I think people spend too much time worrying about this. My original VS was a 250. When I was looking for a second one, I bought into the "versatility" argument and purchased a 200 for all of the reasons people have cited here. You know what? In a dark room, I can't tell you the difference between the two reels, and the only way I can tell the difference at a glance is that my 250 has the original black line roller, and the 200 has the titanium one. Tell the difference on a rod in the dark? Nope. If I had it to do all over again, I would have bought the 150 and not the 200, especially now that I use braid for 90% of my fishing.
If you can tell a half ounce difference in weight, and a 1/4" difference in spool diameter in the dark, my hat's off to ya
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