Daiwa Reels

[lunkerboss923]

I have been looking for a Steez A and evidently the demand for them is through the roof, you can't find them anywhere. In fact, the entire line of Daiwa is going up in price. As if Daiwa is more expensive than Shimano. I hate the fact that as soon as I get interested in Daiwa they are getting up their in price. Heck, the Fuego is $119. I hate you Covid  Anyway that's my rant for the day. 

[Tatulatard]

Buy from Japan.  Buying full retail from tackle warehouse is like that episode of king of the hill where Hank pays full retail for a car for Peggy.

[Cbump]

Steez A II $392

 

https://www.digitaka.com/items/4/4/2/STEEZ+A+II

[Jrob78]

I don't have a Steez A but the A2 is awesome. The Zillion SV, HD and Alphas are awesome reels too, I have multiples of each and the price is right when buying JDM. 

[garroyo130]

1 hour ago, lunkerboss923 said:

 Heck, the Fuego is $119. I hate you Covid  Anyway that's my rant for the day. 

 

I see these "prices have gone up" threads often ... yall need to learn to shop tbh 

 

 

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, lunkerboss923 said:

I hate the fact that as soon as I get interested in Daiwa they are getting up their in price. Heck, the Fuego is $119.

Skip lunch for a day and you won't even feel the price bump. Spread out over the years you're going to use a reel, so what...

 

Fishing is still the least expensive hobby I've ever had by a long shot.

[Cbump]

Not me lol. First boat was 30k, 45k boat now, 10k in rod/reels, probably 12k in Hobie kayaks over the years. If I wasn’t a fisherman I could own land! Lol

[FrnkNsteen]

For the record,... Shimano reels have been starting to climb in price too recently.

[Tatulatard]

3 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

 

I see these "prices have gone up" threads often ... yall need to learn to shop tbh 

 

 

I remember when tatula cts were $75 and the fuego ct didnt make sense to buy.  Now $85 for an old fuego ct is a good deal.  The times.  They have changed.

[PhishLI]

15 minutes ago, Tatulatard said:

The times.  They have changed.

Klaus, you handsome devil...

[king fisher]

18 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Skip lunch for a day and you won't even feel the price bump. Spread out over the years you're going to use a reel, so what...

 

Fishing is still the least expensive hobby I've ever had by a long shot.

Are you the Bait Monkey?  He tried that logic on my wife, and got kicked out of the house and wont be allowed back until my birthday.

[casts_by_fly]

3 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Are you the Bait Monkey?  He tried that logic on my wife, and got kicked out of the house and wont be allowed back until my birthday.

that’s because he told her she had to skip lunch for your habit. 

[dodgeguy]

I'd never buy overseas. I'd rather pay more and support or business over here.

[redmeansdistortion]

19 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Skip lunch for a day and you won't even feel the price bump. Spread out over the years you're going to use a reel, so what...

 

Fishing is still the least expensive hobby I've ever had by a long shot.

No joke.  I've had cars I've sunken thousands into just to take them to the track, break something, and repeat.  Over the 20-ish years I was into that kinda thing, I could've bought a nice vacation home in northern Michigan on a lake with some acreage and maybe a small boat to go along with it.  I had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends, but man was that the epitome of an expensive hobby.  I gave that up the first time my wife told me she was pregnant.  

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, king fisher said:

Are you the Bait Monkey? 

We're all the baitmonkey.

 

50 minutes ago, redmeansdistortion said:

I've had cars I've sunken thousands into just to take them to the track, break something, and repeat. 

And it was awesome. Shaving off 10ths of a second is expensive, and worth every penny. I've said it here before that bass fishing is the only thing I've found that gives me the same rush.

[Cbump]

Opportunity cost is worth It for this awesome hobby. I could have saved all this money the last 15 years but then what would I have done? Wasted my life sitting at home. 

[Johnbt]

"If I wasn’t a fisherman I could own land!"

 

Then you would have to mow it. Fishing is better.

[LonnieP]

What hasn’t went up in price?

[garroyo130]

46 minutes ago, LonnieP said:

What hasn’t went up in price?

 

Recently, everything. But I'll tell you, growing up there weren't as many cheap pizza options as there are now. So my answer is pizza 

[iabass8]

9 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

I'd never buy overseas. I'd rather pay more and support or business over here.

Little ironic coming from a fella that swears Lews is the bestest. 

[MN Fisher]

29 minutes ago, iabass8 said:

Little ironic coming from a fella that swears Lews is the bestest. 

Ya, if you don't want your money going overseas - Accurate, IRT, and Penn for spinning; Avet and Seigler for casting - but all rounds, no low-profile.

 

Of those, only Seigler uses all USA made components, the others get some components from overseas.

 

Those are the only US made spinning/casting reels out there...everything else is made overseas.

 

https://usamadeproducts.biz/outdoor-recreation-fishing-gear-fishing-reels.html

[Big_Easy_Bassin]

On 2/18/2023 at 3:45 PM, Tatulatard said:

I remember when tatula cts were $75 and the fuego ct didnt make sense to buy.  Now $85 for an old fuego ct is a good deal.  The times.  They have changed.

I’m not sure why… but I stopped in at my local tackle shop yesterday and they had the Tatula CT’s for $100. Wound up leaving with the last 6.3 and 7.3 and two 8.1’s ??‍♂️

[iabass8]

42 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Ya, if you don't want your money going overseas - Accurate, IRT, and Penn for spinning; Avet and Seigler for casting - but all rounds, no low-profile.

 

Of those, only Seigler uses all USA made components, the others get some components from overseas.

 

Those are the only US made spinning/casting reels out there...everything else is made overseas.

 

https://usamadeproducts.biz/outdoor-recreation-fishing-gear-fishing-reels.html

Believe you misjudged my statement sailor. My post was poking jest at him standing on the Lews mountain in his previous posts and telling others to buy USA.  

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, iabass8 said:

Believe you misjudged my statement sailor.

Fly-boy, not sailor.

 

1 minute ago, iabass8 said:

My post was poking jest at him standing on the Lews mountain in his previous posts and telling others to buy USA.  

I was just expanding on your statement, enforcing your point as it were.

[iabass8]

2 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Fly-boy, not sailor.

 

I was just expanding on your statement, enforcing your point as it were.