One Piece thread (Spoilers)

I finally gave reading the manga another chance and I'm 10 volumes in (where Luffy goes against Arlong and Nami's past with her mother).

Does the manga have any fillers or certain story arcs not worth the read? I know the anime has a lot but what about the manga?

I think One Piece's "filler arcs" are basically background stories for the older characters. Like for Ace and Luffy and for the pirate king and whatnot. There are some arcs that are epically slow and drawn out, but some are definitely worth the slower pace due to the massive mount of storyline that comes with it. The current arc is mediocre in that it is slow paced, but brings up a whole bunch of storyline and intrigue. If you like One Piece, I would definitely read all of the arcs.