about every continent where recreational fishing is a thing...

Kane, thank you very much for your contributions in here, for all the yarns about reels, schooling me up on the various reels.
All the very best to you and Gina for whatever the future holds for both of you.
Much aroha te nui brother
PE Pete

Hi Guys,