mtl50 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 47 mins ago, Mark L said: Unfortunately those that bought the reels are the testers. True that! Tight Lines and High Tides Forever! mtl50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Goldy said: I see some local shops keep pushing them. I think b/c they have inventory and RK will not take them back as the shops have already paid for them for their inventory already. SO they are stuck with them I guess and just want to move them and be done with them. I mean honestly, aside from here and a few youtube videos there isn’t that much out there on them. I still firmly believe that the reel will be great once all the kinks are worked out too. but he seriously needs those kinks worked and quickly. I know of two youtubers that have them. one had problems out of the box with it, the other said they were going to fish it and review it but hasn’t said anything publicly about it since. If the problems persist he can make the thing 100% flawless and solid gold. But if he doesn’t beat any more negative reviews people won’t buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 min ago, Callmefish said: I mean honestly, aside from here and a few youtube videos there isn’t that much out there on them. I still firmly believe that the reel will be great once all the kinks are worked out too. but he seriously needs those kinks worked and quickly. I know of two youtubers that have them. one had problems out of the box with it, the other said they were going to fish it and review it but hasn’t said anything publicly about it since. If the problems persist he can make the thing 100% flawless and solid gold. But if he doesn’t beat any more negative reviews people won’t buy them. In life you have five seconds to make a first impression. He failed matt boyer and TheSuperApe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Goldy said: In life you have five seconds to make a first impression. He failed True. Now I want to see if he can recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 14 mins ago, Callmefish said: True. Now I want to see if he can recover. Not going to happen. I think the new vr150 put this reel to bed BDigital 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 mins ago, Goldy said: Not going to happen. I think the new vr150 put this reel to bed I have a 201 on pre- order hopefully something works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdsnester Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark L said: Unfortunately those that bought the reels are the testers. What a shame. This is a really bad business practice introduced by someone who could care less evidently. he is using the bad experiences of others to test his product. He probably will make the needed improvement but at the expense of his reputation and brand. maybe years down the road no one will remember and Visser will be on par with Van Staal. I don’t know but I won’t buy one. That’s for sure. And yes I know he made the original VS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ged Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 16 mins ago, Birdsnester said: And yes I know he made the original VS. The US Surf 300? Clbay1971, rbart and Birdsnester 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminDee Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 The first batch is always the worse and that goes with any product newly introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted June 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 The replacement/upgrade should be mailed to me within the next couple days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Good luck. Hope it makes through the season for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBM Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) I must check and see what Visser's current pricing is. Many years ago, Ditch Jigger joked that RK was known, in Cape Cod circles, as the Mad Tinkerer, because he was never happy with the design of his reels. He was constantly tweaking his designs. I wonder if that isn't part of the problem. The reels were supposed to be assembled here, until they weren't. I've had the sad thought that maybe he needs to fire some Americans and import a few trustworthy Chinese. Edited June 10, 2021 by BrianBM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callmefish Posted June 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 25 mins ago, BrianBM said: I must check and see what Visser's current pricing is. Many years ago, Ditch Jigger joked that RK was known, in Cape Cod circles, as the Mad Tinkerer, because he was never happy with the design of his reels. He was constantly tweaking his designs. I wonder if that isn't part of the problem. The reels were supposed to be assembled here, until they weren't. I've had the sad thought that maybe he needs to fire some Americans and import a few trustworthy Chinese. I think I paid a little less then $700 before tax. I think it right inline with VR pricing and i really hope he tinkered out the seal issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlukeOff Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 He should send you 2 new reels as a thank you for your patience. Hopefully the new one works out. rbart 1 This ground is not the rock I thought it to be..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdoh Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) I've been fishing my No. 4 exclusively all spring. Have a couple dozen fish on it, nothing big but a few slots in heavy current. Functionally it has been perfect. Not a single click, squeak, creak or malfunction. The drag is very smooth and consistent. The bail is the best I've ever used. The reel works so well I don't think about it which is my litmus test for anything. It just works. I love my VR50 but it's got a lot of quirks (clicks under load, geary, flexes, wobbles, etc). The Visser is stout, silent and smooth. I haven't opened it since I started using it but had it completely apart when I first bought it. Tolerances were extremely tight and parts appear to be of high quality and design well thought out. I'll continue to use it as I would any other reel so it will get dunked and generally abused from shore, surf and paddleboard. Will report back later in the season but so far very happy I bought it. Edited June 10, 2021 by beerdoh update LB, Saltfruit, Turkeybacn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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