I'll be honest with you guys...
I do enjoy fishing with VS reels, whether conditions require them or not.
I haven't had one problem with any that I have owned personally.
(I did have a beef with a set of VS pliers a while back, I got so pissed off that I destroyed them with a rifle on the 100 yard firing line, but I digress).
Let's forget about the merits and disadvantages of how others think the VS reels perform.
Just from an ownership perspective, what I've found is that it's a pain in the arse to have to send in multiple reels for servicing every year... so... I am down to just one VS. It's an old style (factory retrofitted) black 250. It's the perfect size for most of the immersive fishing I do in Rhody, Long Island, and Mass (and yes, there are certain places in the OBX I would fish it). There really is no substitute (I haven't checked out the Saltigas yet, they don't make a size that exactly corresponds to a VS 250).
I can justify owning one and sending ONE in every year. Not 2,3, or 4.
My backups are modified manual Penn 704z and a 706.
Am I every going to plunk down $800 for a Saltiga?
I doubt it. I'm getting really picky about what I'm spending my money on nowadays.
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