Expensive reel question

[Esoxfreak]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

A better analogy would be Camaro/Corvette.

The tatula is the corvette and the steez is the veyron. A lot less common a lot more advanced.i see what your sayin though, same company, upgraded   Product. I was just sayin in not so many words that they will both get groceries(catch fish), just so much goes into the other one. 

[J Francho]

I get it...At $450, that Steez is not at the top.  There are variants that are hundreds above that.  So, what I was saying is you have a $45K saloon against an $80K sports coupe - closer ratio on price points.  Since the Veyron is actually hand built by a small custom house, I'd use that analogy to an hyper expensive, exotic, limited run MegaBass offering.

[d-camarena]

I think we are done here. 

Thread locked.

 

Wait im no mod

[Big-Bass]

Sometimes it not about the performance of the reel as much as the enjoyment of being able to buy one and fish one (if you choose or want to).  I love some of my cheaper reels and also love my more expensive ones.  But refinement of design comes with a cost.  People catch fish on Zebco 33 reels every day but some people choose to spend more money to enjoy the same thing.  It's funny because I know guys with cheap tackle and bass boats.  I fish expensive tackle out of a small boat LOL!

[robster80]

52 minutes ago, Big-Bass said:

Sometimes it not about the performance of the reel as much as the enjoyment of being able to buy one and fish one (if you choose or want to).  I love some of my cheaper reels and also love my more expensive ones.  But refinement of design comes with a cost.  People catch fish on Zebco 33 reels every day but some people choose to spend more money to enjoy the same thing.  It's funny because I know guys with cheap tackle and bass boats.  I fish expensive tackle out of a small boat LOL!

Same here. Expensive tackle off the bank or a jon boat

[Angry John]

I fish a steez on a st croix le or an alphas ito and a steez flex lite out of a kayak, do what you love and know what means the most to you..

[jr231]

4 minutes ago, Angry John said:

I fish a steez on a st croix le or an alphas ito and a steez flex lite out of a kayak, do what you love and know what means the most to you..

 

Right but can you justify the 250 dollar price difference between the two reels pictured ? 

 

I'm sure you can if you read through the replies... It's not much in my opinion. 

 

Im glad you can afford things like that tho! 

 

I could too if I didn't wanna pay my bills or feed my child lol 

 

Maybe one month we can go without electric and I can get one 

 

 

[TX-Deluxe]

 

 

 

To the OP.

 

Buy both at the same time. Buy 2 identical rods.

 

Make your opinion and return the combo you don't prefer 

[jr231]

30 minutes ago, TX-Deluxe said:

$250 to some people is like $20 to me.

 

 

To the OP.

 

Buy both at the same time. Buy 2 identical rods.

 

Make your opinion and return the combo you don't prefer 

 

Lol i appreciate your enthusiasm bro. I'd love to do that seriously. 

 

I have other expenses though ! 

30 minutes ago, TX-Deluxe said:

$250 to some people is like $20 to me.

 

 

To the OP.

 

Buy both at the same time. Buy 2 identical rods.

 

Make your opinion and return the combo you don't prefer 

 

Lol i appreciate your enthusiasm bro. I'd love to do that seriously. 

 

I have other expenses though ! 

[Raul]

2 TDZ 103H

2 TDZ 105H

3 PIXY Airy red 2005 limited edition

1 Alphas Itö

1 Alphas Type F

1 Alphas R Edition

1 Zonda 68

1 SS SV

 

Were they worth it ? To me ---> Yes.

 

 

[RMax]

8 hours ago, Esoxfreak said:

Ok, I'll be the odd man out and try to justify it using your car analogy. The tatula weighs in at about the high end of 7 ounces, the steez around the low end of 5. That's the difference of about...let's see...what's a whopper plopper weight(I picked that cause I'm sure we've all seen or own one,lol)? 1 3/8oz??? If that ain't right, it's close. So the weight difference is kinda big. Now, a viper, or vettez06 will run around 200mph, but getting above 240mph is a completely different story. It requires so many more horsepower for every mph over 240, then gets exponential around 260. A few production cars can do that:2 in particular the Bugatti veyron and the Hennessey venom gt. So much research and technology goes into every mph for those cars. Special paint,engine configurations, components that are super strong but lightweight,and so on. You can get a veyron for about $2,000,000. On top of that, Volkswagen LOOSES a few million on every car but it's their flagship. You sell more passats and golfs when you have the wolds fastest production car(not any more thanks to the venom). 

So the steez is Diawas flagship. It says "look what our company is capable of." They made it that light without sacrificing quality. There are lighter reels on the market, but they seem to sacrifice components to shed weight.

 

the point is I'd love to have a steez the same way I'd love to have a veyron. Not for any reason other than it's a friggin veyron!

But why would you ever need a car to go over 200 miles per hour?

[Angry John]

27 minutes ago, RMax said:

But why would you ever need a car to go over 200 miles per hour?

Because race car and merica

[Big-Bass]

Part of my enjoyment of my tackle (albeit budget or expensive) reminds of my time with my dad who passed (will be two years this May) and the time we spent eyeing up the new gear, flipping through BPS and Cabela's catalogs together, and spending time on the water (he had me using bait casters accurately by 7 or 8).  I like my tackle and I like to have the newest and greatest because that was our thing...to enjoy the sport with stuff we liked.  But, if at the time I can't afford it, I simply save and get it later.  Do yourself a service and at least try one of the more expensive reels.  If you don't like it or can't justify it, in most cases you can return a lawn cast reel and exchange for something else.  If the price difference justifiable?  Maybe...maybe not.  You have to be the judge of that.  I have some reels for my use and some for a collection.  Some were purchased for me by my dad and putting a price on those simply can't be done...

[Esoxfreak]

10 hours ago, RMax said:

But why would you ever need a car to go over 200 miles per hour?

For the same reason you "need" a reel that weighs what it does, the same reason you "need" a reel that looks that sharp, and is that exclusive. You don't.lol.I wonder how many of you know what word steez means ( I mean before looking it up on the internet)? Or have honestly ever fished one.i know some of you have but most of of us will never have the opportunity to fish one. i have seen only 1 that was being fished. If I had one I'd fish it all the time, just like if I had a super car, I'd drive it constantly. 

The steez IS NOT something you "need," it's simply something you want. Is one of those dream reels, like a dream car.

[Angry John]

3 hours ago, Esoxfreak said:

For the same reason you "need" a reel that weighs what it does, the same reason you "need" a reel that looks that sharp, and is that exclusive. You don't.lol.I wonder how many of you know what word steez means ( I mean before looking it up on the internet)? Or have honestly ever fished one.i know some of you have but most of of us will never have the opportunity to fish one. i have seen only 1 that was being fished. If I had one I'd fish it all the time, just like if I had a super car, I'd drive it constantly. 

The steez IS NOT something you "need," it's simply something you want. Is one of those dream reels, like a dream car.

A dream real is very subjective.  I dream of owning a Megabass LIN metor. That orange reel looks soooooooo nice.  I don't have the funds to get one even used. 

[Raul]

Well I don't need a TDZ, the really kool part is when you can afford 4, actually I saved 400 bux when I purchased them since they were on clearance from 350 down to 250 .

 

 

 I should own 5 but I sold my very first one to a good friend of mine.