Im concerned about them taking 3-5 days to ship my order.

I use a size 1# if the fish get picky. It seems to help or it could just be the slower fall rate. Im not sure.

I would to see break strength tests with different terminal knots. Like the palomar and san deigo jam knot

Does this reel have a free spinning spool like the Zillion?

I have 3 fk's also. Im trying to decide if I should upgrade to Fl's.

Japan always gets the best reels first.

Thanks for the feedback everybody. I'm going to send it off have it cleaned and checked out. I will post back here with the results.

Does a Antares DC MD XG feel geary brand new?
I bought a used one off ebay and its geary not butter smooth like a daiwa steez. Is this normal for Shimano Antares DC reels?

I never even considered buying a 13 fishing reel. UNTIL.... now.
I gotta buy one. This is innovation.

What pound test braid were you using for that tarpon? I thought about taking my reg Z to the coast.

Brad what pound test nanobraid was you using? When you were casting that 1/32 oz lure?

what hook are you using with 3 inch senko? what color did you use for crappie?

Are you trying to just remove the spool?

Its got to be 100mm. My Steez EX 7.9 came out with a 100mm handle.

I bought a spool of that 8x from ebay last year. It was horrible. The weave was very loose.