How bout an update? How do you like it? I picked one up at the classic sale and love it. I put 20lb braid on it and it feels fluid and connected at all times. It is a shallow spool, so if my 11 year old uses it, I run the risk of having to cut out enough line to render it inoperable for the day. So far my solution has been to not share. I don’t have any experience with Daiwa’s mid range spinning reels as of late, but my assumption is that it falls somewhere between the USDM Tatula and ballistic, but shallow spool. The drag is on the light side, but that’s a non-factor for my use. I also picked up a Damiki 7’ML-XFast on the same sale. Those rods were originally listed around the $200 mark, but picked it up for about $50 for the classic sale. The rod, I really enjoy. It seems to be your run of the mill high Modulus stick with no finish. Has solid Fuji guides and a cheapish foam handle. It’s nowhere near worth $200, but better than any $70 (current TW price) stick I’ve used. It also looks like Damiki may be out of the rod business, so the strong warranty listed on tw’s site is probably not perusable should I need it. I was truly shocked how fast and lively the blank felt initially. I have found that my new favorite application is flinging little keitech paddletails unweighted, and skipping them under trees and lay downs to hook up to little bull bass on beds. Fun for days. I kinda want more. Lol.
