Seems pretty obvious, really!
The main thing I don't get about this Zeebaas reel besides price, is how can a reel the physical size of a VS150 be intended for "heavy surf fishing" applications??
To me the VS150 also is useless for this: it is strictly a back- bay schoolie/ light tackle reel to me... and you don't need a VS (submersibility) there! Truly, I feel under- gunned often even with my VS250: ex., throwing 3 oz.+ Dannys/ Darters, etc. Not only is the handle on the 150 tiny... but one must consider "cranking power" as important as any other features in a reel (esp. if you fish rocks more than sand!)
Finally: who needs a reel impervious to cosmetic scratches & nicks enough to pay extra hundreds for that??-- I proudly look on my 10- yr. old black VS250's war- scars as proof of a thousand nights & stories & fish... in the rocky heavens of the Striper surf... & as obvious evidence that I "needed" a VS to begin with!
Even if the Zeebaas were 50% less costly, I still wouldn't even consider one, 'till they came out with a reel at least size- equiv. to the VS250... And like the Stella, it better not weigh a lot more than my VS250 either if you want my coin! (I'm not out there casting for 45 minutes only at a clip-- more like 2- 3 hours+ per)...
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