ged Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 8 mins ago, pakalolo said: By original I mean a “regular” VS , not the newer crap they have come out with. That is the original VS300, or US Surf 300 as it was known before RK went to market with the reel himself. I think mine had the original receipt date of 1993. Edited December 22, 2020 by ged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 3 mins ago, ged said: That is the original VS300, or US Surf 300 as it was known before RK went to market with the reel himself. I think mine had the original receipt date of 1993. *jots down notes* look for 27 year old reel in a left handed version that does not exist, check. ...I’ll get right on that! Edited December 22, 2020 by Callmefish I can’t type on this stupid phone Bluetaildragger, BrianC86 and RockRonin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfruit Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 mins ago, Callmefish said: *jots down notes* look for 27 year old reel in a left handed version that does not exist, check. ...I’ll get right on that! All this talk of left handedness has me wondering - which shoulder do you cast over? Are you a hand switcher? Or does the handle + butt of the rod stay in your right hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, Saltfruit said: All this talk of left handedness has me wondering - which shoulder do you cast over? Are you a hand switcher? Or does the handle + butt of the rod stay in your right hand? You mean my left hand? Left handed reels are right hand return. I cast over my left shoulder rod stays in my left hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfruit Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 min ago, Callmefish said: You mean my left hand? Left handed reels are right hand return. I cast over my left shoulder rod stays in my left hand. Sorry that was unclear. Reel handle* + butt of rod. Obviously the reel seat and reel stem stay in your left. A true lefty then. Not one of those sickos who casts and then switches hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydraman Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Just learn to fish with both hands TheSuperApe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark lobster Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Problem solved RyanJ_88, Clbay1971 and Saltfruit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 18 mins ago, shark lobster said: Problem solved I actually wanted to get a conventional reel Birdsnester, hydraman and shark lobster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striperswiper06437 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Callmefish said: *jots down notes* look for 27 year old reel in a left handed version that does not exist, check. ...I’ll get right on that! I own 4 left handed VS models. They are out there, you just need to be patient and you'll eventually find one. The ZB is an option, but I could only guess how long it would take for them to actually make it. I have heard getting a reel from them is a terrible process. It all started last year during a terrible thunderstorm, when I locked myself out of the house. Shelving myself with a large piece of sheet metal, I ran for cover under the tallest tree I could find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishfire18 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 This has been going on for almost a month now. Can’t believe that RK has not again reached out to Callmefish . This is not great publicity for Visser but then again it’s publicity. Not a good way to start up a company that’s supposed to have a great product and customer service. This whole tread has people running away from Visser not wanting one. I took it off my Christmas list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 16 hours ago, Saltfruit said: Sorry that was unclear. Reel handle* + butt of rod. Obviously the reel seat and reel stem stay in your left. A true lefty then. Not one of those sickos who casts and then switches hands. How dare you..... "Panacheless is no way to go through life" Tims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 51 mins ago, Irishfire18 said: This has been going on for almost a month now. Can’t believe that RK has not again reached out to Callmefish . This is not great publicity for Visser but then again it’s publicity. Not a good way to start up a company that’s supposed to have a great product and customer service. This whole tread has people running away from Visser not wanting one. I took it off my Christmas list. He did reach out to me and I am getting a new reel. Birdsnester, scoobydoo, ged and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfruit Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, scoobydoo said: How dare you..... It's ok scoob. We can get you help. It might involve a casting form that makes you look like Tim Tebow, but at least you won't have to switch hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRonin Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 12/21/2020 at 11:34 AM, Callmefish said: Did we kill it? Is the horse dead now? Maybe just get a Penn Torque? I love mine...all 4 of them. Penn's service is an industry standard and the reels are excellent. VS can't go left- ZB is prohibitively expensive and Visser failed to launch. Maybe someone should stick a fork in this thread. TheSuperApe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirstyOwl III Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Callmefish said: He did reach out to me and I am getting a new reel. Any explanation regarding the condition the “serviced” reel came back in? Was it accidentally sent to the zoo and serviced by a team of spiteful monkeys? (*member formerly known as 'ER31400') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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