Van Staal VR Series Spinning Reels

This reel is perfect! 2nd gen and work of art!

Solid reel, hard to justify the price over something Iike a shimano sustain, It was a hard sell to convince myself to keep it as I have many comparable reels. I have had bad experiences with the larger VR 200 when released back a few years ago. This one feels solid and probably problem free, but for the money I’d rather own something more refined. Van staal are amazing products but this one maybe a deal breaker for boat use!

My god the dumb hype around old technology. Not all their reels are made in the USA and it’s not a small company anymore… the biggest problem is the reel is advertised as a rugged and water proof/water resistant. There is almost a myth around this company with online videos of people finding reels in the ocean many years later and the reel working perfectly fine…. What a bunch of crap. I fished it 155 days last year the gears on the teeth are grinded away and the bail fail. The worst part is they won’t cover it under the warranty and it too much over 3 months for my reel to come back. They can blame covid all they want but my daiwa reel came back in 2 weeks.

Received box with no warranty card. So disappointed really wanted to use this weekend. Suspect it is fake.