penn 950ssm

[niko]

Originally Posted by numbskull

It seems possible that the largest stella will be outclassed by these fish in the next 1-2 years.

i'm hoping there is an uptick in some younger year classes. truthfully i really only want to target smaller fish with a spinning setup, 60-80# fish, they're fun.

[tattoobob]

Have you thought about using a VS 300? I have one for sale

[niko]

i've been thinking of a vs. want to hear a few more good things from people who have taken fish on them. how many # of drag can that badboy produce

[roy50]

VS 200 and 250 put out (according to Van Staal) 40 lbs of drag

[Typhoon]

We hooked up with a 60-70" class fish last year on a 950ss. Did the job but it took 1 hours.

We really were pushing it. I wouldn't want to fight a bigger fish on it.

[angler229]

Originally Posted by niko

i've been thinking of a vs. want to hear a few more good things from people who have taken fish on them. how many # of drag can that badboy produce

Take me out and you can try my VS.

[luds]

Originally Posted by angler229

Take me out and you can try my VS.

lol....you beat me to it.

[Sea Dangles]

Fried my 275 yesterday on a fish probably better suited for a 50.A look inside the spool revealed paper thin drag washers.I had no reel problems with it last week on a fish of around 180 pounds.Maintenance on gear was never my strong suit and that's why I have a VS.From now on I will try to replace drag washers after 5 or 6 fish.Service from VS was topnotch as usual,nice to have a company stand behind their product and fix it that day.
At 5 inches per year,George is probably right about spinning gear in the coming years but it sure is a lot of fun casting unweighted rubber and topwater plugs at these fish.The VS can achieve over 30# of drag which is very substantial but the stella maxes out at 65 which is twice the limit to make most grown men cry.