bailed Van Staal

[spence]

What's the weight?

-spence

[tattoobob]

3/4 to 2 1/2 oz.

[spence]

No, of the reel silly

-spence

[Headhunter]

I've been using a vs 300 bailess since 1995 or there about. Been thru all the problems and uprades and gave the 3 or 4 different owners of the company alot of input. I was apprenhensive about the bailess thing at first but quickly addapted to it. My personal feeling is if you need a bail you don't need to fish a vs. The vs is made to go in the water and the only thing a bail can do is get in the way ( especially when you're using the stick for a walking pole or a pushing pole as you're swimming). On the other hand if it increases sales and makes the company more stable more power to them. A bailed vesion will last it's owner a life time, they do take an awful lot of abuse. All three of my 300's look like they get exactly what they are built for. and I want to see vs around for a long time to come. Before that reel I was down to taking spare parts with me when I went out especially if I was a ways from my vehicle. I don't think I even rinsed them of more than twice this year and fished them very hard all season in the water every night at one point or anothor, including last night, burrrrrrrrrrrr it was cold out there.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

All three of my 300's look like they get exactly what they are built for.

Those are the best looking Van Staals. Scratched, scuffed, and missing some anodizing. Maybe even a little white corrosion on the aluminum.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by spence

No, of the reel silly

-spence

Oh sorry, the VSB100 15.5 OZ.
The VSB150 16.9 OZ.

[SurffishNJ]

I'll stick with the bailess, and await the alleged AVET spinning reels for 2006.

[Vogt]

maybe someday ill be able to aford anything other than my 704z