I thought the same thing. Somewhere between 0.8 and 1.5pe braid would be more appropriate, conventionally.

The only time I touch my mag dial is when it's moved itself from where I set it due to Daiwa's daft placement of the dial, right where my hand rests, so it gets adjusted accidentally.

Looks like a great feature for catching your line on when you get a backlash. Hope it works better than it looks.

Loomis and St Croix both have a talent for producing horrible spinning rod handles. Luckily, you can buy St Croix blanks.

If it had been lying in a damp rod locker the dampness can get into the clearcoat. It usually dries out when taken out of the locker though and should go back to normal.

I look forward to someone using the bushing material for trailer bearings, sounds like it would make perfect maintenance free bearings!

The line lay on your spool is abysmal too. I suspect you have bigger issues with the reel.

I bet the bail wire is bent. Try bending it so that the bail angle to the roller is slightly sloping toward the roller. If the plastic is grooved though, you might need to replace it as it will probably continue to catch. Fishing very light, low resistance baits requires an extra level of attention ...

How does it cause line twist? Unless the bait itself is spinning I can't see how the presence of propellers would make the line twist.

If the insert isn't cracked or broken, just loose, then I bet a drop of superglue would secure the insert. The glue will be drawn into the gap and make a decent bond. Never heard of a loose insert before that wasn't broken, but I expect it can happen.

Good timing!

Pretty sure my Alphas SV had 2 bushings per handle.

Interested to read that you thought that cloudiness FC develops with use is due to sunlight. I always assumed it was the line developing micro fractures as a result of stretching or abrasion.

It's a built in reminder to tell you to stop closing the bail with the reel handle!

Are the current Chronarch 5:1 gears interchangeable with the Curado I?