According to ReelTest on YT the Antares has the small side ports and the Met doesn't which is the reason for the weight difference. The brakes on the Met spool are a bit further away from the edge of the spool also. The Met actually casts slightly better even with the heavier spool. Could just be no...

I think the Anteres spool is nearly identical except it has the additional side porting and different axle dimensions right? Probably not a big difference, but every little bit helps right, at least at the lower end. If you’re comparing the Antares to the JDM Metanium yes they’re almost identical, ...

Imagine how amazing it would be with the ported spool and the line guide as far forward as it could have been. DaveJ If it's got a thiner spool and it has a shaped line guide which it has - shouldn't be too much of an issue for the line to peel off / swing side to side easily enough. The guide coul...

By all accounts I've seen, this reel is pretty awesome. Imagine how amazing it would be with the ported spool and the line guide as far forward as it could have been.

DaveJ

evilcatfish wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:09 am

Not sure if anybody else saw this, but it looks like a product unveil is coming. Personally hoping for something Japanese made, perhaps a smaller Z?!?!?

https://daiwaproductshowcase.com/

A true Z1016 would be the first good thing to happen in 2020. Fingers crossed.

The IP 79 has the same spool as the J Dream, It is going to cast lighter weights than the standard zillion spool. https://www.fishonmag.com/daiwa-zillion-j-dream/ I’m trying to cast a weightless fluke 20# test on my power versatile rod and I can with ease. I was just seeing how far it would go down...

rando wrote: ↑

Thu May 14, 2020 6:23 pm

Nikko hellgramites, not super cheap but super durable an super effective for smallies.

This guy agrees:
https://youtu.be/im9JaR4WKYI
DaveJ

I imagine that Daiwa has very specific RPM graphs that show the inductor extension as speed increases. I would love to have access to those. I wonder how much the slope changes between Mag V, Z, and SV? I expect the spring strength would both change when the extension started and how big the range i...

Every once in a while I go to TW website, open up the Shimano casting reels, and just drool over the 50. At 7.5 oz, I could easily fish it all day. It looks like a finely engineered machine. My birthday's coming up in August (hint, hint). I didn't think Shimano made a 50 Conquest any more, just the...

PowerPro Slick 8 is pretty good and comes in blue.

DaveJ

I wonder how they compare with these spools: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000034137937.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000104052608.html Similar style spools that are light with fixed inductors. The top one is adjustable to three different inductor heights, kinda like MagForce 3D except h...

What are the weights of the new ZPI and KTF 34mm spools?

Are they designed to be true finesse spools or all-rounders that can throw very light like the SV spools?

Hello, Friends! Anybody ordered these spools for Steez/Zillion/Ryoga: http://ali.pub/4mkncw http://ali.pub/4mkndh https://d.radikal.ru/d42/2004/cc/a204a9e75b94.jpg https://b.radikal.ru/b09/2004/dd/fbf8c5a817c2.jpg Is it Rays spools? Why it cheaper that usually (17-19$)? I bought the ones in your fi...

It's a good spool, just not a long caster, at least for me. The stock IP spool is identical to a J-Dream spool but the magnets in the IP reels are stronger than in a Zillion, that's why you're feeling like it's really choked off. Yup, choked off for sure. It' s been on the shelf for a quite a while...

I thought the IP spool was supposed to be awesome. Are the magnets in the IP extra strong? It's a good spool, just not a long caster, at least for me. The stock IP spool is identical to a J-Dream spool but the magnets in the IP reels are stronger than in a Zillion, that's why you're feeling like it...