Word is, US price on the Steez CT SV 70 will be 699 bucks. No thanks. 472 bucks on Digitaka So who exactly is your source for "Word is"? All this hubbub over a $699 US price that does not and will not exist. I'll still buy from a JDM source regardless, but I've got to call fake news when ...

What really makes no sense is that finesse oriented reels don't sell well in the States. It's not like Daiwa doesn't know this.

Word is, US price on the Steez CT SV 70 will be 699 bucks. No thanks. 472 bucks on Digitaka

I'm a Jackall fanboy myself. Unfortunately, nothing to exciting there. Those rods look like the next step up from the BPM, with some advanced materials in the blank manufacturing. Few pics, but the reel seat looks super wide.

y2k88 wrote:A little bit about the Millionaire
http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/re ... index.html

Ultra compact new body Millionaire. So the description says. I hope so

I find them comfortable enough. If I had to explain, I would say it's a cross between an ACS and PTS. Smaller taper towards the rear like the ACS. Wider taper in the front like the PTS. If you fish with 3 fingers in front of the trigger, it should work for you.

I've owned both the veloce RV and Nuevo Bosco. Both entry level 2 piece sticks. I think both blanks punched above their price. Considering Olympic is one of the few companies that roll their own blanks in Japan, I felt they were better than similar offerings from the Jdm market. The builds are clean...

esvangler wrote:I'm still confused on the 2 piece aspect. Is it a two piece in the traditional sense? Or is is removable from the butt section?

Traditional center cut on this particular model

I have both the original and 18 version of the 6'10 medium 2 piece Adrena. Great sticks for jerkbaits, plus a whole lot more. Shimano is also releasing a new 2 piece Scorpion rod for the Jdm market. Looks like the little brother to the World Shaula.

goldrod wrote:The poison Adrena rod is discontinued but I hope to see some variation come back

It's not discontinued. A 2nd generation (18 Poison Adrena) was released last year. I have one, and it's most excellent.

Depends a lot on what you want out of the line, and what you will be using for.

Well seeing now that Shimano has a Scorpion MGL, I figure we will see something new from Daiwa in that range? I hate to say it, but I don't see much better than my Zillion SV TW's or Chronarch MGL. Going to be hard to buy something new unless one of them steps it up big. Would love to see a Zillion...

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1nutinthewater wrote:Where does one find those those ugly blue/yellow reels? I just might need one!

No joke, that might be my first Megabass/Steez. I'm a sucker for chartreuse.

Being it has a Megabass handle with ebay Tacker knobs, I'm assuming it's a custom build - custom paint.

daiwafan wrote:I wish them well with the latest change to their business plan...but won't be at all interested in their rods and reels.

I'm going to wait and see what comes next. Very curious about the rods / components.

domthewon wrote:Just got mine the other day. Big ups to japanlureshop.com for packaging this rod the best I have ever seen and getting it to me 4 days after the order. Really excited for this one. I’ll take some good pics soon.
Dom

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