I don't use a 706Z because it is stylish. I use it because of the manual bail. There is nothing like a manual bail for allowing you to finesse a fish and be totally in contact with your lure or bait. Flipping a bail is clumsy when you are teasing a king, cobia, or dolphin, and sometimes the bail spring isn't strong enough to flip it over when you are ready to set the hook or work the bait. Also, a 706Z is just the right weight. Shimano Spheros's are nice for drift-lining off a boat and they have a good drag, but since they quit making the 12000 you can't get one you can fish with comfortably all day long. The 706Z also holds the perfect amount of line, 300 yards of 20 lb. test. That is spot-on for kingfishing or tarpon fishing. It also casts 25 lb. test well if you are targeting ling. But, I admit, I do like the sound of a fish burning line off that roller. Gets my adrenaline pumping.
