Please do not start a thread war, just fact based info.
Today I stopped by BassPro Shop for some line and hooks and, in the reel section, in a special thick glass display I saw a couple of Shimano Stella and one Daiwa Saltiga Z reels, both brands at $700.00+. I have asked the sales guy if he consider getting some Van Stalls and ZeeBaas reels and he did not know what I was talking about. I told him where to look for info and he was very surprised with the looks and price.
My question is, why most people buy the top line Shimano and Daiwa, when for the same price or less they can get the VS (or the Zee for a bit more), all metal, machine cut as opposed to die-cast parts and plastics. Am I missing something? except for looks and bright colors?
Today I stopped by BassPro Shop for some line and hooks and, in the reel section, in a special thick glass display I saw a couple of Shimano Stella and one Daiwa Saltiga Z reels, both brands at $700.00+. I have asked the sales guy if he consider getting some Van Stalls and ZeeBaas reels and he did not know what I was talking about. I told him where to look for info and he was very surprised with the looks and price.
My question is, why most people buy the top line Shimano and Daiwa, when for the same price or less they can get the VS (or the Zee for a bit more), all metal, machine cut as opposed to die-cast parts and plastics. Am I missing something? except for looks and bright colors?