Van Stahl spinning reels

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skipperwahoo - 10/30/2008 8:30 AM

I have two reels and two kinds of reels only! VAN STAHL inshore and ALUTECNOS offshore.. throw the penns,shimanos, away.. For low end torque,durabilty, anticorrosion qualities, and minimal maintenance you cant beat them... i have 4 70 vs penns in my office as paper weights.. there is no comparison... good analogy would you rather have a corvette or a ferrari..in 10 years from know a 2009 corvette is worth nothing a 2009 ferrari will hold its value !! gentlemen its all about curb appeal too!! show up with a van stahl and you will command instant respect!!

Give me a freakin break!!! Fishing isn't about "instant respect". Throw away your stellas and accurates "gentleman". They are mere paper weights!!!

And by the way... if you are going to plug a product like that you should at least spell it correctly. It's Van Staal, not "Van Stahl" !!!!

[feralcat]

That's a whole lot of money to pay for a reel that's built in China, and even previously had Chinese parts.

I'm a little bit disturbed even the $100 Penn Slammer isn't made in the US. I'd have a really hard time spending 6x tat amount, and thinking I'm spending money wisely....