Garbo

Omega you have a PM.

saltfisher1

The Fin Nor OFS 95 holds 600 yards of 100 lb test braid.....thats not too far from what that vs400 claims to hold.

NavySnooker

well said curtis... hell, people collect mitchell's and those things SUCK

kingling

just throwing this out there but what do you think has caught more fish

a mitchell 302 or a van staal

im not bashing either reel in this

and john didnt you have a mitchell

Garbo

I absolutely love an old Penn 706z, and almost love an old Mitchell 302 as much and own several of each, but:

I don't see any "Good" information coming from comparing how many fish have been caught on one reel vs. another, and certainly not Mitchell vs. Van Staal. Unfortunatly whether we like it or not they are not in the same class for several reasons, Cost andQualityof Raw Materials, Suggested Retail, Number of Reels Produced and probably other things that would grossly effect the comparison of how many one or the other caught. It would be much like comparing "How many Deer have been taken bya "Remington Model 700" vs. a "Lazzaroni". Both are very capible of taking the game, but one is not used by very many huntersat all, while the other is one of the most common rifles ever produced. Given the choice Iwill choose the Lazzaroni, but the comparison will not show it as a popular choice at all, or a great whitetail harvesting rifle either, but in a head to head comparisonthe Lazzaroni will outshine the Remington Model 700 each and every single time.

If you compared the number of fish caught by any reel it may surprise youwhere the Zebco 33, Zebco 202,GarciaABU 5500Cand the Mitchell 300 rankvery highover and above your and myfavorites.

If you enjoy using very well funtioning, very fine fishing reels a Van Staal is one to look at, and I personally highly recomend them, and even moreso in the smaller sizes. I have fishedthem formany years and worked them very hard, and have been completely satisfied with everyVan Staal Iown or ever owned. If you want a reel that has beena proven workhorse andwill perform for years and hold up to heavy use, the Penn 706z or Mitchell 302 are both very good choices althoughI would prefer the 706z. If you would rather fish a traditionalBailed spinning reel a Shimano Stradic is very hard to beat in Quality, Funtionand Price.

Tyler Massey

Thats a dumb question Ben. Mitchell's have been around 5 times longer than Van Stall!!

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bailti

There is one on Ebay listed for $1,800. It says it's number 53 out of 53 produced.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Rare-Van-S...3A1%7C294%3A50