I don't understand the concept of this. A standard magz spool, in most cases, is already a long caster. They have stiff springs that retract the inductor reasonably quickly, allowing you to bomb baits pretty far. By having a two stage braking force, the 2nd spring is so stiff that the spool might be...

I see a plastic cast control cap and i am automatically disgusted.

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Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:44 pm

The Daiwa 21 Alphas SV TW 800 is a sweet little reel built like a mini Panzer, you can swing both ratio's on Amazon for the price of one pixy.

Pixy does have a cult following.

The cult that follows it expects colors and style. This is a fake pixy

I wonder if they peel off easily. Especially when being baked under the sun.

The decals may be good on those beater reels with paint chips and dings that look like they have been drug behind a car on a gravel road. A much cheaper alternative to a new paint job or cerakote. I'd say its pretty good for new reels as well. If you have a nos td ito that you'd like to use, these ...

Very interesting. I'm not sure that I want my reels to look like an engraved shotgun, but those look thick enough to provide some protection. There are a ton of different colors and textures. And i am pretty sure that these were originally introduced to protect your reel from scratches since these ...

Anyone tried these decal kits from Wanees? They look kinda clean.

https://wanees.thebase.in/categories/4446042

Would be nice if you could post a short vid. Because i have been doing this for a while now, and unless the bearing wasn't in great shape to begin with, after an ultra sonic bath, it shouldn't become much worse than it was.

I use them all the time, and even had the exact same ultrasonic cleaner that you have. After you pull them out of a cleaner, some do feel rougher than they should be (not all of them, tho. bunch of my hedgehog and zpi bearings are perfectly smooth and silent after a bath). But after use, the roughne...

All my reels have custom stuff on them. Handle and knobs is the minimum. And you can get good deals on ebay, or order directly from Japan. Quality stuff made in Japan is of course much more expensive than some no name brands on Ali, tho.

What kind of a sane person uses a quality carbon handle with that kind of nut retainers? :laugh1: It looks like one of those cheap chinease handles that sort of look like an RCS carbon. Still the plastic nut retainer is dumb. I bet Daiwa got a lot of negative feedback from the US about the colored ...

What kind of a sane person uses a quality carbon handle with that kind of nut retainers? :laugh1: It looks like one of those cheap chinease handles that sort of look like an RCS carbon. Still the plastic nut retainer is dumb. I bet Daiwa got a lot of negative feedback from the US about the colored ...

What kind of a sane comapany uses a quality carbon handle with that kind of nut retainer?

What kind of a sane person uses a quality carbon handle with that kind of nut retainers?

One thing for sure, look at the price increase since this thread was created. I recently had the same thought. However, they are still much cheaper than ZPI and KTF. Even at current prices, they still offer a solid cost-to-performance ratio (imo). That's the thing, when you buy zpi, ktf, i'ze facto...