VS 150 or 200?

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

wait for the new 175 to come out

It's been scratched, for the moment.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

It's been scratched, for the moment.

Pete - that reel was to be in body size between the 150 and 200/250, right?

I hope they scratched it "for the moment" because they wanted to fine tune it and release a superior reel and for no other reason as without seeing one I figured it would be a great size...

[Casting Z's]

I have a black 200 available.

[JohnR]

You have a black 200 you personally own that is for sale? List it in the classifieds.

[Mike P]

Hate to say it, but given the minor differences between a 100 and a 150, and a 200 and 250, buying the 100 or 200 makes absolutely no sense.

I understand marketing, and why reel companies do this, but we should be able to look beyond that and decide on value for the dollar. It's the same with the Shimano 6000/8000 models, and 4000/4500 and 5000/6000 Daiwa Saltiga models. You wind up spending the same money for a reel that weighs the same but holds less line.

At least VS prices the 100 and 200 a little cheaper than their slightly bigger brothers.

[Bronko]

These VS threads should be a study unto themselves. Everybody has an opinion on them varying from...

1. Why you should/shouldn't spend the money
2. The service is the best/sucks
3. What the 150 is too small, 300 too big, 250 better than 200, 200 better than 150 which is better than the 275.....etc
4. What rods they will/won't work on.

...and on and on.

The bottom line is you fish with what feels comfortable for you. I am not knocking any of the personal opinions, Its just every time the letter VS pop up in a thread the response can be dizzying. Carry on

[tattoobob]

VS 200= 9 foot rod
VS250= 10 foot rod
VS300=11 foot rod