Anyone notice that the Shamino BFS VS Daiwa T3 Air review cannot be opened? :?: It can. It's just that the links on the home page and enthusiast reviews index point to the wrong page (the enthusiast reviews index). I'm sure that will be addressed eventually. If you use the link at the top of this t...

mhood wrote:

bigreddog wrote:Perception does not equal reality, though they may overlap occasionally.

It's been my experience that perception nearly always trumps reality.

That's only what you perceive.

What difference does it make where the reels are made? Cheap southeast Asian labor equals bad reel quality and cheaper quality products. I'm up in air on this one. :-k Same quality components, supervised labor and good quality control should yield a quality product. No? Absolutely, but perceived qu...

Editorially speaking, I would have gone with Mind the Gap: Notch it up to Daiwa's T3 Ballistic

Anyway, on a brighter note, at least it won't corrode after a chunk like that gets taken out of it.

To quote Seth Godin: It's probably worth firing a customer if: He willfully corrupts your systems at a cost to other customers Your employees are prevented from doing their best work in the long run His word of mouth can't be changed or doesn't matter He distracts you from delighting customers that ...

I have a Stradic 4000 FI that I'm having some line lay issues with. The line is laying heavier towards the lip of the spool. I tried removing one, then two of the washers, and it made only a very negligible improvement, if any at all. For the record, I was able to fill that spool just fine using my...