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Sweetwater · 04-17-2007, 04:08 PM

Here is a video of a Van Staal rep showing the proper way to use the manual pickup. Note that he say's, "move the line roller to the 8 o'clock position."

Well, maybe I'm a "nit picker" but that roller is not at 8 o'clock. Viewing from butt to tip, that would be the 10 o'clock, or from tip to butt would be the 2 o'clock.

The only way to make that 8 o'clock would be if you held the reel as a conventional (top of the rod).

Oh well, he got everything else right.

04-17-2007, 04:08 PM	#1
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	proper way to use a Van Staal Here is a video of a Van Staal rep showing the proper way to use the manual pickup. Note that he say's, "move the line roller to the 8 o'clock position." Well, maybe I'm a "nit picker" but that roller is not at 8 o'clock. Viewing from butt to tip, that would be the 10 o'clock, or from tip to butt would be the 2 o'clock. The only way to make that 8 o'clock would be if you held the reel as a conventional (top of the rod). Oh well, he got everything else right.
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