Totally agree with the previous comments. One of your best write-ups, the "Dark Lord" strikes again. Ordered the 101HG on Monday, delivered today and WOW! I have relatively small hands and it is a perfect fit. Now I have "bookends"; the OG 101DC (my primary cranking reel) and its...

Paying $300 for this reel, nope. Japan Tackle has it for $239 (four day delivery to the Bay area, including the weekend) and since that link is in the review, not sure about the $300 statement. A 10g (slightly less than 3/8 oz.) casting plug was 'flying' 35-40 yards and 19g (slightly over 5/8 oz.) p...

I fished with an NRX 902S and Conquest 902S 'side-by-side' for more than a month and decided to sell the NRX and keep the Conquest for the following reasons: Sensitivity: Likely the same between the two rods. The Conquest might have been a "hair" more sensitive, but not enough to be defini...

Not too bad an NBA analogy:
"...working in the paint...high percentage",
"...bombing from distance...it's going to be ...good sized" (3-pointer).

Well 'played'

The BCR 853 GLX is still sitting the rod rack, waiting for the "right" new owner

Doc

no mention of the speedball bearings, are they that much better than a stock zillion? Yes, they are better based on my experience so far. I have flushed and re-lubricated the stock bearings in my Zillion Type-R and the performance is definitely superior to my former Zillion Coastal with ABEC #7s. P...