Questions for Canalers that own VS

[ripitsik]

Originally Posted by Nebe

why would you want a VS for the canal?? VS reels were designed for deep wading and getting wet. Correct me if I am wrong, but most of the fishing people do in the canal requires no waders at all...
Id go with a nice conventional reel.

Hey Nebe,
I understand that they are designed for wading but when you have a so called "work horse" shimano spheros that goes through 4 spools due to saltwater corrosion you can't really say that its a "bad egg". I also took the proper precautions of cleaning my gear after every trip, so I have came to the conclusion that I need something that will withstand all these external factors that I went through in just one season. That is why I find it appropriate to buy a van staal and I also dont just fish the canal but the maority of the times I do.

[seadevil]

Waz up guys? Just because a reel is dunkable does'nt mean that is all it is capable of. I have been using a 275 on the Canal for the last 2 seasons and a 250 for 5 seasons before that and I don't feel limited at all, actually I was happy to find out that I could have one setup to do what I like to do on the beaches with large plugs 3-5 oz and be able to jig a 3-6 oz with ease .The reason I don't care for conventional on the Canal is they usually have girly drags and when it is dark out I would rather catch fish than mess with backlashes. Even though the VS reels were'nt labeled on the box made for the Canal does'nt mean it is not a good choice cause as far as spinning reels go it is one of few that has made it to a next season.