New to Daiwa baitcaster

[Tail Slap]

I agree one of the new Zillions G, HD, or Silver Wolf PE.  I have the Silver Wolf and will be pickup up a HD version as well.  Al9ng with my 18 Zillion TW HD covers quite a bit .

[casts_by_fly]

I jus got my zillion jdm in the mail today.  It was about an hour too late for my fishing trip tonight but I’ll get it out later this week. First impressions are good. It’s smaller than I expected. If obviously very smooth while spooling it up. Need to cast it and see how it plays. 

[PhishLI]

16 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

I jus got my zillion jdm in the mail today

Add some oil to the spool bearings while they're in place if you're not into removing and cleaning them. The oil will cut the factory grease. It'll cast better quickly after it mixes.

[casts_by_fly]

8 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Add some oil to the spool bearings while they're in place if you're not into removing and cleaning them. The oil will cut the factory grease. It'll cast better quickly after it mixes.

thanks.  I was going to do some checking on here about new reel prep for Daiwa.  I know Shimano tends to go with a heavy grease that's better if its cleaned out.  I'll give it a once over today and cast it around in the pool.

[Choporoz]

I was nosing around JDM website.   I am a bit confused.  Google Translate isn't any help.  Who has the Daiwa decoder ring?  

XH, HLC, SH, XHL, SV, PL, HL, SV, H, TW...my head is spinning.   And I already have a bunch of Daiwas, but I haven't kept up.  What are some of the key acronym meanings?

[Tatulatard]

21 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

I was nosing around JDM website.   I am a bit confused.  Google Translate isn't any help.  Who has the Daiwa decoder ring?  

XH, HLC, SH, XHL, SV, PL, HL, SV, H, TW...my head is spinning.   And I already have a bunch of Daiwas, but I haven't kept up.  What are some of the key acronym meanings?

I think those are 

 

Extra fast right hand 

Hyper long cast

Fast right hand 

Extra fast left hand 

Stress free versatile 

Slow left hand 

 Normal speed left hand 

Stress free versatile 

Normal speed

[casts_by_fly]

TW is T-wing I believe.

[WRB]

LW refers to Level Wind worm gear, pitch is how fast the level  travels spreading the line across the spool. Higher pitch travels faster.

Trade off is more line coming off the spool ends. Narrow spool with TW line travel to spool ends has little affect on casting distance. Wider spool without TW the level wind can slow down line coming off the spool.

Tom

[Boomstick]

I would almost definitely go with something with the SV spool, whether it's a Tatula or Zillion. To me, that's the best way to see what Daiwa is about. Be sure to use it for skipping docks.

[txchaser]

Pretty sure these are right:

Slow (6.x retrieve)

Normal (7.x)

X Fast (8.x)