Steez Review

[.dsaavedra.]

This is a Steez Reel review from Cabelas. It made me laugh ;D

"By far the lightest most technological , badass rig I have ever fished with..."

just thought i'd post that :

[Jimzee]

Fish with one for a day and you will think the same thing.  

[.dsaavedra.]

Fish with one for a day and you will think the same thing.

mail me one and i'll let you know   ;D 8-)

[The_Natural]

Fish with one for a day and you will think the same thing.  

I did...owned four of them and ended up exchanging them for BCR's.  

Better looking and lighter than my BCR's...yes.  More sensitive...no.  This became more apparent after a couple of months of ownership.  Once the coolness factor wore off...I realized they didn't perform up to my BCR GLX's...back to Cabelas they went (that's why I shop at Cabelas...they unconditionally guarantee every product).  I got wrapped up in coolness of them, and when they just became another rod I picked up when power fishing...I noticed the difference.  

[The_Natural]

Oh crap...just saw you were talking about the reel.  Yeah...the reel is legit.  I'd take it over the brick...I mean the Calais.  Even the DC Calais.

[Redlinerobert]

So you like the BCR over the Steez, The_Natural?  I find that interesting.  Don't get me wrong, BCR's are great rod but component wise they don't measure up to the Steez line in my opinion.  Now If Shimano/Loomis offered a "premium" version that was balanced better and had similar components to the Steez, then no contest.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Of the ones I've tried, the ML spinning paired with a small Stella, felt like a fine surgical tool.  A ton of fun compressed into a few ounces.

[The_Natural]

So you like the BCR over the Steez, The_Natural?  I find that interesting.  Don't get me wrong, BCR's are great rod but component wise they don't measure up to the Steez line in my opinion.  Now If Shimano/Loomis offered a "premium" version that was balanced better and had similar components to the Steez, then no contest.

Only in the sensitivity department.  The Steez were lighter and prettier.  The Steez was the first split-grip I've held that didn't feel tip heavy (even though TT shows a balance point at +9" for the compile-X versus the mbr844c glx at +7.5").  The sensitivity difference on the Compile-X wasn't major, but I noticed it after a while.  It was also that my 7'1" Compile X's didn't feel like they were a fast action rod...felt more like a moderate action.  The rod would flex over the load of pitching 1/2oz jigs.  I think that was the straw.  It wasn't something I decided overnight.  I owned them for a couple of months.  I'd give anything to have a rod identical to the Compile-X with a BCR blank.  Rods are something kind of a personal preference thing after a certain price point...I definitely wouldn't be shocked if someone said they would take the Steez over the BCR.  The Steez does get you attention...everyone that saw me fishing would ask me about it  

[Bass XL]

I Just got back from BPS about an hour ago, and was just looking at the steez and calais through the glass, and one of the people working there said that I could handle one......HOLY CRAP!!! When you guys said lite.....You really ment it...the steez is sooooooooo light i was amazed...i thought i was going to break it....the calais isnt that much heavier either......guess who just hopped on my back???......i shouldnt have picked the steez up...lol

[The_Natural]

A Calais on a Steez?!  That is a sin I think.  You can't put a brick on a feather.  

We can still be friends Robert...I am an all Daiwa reel owner!  

[Micropterus salmoides]

Is the Steez ideal as a reel for using frogs and braid or would the Core be better suited? Hopefully, I'll get the Steez for my jig & worm rod and then a Steez or Core for my frog rod.

[Redlinerobert]

For frogs I'd recommend the Steez 100HA.  I just ordered two of them and one will be spcifically used for frogs, along with the JDM Steez Ouachita rod.