I was in #^&#^&#^&#^&s Sporting Goods last night in Dartmouth and in the case with the fishing reel there was a Van Staal 150. It didn't seem like a normal VS. It looked like it was powder coated. Are these the same quality as one from a tackle shop? Or are they selling out to big box stores?

Googans REJOICE!!!
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Lol wonder if i can stack all my coupons ans discounts
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vm150. its their cheaper version. the one by me sells real ones too. i would never shop there but they do

I got one, not a bad reel, it's a great Albie reel, that's for sure.
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Not the same as a VS 150 but still a great reel for the money a guide I know on cape handles tuna with them. I honestly don't know how they would hold up to dunking.
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Not too bad, I used it at cutty this summer got it wet but didn't dunk it alot worked fine, cleaned up nice, but to be honest from the surf I ended up using my green 704 just cause.
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Unless you have gift cards to kill - I'd get one from a local shop. Also if you need a dunker I'd get something better and if you don't maybe save some bucks and get two others :hee:

It's more of a boat reel. I have one and used it this season. Very smooth reel.
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I was looking to pick up the VM 150 for kayak fishing, based on Westportmafia's recommendation. If I buy one, it will be at a local shop since they won't be any cheaper at a big box store due to the VS pricing structure.

VM150 Spinning Reel (http://www.edgeangling.com/Van-Staal-VM150.html)

#^&#^&#^&#^&s didn't put out a video to promote and educate VS reels.

This is a no brainer folks.

Swe= shady
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How is SWE shady? I have been doing business with them for a very long time and have never heard them described as anything other than professionals. If you are going to knock them ,you might as well say why.

How is SWE shady? I have been doing business with them for a very long time and have never heard them described as anything other than professionals. If you are going to knock them ,you might as well say why.

Been there done that and not even an apology. Ill just continue to post up my opinion when someone praises them. If u wanna know just give me a buzz and ill tell you.
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VS at #^&#^&#^&#^&'s, next it will be BJ's :rotf2:

Great reel. Not totally dunkable like the regular VS, but great for the boat when it's just spray.

I'm getting one for this season. And I'll be picking it up at SWE - they've been nothing but solid to me and everyone else I know.
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Been there done that and not even an apology. Ill just continue to post up my opinion when someone praises them. If u wanna know just give me a buzz and ill tell you.
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To be honest,nothing you could say that would change my opinion of the Edge.I just think it is a cheap shot when you don't back it up.But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.Do you think bashing them for no apparent reason hurts their reputation when you refuse to say why?

To be honest,nothing you could say that would change my opinion of the Edge.I just think it is a cheap shot when you don't back it up.But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.Do you think bashing them for no apparent reason hurts their reputation when you refuse to say why?

its a long story, buts its a good one, and simply goes to show how much customer service is important in an industry like this where word of mouth is king. One bad experience and your reputation can be destroyed in certain peoples eyes

To be honest,nothing you could say that would change my opinion of the Edge.I just think it is a cheap shot when you don't back it up.But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.Do you think bashing them for no apparent reason hurts their reputation when you refuse to say why?

Chris read my post. Been there and done that. I have said why before. It's not a cheap shot at all. As far as bashing them I think you may be being a drama queen. And without question YES it does. Again call me and I'll fill you in.
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To be honest,nothing you could say that would change my opinion of the Edge.I just think it is a cheap shot when you don't back it up.But you are certainly entitled to your opinion.Do you think bashing them for no apparent reason hurts their reputation when you refuse to say why?
Seems ironic you would say that after bashing me and then not backing it up.:rotf2:
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Chris read my post. Been there and done that. I have said why before. It's not a cheap shot at all. As far as bashing them I think you may be being a drama queen. And without question YES it does. Again call me and I'll fill you in.
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Sorry to misjudge you, now I understand you are a man of deep convictions.

Seems ironic you would say that after bashing me and then not backing it up.:rotf2:
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Honestly Ed, without getting into specifics I will let your body of work speak for itself and allow those with limited intellect to figure it out.

Honestly Ed, without getting into specifics I will let your body of work speak for itself and allow those with limited intellect to figure it out.

Way to flex that intellectual muscle. May I suggest the ignore button so the rest of us can enjoy this site without your bully like mentality.
I wonder if the veiw count will increase due to my participation??
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WestportMafia:

Now we're going back a few years (early 2009, I just checked), but if memory serves me, this is about a Lamiglas rod.

It had guides that made a little cracking noise when flexing as many factory Lamiglas rods do but we took it back regardless and ordered a new one. You came by and saw your rod sitting in the back room and thought we hadn't taken the time to order you a new one.

If this is the case you would have been mistaken to assume that we hadn't ordered a replacement. Lamiglas ships rods in bulk to our distributor who we get the rods from so it can take time to get a replacement and they wait to reach a tipping point before sending a bulk order out. Once the distributor gets the rods, their rep also hand delivers them to decrease the risk of damage via UPS which also adds to delivery time.

Additionally, we don't ship rods directly back to Lamiglas. The rep from the distributor picks them up to help save us money. We just pile up defective or broken Lamiglas rods until the rep happens to be in the area to pick them all up.

I don't remember if this was explained to you. I don't know if this is even the issue, but I believe it is.

If this isn't what all this has been about over the years - then you really never gave us a chance to fix the problem as I don't know what it is.

You offered to tell Sea Dangles the details. I'd like to take you up on that offer as well. You can call me or email me. As you obviously feel strongly about whatever it was I don't know that we can fix things entirely to your satisfaction but I'd like to at least understand what happened.

Peter Graeber
pete@saltwateredge.com

pm sent

It's pretty ironic that a thread about #^&#^&#^&#^&'s turned out like this.

It's pretty ironic that a thread about #^&#^&#^&#^&'s turned out like this.

the 3 top threads on S-B.com are about #^&#^&#^&#^&s, Hard Merchandise and Cox.
Im starting to get a little worried out here.

the 3 top threads on S-B.com are about #^&#^&#^&#^&s, Hard Merchandise and Cox.
Im starting to get a little worried out here.

I heard that RI guys love the cox.

WOW!!! And all I wanted to know is if the reel was as good as one from a tackle shop? What an education I got.....

LOL. Never a dull moment. I luv it

Great reel. Not totally dunkable like the regular VS, but great for the boat when it's just spray.

I'm getting one for this season. And I'll be picking it up at SWE - they've been nothing but solid to me and everyone else I know.
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Second that one Jay
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I want to thank Pete for resolving a 4 year old issue. Solid in my book! I was actually taken back by his professional responses and promptness once the facts were straight. Thank you! There will be a $100 gift card to the SWE at TCTFN on me.

Nice to hear it worked out.
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SWE = good peeps

As for the question about the reel. I wouldn't recommend it. For a few more dollars you can pick up a used VS. or if you'd like to save a some money pick up a Saragosa. The Saragosas are bullet proof and easy to service.
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I want to thank Pete for resolving a 4 year old issue. Solid in my book! I was actually taken back by his professional responses and promptness once the facts were straight. Thank you! There will be a $100 gift card to the SWE at TCTFN on me.

Outstanding!
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I actually have a Saragosa 8000. It is an awesome reel and never had an ounce of trouble with it. I was looking for something smaller and came across this when I was shopping at #^&#^&#^&#^&s. More of an inshore/light tackle reel for schoolies. Still do not really want to spend $400 on an ocasional use reel. I think what I have is fine for now and I will concentrate my efforts on a larger VS for the surf.

Thanks for all the input guys.

This thread was a lot more fun on page 1.

-spence

This thread was a lot more fun on page 1.

-spence

You liked it more when it was just about #^&#^&#^&#^&s.
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Wow - go to work for a few days and look what happens.

Good to see this resolved.

You liked it more when it was just about #^&#^&#^&#^&s.
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Lmao.
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One time I had a business lunch roaring just describing the cox in our house. We had cox upstairs, cox downstairs. I wanted to put some cox in the bedroom and my wife wouldn't allow it. :hihi:

-spence

FIRE!!! FIRE!!! FLAME WARS ERUPTING!! Must be almost Winter:devil2:

One time I had a business lunch roaring just describing the cox in our house. We had cox upstairs, cox downstairs. I wanted to put some cox in the bedroom and my wife wouldn't allow it. :hihi:

-spence

I was having lunch at work way back when Bryan Cox was playing for the Patriots back in 2001, I think. We were talking about how well they were playing and without thinking, I said, way too loudly "I love Cox". The cafeteria got pretty quiet for a few seconds until a guy from my department started cracking up. Of course, the Senior VP of HR was sitting at my table.

I was having lunch at work way back when Bryan Cox was playing for the Patriots back in 2001, I think. We were talking about how well they were playing and without thinking, I said, way too loudly "I love Cox". The cafeteria got pretty quiet for a few seconds until a guy from my department started cracking up. Of course, the Senior VP of HR was sitting at my table.

Not a great career move

Not a great career move

Haha, it worked out fine. She was cool and actually still mentions it every once in a while when we talk.

Funny Stuff!!! Happy Holidays to you and your family

Same to you, Paul!