Questions for Canalers that own VS

[seadevil]

The lowdown on spinning reels in the canal top 5 with ratings 0-10.

Saltiga 6000 gt and Dogfight.

Pros . retrieve and line pickup is extra thick bail wire for those special spills on the Canal also
Cons. If you loose some line on your spool to the bottom of the Canal the spool causes you to loose distance and fall short of the zone you are casting to also line roller makes alot of noise after a season of abuse but is a easy fix all in all I would rate these as an 9

VS-275
Pros. It is an army tank, so if you do take a special Canal spill more than likely your reel will be okay even if you are not. Line capacity allows you to still hit the zone even if you are a little short due to losing some string to the bottom of the canal. No bail (self explanitory)makes dropping into the hole really easy once you get the hang of it . Torn down these reels have minimal amt of parts wich makes it a reel that for me is easy to deal with and yes ofcourse IT'S Dunkable so if it gets wet who cares consider it an extra feature.
Cons. the design of the handle is no good the factory shoulder bolts are lame and if they are not properly lubricated they are gonna snap .Easy fix but just effin annoyingThe only other con to this reel is that the lubrication that comes in the reel from the factory can make usage a little uncomfortable.Resolve for 1 you can just break it in but will still feel tight on a cold night, or you can switch the lubrication. I used to use Hot Sauce from Quantum but the Ardant Reel Butter is even better both are synthetic makes them reel like silk use both oil and grease. overall this reel is a 9 as well and when I get the new handle made from the machinist it may hit 10 we will see.

Accurate twin spin

Pros. Fastest retrieve speed out of all the high end spinning reels and had the looks to kill .Design of this reel was well thought out but only when it came to cosmetics and the drag was deff bad a$$.
Cons. watched a buddy snap a main gear post 3 times he out of all people wanted this reel to be the one but the customer service contact from the owner and the rep really pissed him off, so he bought a 275 and is very happy with his choice leaving the overall rating of this reel as a 5 nice product if you are using it on a boat no good for cast and retrieve heavy tackle. And for $1000 bucks it should.

ZEEBAAS
never heard of one making it thru a full season at the Ditch. I don't think anyone has tried but I am very curious to see what happens so I will leave this one as is for now till further notice

soooooooo who wants to test the ZEEBAAS in the canal specs seem right

hope this helps CS

[ripitsik]

Seadevil,

great information, I am 100% that Im going to pull the trigger on the 275s for the canal. I have just had way too many issues with inferior reels so I would rather just spend the money on something that will last for seasons to come. Thanks for your experiences, much appreciated, spoke to aaron at CMS, most likely going to pair the 275 with the 10.5 ft Ron Arra 2-6 oz. Anything that I sould be aware of when I have the rod made?

Originally Posted by seadevil

The lowdown on spinning reels in the canal top 5 with ratings 0-10.

Saltiga 6000 gt and Dogfight.

Pros . retrieve and line pickup is extra thick bail wire for those special spills on the Canal also
Cons. If you loose some line on your spool to the bottom of the Canal the spool causes you to loose distance and fall short of the zone you are casting to also line rolloer makes alot of noise after a season of abuse but is a easy fix all in all I would rate these as an 9

VS-275
Pros. It is an army tank, so if you do take a special Canal spill more than likely your reel will be okay even if you are not. Line capacity allows you to still hit the zone even if you are a little short due to losing some string to the bottom of the canal. No bail (self explanitory)makes dropping into the hole really easy once you get the hang of it . Torn down these reels have minimal amt of parts wich makes it a reel that for me is easy to deal with and yes ofcourse IT'S Dunkable so if it gets wet who cares consider it an extra feature.
Cons. the design of the handle is no good the factory shoulder bolts are lame and if they are not properly lubricated they are gonna snap .Easy fix but just effin annoyingThe only other con to this reel is that the lubrication that comes in the reel from the factory can make usage a little uncomfortable.Resolve for 1 you can just break it in but will still feel tight on a cold night, or you can switch the lubrication. I used to use Hot Sauce from Quantum but the Ardant Reel Butter is even better both are synthetic makes them reel like silk use both oil and grease. overall this reel is a 9 as well and when I get the new handle made from the machinist it may hit 10 we will see.

Accurate twin spin

Pros. Fastest retrieve speed out of all the high end spinning reels and had the looks to kill .Design of this reel was well thought out but only when it came to cosmetics and the drag was deff bad a$$.
Cons. watched a buddy snap a main gear post 3 times he out of all people wanted this reel to be the one but the customer service contact from the owner and the rep really pissed him off, so he bought a 275 and is very happy with his choice leaving the overall rating of this reel as a 5 nice product if you are using it on a boat no good for cast and retrieve heavy tackle. And for $1000 bucks it should.

ZEEBAAS
never heard of one making it thru a full season at the Ditch. I don't think anyone has tried but I am very curious to see what happens so I will leave this one as is for now till further notice

soooooooo who wants to test the ZEEBAAS in the canal specs seem right

hope this helps CS

[seadevil]

Not very familiar with the Ron arra line of rods. I would go with the Rainshadow 1209 or 1208 if you want lighter the experiences I have had with lamiglas rods and the canal have not been good in the past if you were fishing the rod with a conventional reel I would have to say go for it but I think with that reel for what you are gonna do with it you should go with the 1209 plus it is cheaper $267 @ cms

[Mike P]

Hey Chris--you'll like it here

GQ Powers came by to say hello when I was volunteering at the Special Olympics in Hyannis.

[seadevil]

Hey Mike !How was the special olympics? I do like this site. way more better smileys this is me! Well the good news and you can tell GQ is there are some fishies starting to filter thru the H.I.C on there way to you know where. JP tell you about the new jig collection?
if you speak to him tell him not to forget to let me borrow a 3 oz to complete the mold

[JPowers]

SeaDevil

I've been carrying the 3oz jig with me since I saw you. We'll run into each other soon.

[Mike P]

It was %$%$%$%$ing cold, Chris