whats a reel have to do with a tree:confused:

Ah, T., that's not recreational fishing that's Seal Team Six stuff! I never meant to offend anyone although as usual, I did. I used to shad fish in May in Holyoke and climb over this twelve foot high wall, up and over. The first time I saw a real Atlantic Salmon in the wild was there swimming along side a school of shad. Caught quite a number of Stripers there too. Man dude that's a lot to contend with. If you want a relaxing night of Striper fishing call me and we will go out on the beach. The only menace we will have to contend with out there is Bassmaster. I hope you have good life insurance if it's as rough as you say out there. I sometimes fly out that way when I am taking one of my flying lessons. The instructor is cool and let's me go where I want. Sorry your offended, it wasn't aimed at everyone. Well, yeah it probably was as I was on a tear. Mouth in motion before brain in gear you see. I get this way when someone mentions Van Stal, like Curly in The Three Stooges when someone mentions Niagra Falls.:D

slowly i turned...... inch by inch.......

so whats a reel have to do with a tree:confused:

What r ya talking about? Tree? :confused:

I dunno, I may have to go start a hey Krispy and have a nice flame war. I got some new material i wanna try out:laughs:

Can I get in on this too?:musc: :wave:

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-B

read it again Ben, he's talking about trees floating downstream in the river and having to dodge them and having to steer the bass around submerged trees. not an easy feat to accomplish from a boat let alone while wading.

I caught a 40 foot high tree in the Sacramento River on my 1209 Saber at 7-10 mph... I was on the beach with 2/3rds of the rod and the rest ....

Did have a sturgeon on for a few minutes though :D

Oh, those TREES. Yes, those trees can be very hard on a reel, they fight good! :laughs:

Got Wood?

This is great. I recently got a VS, and after reading this and some similar threads, now I know what to expect when I take it fishing next spring...why don't I just go out there wearing a goddamn tutu, instead?

But thanks, bashers. You've inspired me to develop a product that should sell well enough to let me retire within the next couple years and fish and sail full-time.

What I'm designing is a Van Staal camo-kit, for the guy who wants to fish the surf in public without being labeled a pansy-boy or a dumb-ass yuppie because of his choice of reel.

The kit will clip on to your VS without requiring any modifications to the reel (thanks to all those convenient weight-saving slots and holes).

The basic kit disguises your reel as the appropriate-sized model in the Penn SS or 7 series. It will come with an owner's manual that includes handy phrases that demonstrate the genuine Penn fan's mix of exasperation and appreciation for clunky but reliable Ol' Betsy. Guaranteed effective: so realistic that even when the jetty is elbow-to-elbow, the guy next to you will never guess your dark secret. My target price point for this kit is in the $100 range. Good deal, no?

Of course, for those truly committed hardcores, it's gotta be the deluxe kit. Nothing less will do. This one will be guaranteed to make a VS look as if it's made of high-impact polystyrene (including the main and pinion gears) and came from Wal-mart strapped to one of those 16 foot rods. The kit includes a non-functional broken bail that won't interfere with operation of the reel. The manual contains instructions on faking a gear melt-down while landing a moderate-sized schoolie. The kit also features a long-lasting waterproof "Special Combo: $29.99" price sticker to attach in a prominent position near the reel seat. The deluxe kit should retail at $150-200.

Rich...I'm gonna be rich....wonder if I can just license the concept to Zebco and save myself a lot of development time?

"In-The-VS-Closet Kit?" :laughs: :wave: :rude:

Yeah but , tell us how You really feel

Will it come with a Walmart FW Fishin hat? Will there be a pseudo graphite look? :laughs: