[Alex Jordan]

Few more pics of the new VS ...

http://215fishspot.blogspot.com/2010/11/van-staal-vm150-spinning-reel-2010.html

 

[Darren Edwards]

Alex,do all vs have the holes directly under the braid?If so do you ever get grease washed through on to the braid?Sorry if its daft question.
cheers daz

 

[Alex Jordan]

Probably - don't own one myself but generally I wouldn't have so much grease around - bear in mind that is fresh out of the factory box - also looks like they are available to buy too ...

 

[Nick Phillips]

First thing that I noticed was the 'improved' line lay.............

 

[Alex Jordan]

Think the improved line lay was done by a spooling machine!

Think Alan Hawk has one for tear down soon so all will be revealed!

 

[Retired]

Alex judging by his review of the Saltiga, if there is a drop of oil out of place he'll have spotted it.

 

[Keith White]

As discussed before, the line lay can be fixed by profiling.
TBH, it doesn't make that much difference. A difference yes, but significant ? no.

 

[Mick Ward]

I like this link below, you can stop it spinning and tun it by clicking and holding on it

http://www.zebco-europe.net/zebco/upload/upload/VS150/VS.html

 

[Keith White]

Are you getting one in **** ?
It would be nice to put one side by side with an original.

 

[Vidar Thomassen]

With all due respect guy’s although it is a very nice piece of kit certainly useful for many techniques I do think this reel have some very, very limited areas of use within UK lure fishing.

The reel is built for some very different and a lot more powerful species that we can expect to catch around our shores. It has a line capacity of no less than 340 yards 12Ib mono (350 yards 30Ib braid) and according to the Van Staal website it weighs a whopping 22.5oz/630 grams.

http://www.vanstaal.com/VM150_reels.htm

 

[Keith White]

We take our VS's Striper fishing too V.

 

[Ian Morris]

Alex,do all vs have the holes directly under the braid?If so do you ever get grease washed through on to the braid?Sorry if its daft question.
cheers daz

Hi Daz, from what I've heard these reels are well sealed so I suspect if this happened then the reel might have blown one.
I'd have to agree with Vidar - 22oz sounds way too heavy for what we do anyway.
Cheers,
Ian