I would go for a rod that can cast long distance for topwater application yet still stiff enough on the tip to drive the hook into fish's mouth , IMX
is a good choise in my pinion .

Jon .

Guys , I tried the Zillion HL which is on loan to me from the local Daiwa agent , it does make whining noise when cast forcefully but I am not being bothered with the noise because my DC reels whine too but in different tune . As for whining under load , I did not connect to anything substantial so ...

Guys ,

Except the spool with new lip , I am not sure if the reel is completely new at all because my SR2000SDH has already all that " Rigid Support Drag " features .

Jon .

iangler wrote:By the way, this guys is the No. 1 Shimano tester. It's thanks to him that the Antares, Met XT, and Antares DC exists

Guys ,

This guy casts 80+m with Conquest DC and 120+m with Antares DC
( the whole spool ) .

Jon .

Taller spool is always a good thing. How are they going to designate the new version? Thanks. That taller spool has " S " behind the Zero lettering on the spool , that means shallow spool version . From this I think this reel is not the new big Stella ( SW/FA ) model . Myself own a SR2000SDH ( Shal...

Guys ,

Check this : http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content ... se.pdf.pdf

Jon .

Guys , Holiday period may have something to do with the delays too and that earthquake in Taiwan could have affect the internet communication , we were without international internet connection for a week . Ofcourse they may have received more order than the available stock so first come first serve...

FilfyFisher ,

That 's the spirit !

Jon .

Guys ,

Lucky me , was invited to a function by Daiwa agent in my town and came home with a Zillion HL ( 6.3:1 ) on loan for me to play with it in
my next freshwater fishing trip .

Jon .

I don't about you guys but to me that spool looks like " shallow " spool from casting tournament reel which can't be used for fishing as it hasn't got any drag .

The example of this type of reels are : Super Aero reels from Shimano .

Jon .

Guys ,

MidKnot for me .

Jon .

wantthat2 wrote:

After that I bought 101DC which in my opinion a far better reel than 201DC

What makes you say that?

May be personal but 101DC is smaller and sit lower on the rod , that is why I bought DC7L which sit lower too .

Jon .

mifek , I started with Ambassadeur 3600 and then Calcutta 200A which I gave away and bought a Conquest 201 which I sold after I got my 201DC , after that I bought 101DC which in my opinion a far better reel than 201DC . The latest is an Antares DC7L which I have yet to take fishing , it's rainy seas...

Pin ,

DC technology makes me a better caster . I have 201DC , 101DC and DC7L , my favourite is still 101DC but that may change after I get used to DC7L .

JonLi .

shtuka ,

The Varivas I am referring to is AVANI Casting PE , manufactured by Morris Co. Ltd - Japan .

Tufline XP tend to get sticky and won't flow well hence not an ideal line for baitcaster , however it is OK for spinning .

Jon .