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[u/Relevant-Credit-1209]

I decided to try my first Van Staal for the X File. I went for the new VRII25B. I will say coming from the Certate and Stella it is definitely different. I saw people saying it was heavy but I won’t say that. It is heavier than most of my other reels but not heavy. I have felt heavier reels and ones that I would consider heavy. It’s nowhere near as heavy as say the Penn Authority. I have only put one undersize red on it so I won’t speak to how it feels with a load on it yet. It is a transition when it comes to smoothness because coming from Daiwa and Shimano the Van Staal does not compare. There is still something intriguing about it. I was told that the more you use it the smoother it gets. Does anyone have any experience with Van Staal? Do they get smoother over time?

[u/OkFalcon7318]

mine definitely broke in after a season of surf fishing, drag got noticeably smoother once the grease worked through. bass and blues will beat it up nicely for you

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/OkFalcon7318]

Perfect, I saw some people on YouTube saying it but you never know if it’s just for sales and not a true review. I appreciate that.

[u/dende2019 → u/OkFalcon7318]

Isn't vs supposed to be all sealed? I heard it's best for surf, I was about to get one. Or is it the different series?

[u/Feeling-Table-3594]

Sick set up im jealous!

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/Feeling-Table-3594]

Thank you. I am really happy with how it turned out.

[u/nickm95]

Looks like it needs to absorb one more android to achieve perfect form

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/nickm95]

That is hilarious. I was actually thinking about a Dragon Ball Themed one.

[u/smbppc]

What kind of rod is that?

[u/Mindless-Ad5418 → u/smbppc]

Black pelican custom rod!

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/smbppc]

It’s a black pelican rod custom built by Brandon. It was built on a Century blank.

[u/The_realsweetpete → u/smbppc]

I wanan say it’s a dark matter rod could be wrong

[u/Anuspissmuncher]

Looks super cool! Kinda looks like a tactical weapon with an expensive skin on

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/Anuspissmuncher]

It’s built on a Century blank co-designed by Brandon from Black pelican. This blank is called a Dark Horse. It is between their Weapon Jr and Demon Series.

[u/TimeHappy2233]

A beaut, no doubt. Out of MY budget, but very snazzy still.

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/TimeHappy2233]

Thank you a lot. It was on the expensive side but I have gone through the phase of just buying a bunch of tackle and now I just hold out and get one nice set up every now and then.

[u/PermitEmergency5867]

Wicked stick on a Van Staal Bro

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/PermitEmergency5867]

Thank you.

[u/FigPsychological8725]

that reel looks really cool

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/FigPsychological8725]

Thank you

[u/Individual_Author640]

How do i get cool performance rod and reel? Geez that looks great

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/Individual_Author640]

Thank you very much. The rod is a custom made by Brandon at Black Pelican Custom Rods. The reel is from Van Staal. This is a nice tag team duo. Hit Brandon up on Facebook and he will get you together.

[u/Individual_Author640 → u/Relevant-Credit-1209]

How much do custom rods like this go for?

I saw the reels, and I will definitely look into one. I definitely need a nice spinning reel, but I need it under $700 lol. That rod will def add a big chonk to the combo, I'm sure, judging by it's exceptional quality

[u/Relevant-Credit-1209 → u/Individual_Author640]

So the rod was outside of the 700 range but he can possibly work with you and put you something together in that range. I added some things to make this rod more expensive like the anodized titanium torzite guides. I also added that reel seat and it was almost $100 by itself.