Look on the spool bearing there should be a tiny spring and a rubber washer in front of it. All the boost spools so far had it. It’s daiwas version of shimano’s silent tune all it does is keep slight pressure on the bearing during a cast to quiet it down and keep it from oscillating I assumed that,...

I think the reason the spool has no side to side play, even with the cc cap removed, is that spring under the on-board spool bearing.

DrTrevorkian wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:45 pm

What are the odds this new 100 TW reel would accept the 32mm SV spool?

I'd be willing to bet that it will drop right in.

Yes, that will be a drop-in replacement.

tincanary wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:14 pm

It looks like I can get the SV105SH worm from Plat, thinking I'll go that route and grab a Millionaire CT spool tension cap as well. Maybe I'll grab the SV105SH gears as well, looks like I can get those too.

Good luck with your project!

I'm not sure if the OG Alphas worm gear levelwind is compatible, but I'll ask Tim to chime in. I have an OG modded/tuned CVZ 103 with the OG Zillion 1016 SV spool and it's a great pairing. Still, the levelwind worm gear is the original from the 5.8:1. Yes, the OG SV105SH/alphas sv/px68/px-r worm ge...

Never tried a loomis rod for an extended period of time. This is due to the fact the only ones I’d be semi interested in use recoils which i hate with a passion (fished them on a few custom builds from friends i despise them.) Agreed, the sound of braid thru them is maddening. I fish braid 99% of t...

https://fish.shimano.com/en-US/product/reels/baitcast/lowprofile/a075f000042pnrvqas.html So now a reel with a composite frame is 30 bucks more than the SLX with an aluminum frame and silent tune. With that said, I am going to try one out. It looks like it is going to be comfortable to grip. Shimano...

I bought it second-hand at a junk store. Theres no nomenclature on it at all. I assume its just a cheapo, made in China product. It has a snap-on lid and and removable cup/liner, with suction cup feet, and runs on 3 AA baterries. Something like this? Mine is simpler, closer to this. https://www.ama...

I bought it second-hand at a junk store. Theres no nomenclature on it at all. I assume its just a cheapo, made in China product. It has a snap-on lid and and removable cup/liner, with suction cup feet, and runs on 3 AA baterries.

Finnz922 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:39 pm

Old pixy parts. Line guides, CCC, offset drag,

Aliexpress has custom parts for reasonable prices. In the past, Ive resorted to buying entire reels to scavenge parts from.

I use a small battery powered vibration-type cleaner. I use 91% isopropyl alcohol for cleaning solution, then dry them on a towel with a hair dryer. Ive only had one bearing change from "good" to "bad" with a cleaning. I suspect that it was already bad, and I only removed the crud from the pits in t...

DirtyD64 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:38 am

I'd gone for a long time without trying a Carolina rig, then used it like crazy for like 2 years with great luck.

This is one of my go-to techniques. I even use them up shallow with a short leader, sort of a stroker rig. The zoom lizard is my all-time favorite soft plastic on a c-rig.

Really hard to tell from the picture if mismatched hood on this one. I wonder where can we just get just the parts. Last time I have a friend contact Daiwa Malaysia with no success. May be red hood would look better on HD instead of flat black? This 'red' zillion is actually burgundy. Not sure that...

No magnum spoons for me, either. Ive never fly fished, but I learned how to use a fly rod in my buddy's back yard. Ive never used a spybait or a ned rig. Dont kill me for this, but I can count on one hand how many times Ive thrown a suspending jerkbait and Ive never thrown a Vision 110. Blasphemy! ...