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[A-Jay]

Just now, FrankN209 said:

Yes, I was just using it for test casting in my backyard :D. It's one of the lures that's less likely to get hung up.

Got it.

A-Jay

[blckshirt98]

Sweet looking setup, can't wait to read the review!

[DogBone_384]

On 11/7/2016 at 8:08 PM, Mosster47 said:

Most of my reels.

I don't feel so bad now ....

[Robert Riley]

I too am eager to see how you like that SC glass rod. I was curious as to why you had that frog on there too haha.

[Bluebasser86]

It makes sense now. When I first saw the frog on that glass rod my eye started to twitch a little. Glad you cleared that up.

[Redlinerobert]

This arrived at the office today.  Will pair with my Gan Craft Junk.  I think I'm done buying tackle for some time. 

 

[Redlinerobert]

And these....

[A-Jay]

44 minutes ago, Redlinerobert said:

This arrived at the office today.  Will pair with my Gan Craft Junk.  I think I'm done buying tackle for some time. 

 

"Gan Craft Junk" now there's a term you don't hear everyday . . .

Sweet Reels.

A-Jay

 

[TxHawgs]

5 hours ago, Redlinerobert said:

And these....

What are the 2 rods to the far left? And what do u have in the rod socks? And last lol where did you purchase the reel and rods from? I want to start buying some JDM equipment. Thanks I appreciate it.

[Redlinerobert]

The rods on the far left are the fiberglass Megabass Destroyer Tomahawk F4-610GT3 Shiryu and Megabass Destroyer Tomahawk Destroyer F4-70GT3 US Tour Limited.  They were originally released in 2007.  Finding new examples has proven to be rather difficult. These two came up from a collector so I snatched them up quickly.  The two slant bridge rods are a Megabass Mephisto, and a Megabass F 41/2 - 68xFti Jabberwock Evolution.  Also, pretty difficult to obtain as they were released originally in 2006 and 2007 then evolved into non slant bridge models.  The rod in the rod sock is a Megabass Ito F3 1/2-70XSGti Jade Python slant bridge.  Looks like two rods but it's actually a 2 piece spinning rod.  In the last several years of searching for a new one its the only one I've found.  They don't come up too often and like the other SB rods, are highly coveted. 

For the most part, these rods and reels trade privately amongst collectors like myself.  Sometimes they do come up for sale on the Japanese auction sites.  There's also a site that is pretty much dedicated to high end jdm tackle.  Out of respect for BR I won't post the name of the site, but it's fairly easy to find.   Good luck with your search, sometimes it's like finding buried treasure.

[TxHawgs]

I take it that we are all checking tracking numbers throughout the day waiting for cardboard boxes or long tubes to be delivered to the house lol. ??

[MittenMouth]

On 11/26/2016 at 8:11 PM, TxHawgs said:

I take it that we are all checking tracking numbers throughout the day waiting for cardboard boxes or long tubes to be delivered to the house lol. ??

Exactly--a little nervous that I didn't choose 2-day shipping since I'll be out of town and the wife is going to see what how much I ordered.

Also, really looking forward to my first order from Siebert Outdoors.  I bought a good assortment of their jigs to toss around.

[Scarborough817]

a little package showed up at the door last night i spooled it up with 15lb mono 

[TxHawgs]

On 11/28/2016 at 7:28 AM, MittenMouth said:

Exactly--a little nervous that I didn't choose 2-day shipping since I'll be out of town and the wife is going to see what how much I ordered.

Also, really looking forward to my first order from Siebert Outdoors.  I bought a good assortment of their jigs to toss around.

lol that happens to me too. As a matter of fact I thought that was gonna happen w stuff I have coming but it will be here tomorrow for me to use on Fork Thursday. She doesn't open my packages but she knows what kind of rods I buy if a tube shows up and knows none of my hobbies are cheap lol.

[iabass8]

UPS finally showed up. Box of goodies with this gem in the middle. This may be the most cmfortable reel to palm. Definitely feels smaller than a TDz . Swapped out the stock handle to an OG zillion type r . Stocks knobs are nice but handle is way too small. 

 

[Jrob78]

20 minutes ago, iabass8 said:

UPS finally showed up. Box of goodies with this gem in the middle. This may be the most cmfortable reel to palm. Definitely feels smaller than a TDz . Swapped out the stock handle to an OG zillion type r . Stocks knobs are nice but handle is way too small. 

Very nice!  If I were going to splurge on a reel right now, that's definitely the one I would get.

[iabass8]

3 minutes ago, Jrob78 said:

Very nice!  If I were going to splurge on a reel right now, that's definitely the one I would get.

Definitely would recommend it. Swapping the handle out was confusing. I'm use to twisting right to loosen a handle but this one twists left to loosen and actually screws down into the drive shaft....not around threads. Kinda cool. It is buttery smooth and pitches a jig effortlessly. I can't get over how small the reel is and comfortable to palm it turned out to be. I'm not even sure the stock handle was 80mm. Might even be 75mm. It feels so tiny. The knobs that came on it were nice though. The folks saynig the CC knob being too difficult to twist may have over blown it a bit. It does come set correctly from the factory but isn't terribly difficult to adjust. I was able to do it with 2 fingers. Put it on your short list. Daiwa definitely hit a home run /w this one.

[Jrob78]

21 minutes ago, iabass8 said:

Definitely would recommend it. Swapping the handle out was confusing. I'm use to twisting right to loosen a handle but this one twists left to loosen and actually screws down into the drive shaft....not around threads. Kinda cool. It is buttery smooth and pitches a jig effortlessly. I can't get over how small the reel is and comfortable to palm it turned out to be. I'm not even sure the stock handle was 80mm. Might even be 75mm. It feels so tiny. The knobs that came on it were nice though. The folks saynig the CC knob being too difficult to twist may have over blown it a bit. It does come set correctly from the factory but isn't terribly difficult to adjust. I was able to do it with 2 fingers. Put it on your short list. Daiwa definitely hit a home run /w this one.

Yeah, it sucks that they put a 80mm handle on their flagship us reel.  If Christmas bonus santa is good to me, I might just get this one.

I do give Daiwa huge props for listening to the public and ditching the original Tatula frame as soon as they could.  I'm sure it cost them a lot of money to completely redesign but in the end it was definitely worth it.

[rippin-lips]

1 hour ago, iabass8 said:

Definitely would recommend it. Swapping the handle out was confusing. I'm use to twisting right to loosen a handle but this one twists left to loosen and actually screws down into the drive shaft....not around threads. Kinda cool. It is buttery smooth and pitches a jig effortlessly. I can't get over how small the reel is and comfortable to palm it turned out to be. I'm not even sure the stock handle was 80mm. Might even be 75mm. It feels so tiny. The knobs that came on it were nice though. The folks saynig the CC knob being too difficult to twist may have over blown it a bit. It does come set correctly from the factory but isn't terribly difficult to adjust. I was able to do it with 2 fingers. Put it on your short list. Daiwa definitely hit a home run /w this one.

Any of the reels that use a bolt instead of a nut are R tight. Steez j dream Zonda and some others. That reel is definitely on my list. Probably going to wait for the aluminum version since I have extra sv spools to put in it. 

[fishwizzard]

So for those of us who can't ID a reel from a single picture, what daiwa is it? 

[Jrob78]

17 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

So for those of us who can't ID a reel from a single picture, what daiwa is it? 

Steez SV TWS

[EllisJuan]

Family photo...

[Dypsis]

10 hours ago, iabass8 said:

UPS finally showed up. Box of goodies with this gem in the middle. This may be the most cmfortable reel to palm. Definitely feels smaller than a TDz . Swapped out the stock handle to an OG zillion type r . Stocks knobs are nice but handle is way too small. 

 

I ordered a 92mm ZPI for mine.  My only real complaint about the reel was handle size. 

[fishwizzard]

11 hours ago, Jrob78 said:

Steez SV TWS

Thanks, just starting to dip my toe into this stuff and even just trying to make sense of all the Daiwa reels is confusing. 

[TxHawgs]

Picked these up about a month ago. First pic is 2 Daiwa Zillions one 8' H SBR & one 8' MH R Glass CBR. Got them both brand new for less than the cost of one, $250. Next 2 is an NRX 894C and a Dobyns Champion Extreme HP 842C. Paid full price for the NRX and got the Dobyns w it for $50 bucks. The Dobyns is really nice, the aesthetics, quality control, cork and balance are all very good. It is heavier than the longer NRX, I think they add weight to the butt of the rod to balance it.