Buddy,

When I say I "blow up" a reel it usually means one of a few things...

1. Blow out the Anti Reverse
2. Totally trash the gears so the reel won't physically work
3. Trash gears so you can't move the handle

Anti Reverse issues are a huge problem in my boat, but the Shimano TE's and B's hold up the best. I can and have smoked the anti reverse on the Daiwa Luna's in literally a few hours of fishing them.....brand new right out of the box. Same goes for many Abu products as well.