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View Poll Results: problems with there Van Staal
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08-26-2007, 08:09 PM
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stripadan
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: wareham
Posts: 101
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Originally Posted by vanstaal
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Been hearing that for at least five years. We'll see. |
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08-26-2007, 08:48 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stripadan
Been hearing that for at least five years. We'll see.
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I was hearing it when Rob Koelwyn still owned it.
Maybe the fact that people are actually paying $400 for a Daiwa Saltiga Surf conventional, which probably casts and fishes no better than a $100 Sealine SHA, is piquing Zebco's interest.
A $400-$600 conventional when you can buy a P-series Newell or an Avet for under $200---please  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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08-26-2007, 09:37 PM
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stuck in a desert :(
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Im a little lost right now
Posts: 243
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Back in Oct 06 my drag clicker broke off and stripped the threads....
a few weeks ago my eel snagged some seaweed and came out with no problem until i realized my reel was reeling backwards so my buddy says hit the lever to lock it, he didnt know VS has no such lever like a Penn, VS says they'll take care of it.....
also broke 2 more drag clickers in 1 week a few weeks ago also...
I still love my VS  |
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08-26-2007, 10:00 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Why do you want a drag clicker--the only useful purpose it has is to alert other people that you have a fish on. I cut mine off the second I took my VS reels out o the box  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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08-27-2007, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Recently relocated to the shores of Rhode Island - East Bay!
Posts: 505
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Satisfied Owner
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08-27-2007, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: trying for Truro
Posts: 583
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Drag clicker? What's that?
Every year when I send mine back they put them back on. I have about a dozen in my parts box.
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08-27-2007, 07:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
Posts: 2,605
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Absolutely love my VS200. The thing is a work horse.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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08-27-2007, 04:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Haven Ct
Posts: 957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
Why do you want a drag clicker--the only useful purpose it has is to alert other people that you have a fish on. I cut mine off the second I took my VS reels out o the box |
the nice thing w/ the vs is the clicker can be bent out of the way no need to cut it off this way they don't replace it and you can always bend it back in place if you want to . |
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08-27-2007, 05:00 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow
the nice thing w/ the vs is the clicker can be bent out of the way no need to cut it off this way they don't replace it and you can always bend it back in place if you want to .
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They also don't replace it if you never send it back
I'm  , but at this point, I'm just going to run them into the ground and not replace them when they die. I have no more need for a waterproof reel now that 95% of my fishing is in the Canal. I know there's still oil inside, and at this point I think it'll do more harm than good to open one. As long as the handle turns, I'm good with them. I've received good value for my investment (they were both bought in the $400 days and are 8 and 9 years old, respectively) and at this point, dropping $100 a year for service on the pair is just stupid IMO. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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08-27-2007, 05:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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VanZebco, hahahahaha, you are all brainwashed!!!!!!!!!!! It might be built well (except for the fact they are not at all smooth) but it is in no way shape or form on God's green earth what you pay for them. That reel should go 250.00 tops and even then there are alternatives.
As for a VanZebco conventional, I just bought a Tekota yesterday that is as fine as any out there. Stripers are not very good fighters and many many many have been hauled out of Elizabeth Island rocks with $55.00 Shimano Trident 100 and 200s. One of my 100s is 18 years old and except for one ball bearing change and drag washers each year, it's still hauling them. Some people give bass way to much credit. I love them but I except the reality.
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Why even try......... 
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