I had 2 Vanstaals at the beginning of the season. Then i taught myself to cast a conventional and i have never looked back. NIB has my old VS-250 and i kept my 200 incase i took up wetsuiting. If your not wading up to your neck every night you dont need one. I'll take an Abu Garcia 6500 or 7000 over a VS anyday for the type of fishing i do., which is mostly off of rock piles, jetties, and the occasional shallow wade.
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Now if VS made a totally sealed conventional, i might Lay down some $$ agian.
