I am going to tell you straight up that these are NOT worth buying. No OSP plastics are. Ever. Hear me?!?? 8-[ Where do you think they are sold so I can avoid buying them :^o Got turned on and turnt out with jdm plastics, don't even bother looking at price because I know its at least $9 a bag. Is t...

Daiwa for the win.

I love my Shimano’s but I think Daiwa will pull this one off.
It would be interesting to see abu do something radical though.

Daiwa has taken the lead
All things considered , how could they not.
I’m sure the shootout will reveal this. I’m so sure that if Daiwa didn’t win
I’d buy you a Stella (16oz)

I am excited to read about the shoot out between the two reels.

I wish i could say Shimano fought the good fight......I wish I could tell you that ...but Tackle Tour is no fairytale world.

What’s the lightest tackle used ?
I assume no finesse equipment was on the boat

Thanks for the review. I have an old conquest 50 and had a new version conquest 100 but sold it. I have been eyeing this reel for a while and must say that all my questions were answered in the article. 5lb test line isn’t something that i have every purchased and i can’t imagine what catching a fis...

I really like this worm and like you I have found it to be a great jig trailer.. not something i typically do but nonetheless effective it does shiver shake and quiver but most of all it does it while being durable. The new daiwa / yamamoto offerings aren't so i have heard.. I have a pack just haven...

think i will try one

mhood wrote:I want to pass out some credit for the Pixzilla concept. Christian Tanno (are you still out there?), Cal (of course), D.R. Fielding (haven't seen DR in years now) and myself. We birthed Pixzilla. Keep it orange!

D.R. Fielding was a superb guy to deal with..

Glad you did a review on this stick.. I had looked at it for a second or so but I agree that for that price point much more is expected especially given that there are several other companies competing at that price point with better features. Thanks for the review and saving me some funds.

Interesting...

My initial thought about these rods is why would I choose this rod over the already expensive NRX line up? Is it that much more and
With megabass's newest line up of oorchi rods, or even the St croix, Daiwa AGS rods on both sides of the price point why spend more?

After reading the review I am convinced that I should buy the javelin but my wallet feels like there has been several javelins thrown at it as of late..

Cal,
Would it be fair to say that of all the line up the Javelin made the most impression upon you? I'd like to see how diverse this stick is .

How would you rate it against the daaiwaa Z of any ratio?
Does it exceeds it or not

Interesting review at that price point.
Wondering if anyone else has gotten their hands on one