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fishweewee · 11-13-2003, 03:57 PM

Every fishing board has to have one.

Come on, let's hear your gripes - we can't let other sites take the lead on this hot topic.

Any woeful tales of oil-leaking reels, sideplates that fall off in the middle of a fight, drag knobs coming lose and falling into the water, or just general reel grumpiness? And huge warranty repair bills?

How 'bout some after "self-servicing" horror stories, like how ______ (a VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE member here) serviced his best buddy's gold VS150, and upon attempting to re-assemble the thing misaligned the doohickey thingy with the thingamabob and ended up destroying the reel (through no fault of his own?)?

Does anyone want to see what a .300 winchester magnum will do to a pair of VS pliers?

Van Staal reels suck and only wankers like Barfmaster fish with them.

11-13-2003, 03:57 PM	#1
fishweewee Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: . Posts: 5,935	Pointless Abusive Van Staal-Bashing Thread Every fishing board has to have one. Come on, let's hear your gripes - we can't let other sites take the lead on this hot topic. Any woeful tales of oil-leaking reels, sideplates that fall off in the middle of a fight, drag knobs coming lose and falling into the water, or just general reel grumpiness? And huge warranty repair bills? How 'bout some after "self-servicing" horror stories, like how ______ (a VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE member here) serviced his best buddy's gold VS150, and upon attempting to re-assemble the thing misaligned the doohickey thingy with the thingamabob and ended up destroying the reel (through no fault of his own?)? Does anyone want to see what a .300 winchester magnum will do to a pair of VS pliers? Van Staal reels suck and only wankers like Barfmaster fish with them. Last edited by fishweewee; 11-13-2003 at 04:12 PM..