CGrinder wrote:Am I the only one who was hoping for an orange spool?

It's quite possible. When the orginal SV spoolscame out, everyone was clamoring for a black or silver option.

Pen3 wrote:That is rude to call him a little man.

Uuhhhh, that's his user name. What's rude about that? Besides, I'm sure Charlie took no offense. And he is actually a pretty big fella lol!

tshare18 wrote:I've also been wondering the steps to paint a reel. Anyone have any advice?

One step-send it to Calfish.

Posters above are correct. This isn't a stand-alone part. FWIW, that part is the same on the Fuego and all the TD-Z Variants. It is universal to both RH and LH mirror plates. The only variance is the color of the anodizing between various models. Off the cuff-there was black(TD-Z 100M and Type R+), ...

With that new SV spool, and air cast control it looks like a really good upgrade, and at a reasonable price. I never owned the finesse custom, but this looks beefier and more capable of being a do it all reel. I don't know why but I actually prefer aluminum framed reels, and this reel is really cal...

JWR075 wrote:Glad to hear. They will be getting some of my cash soon (Alpha SV).

Me, too!

GetBit Outdoors is another Phenix dealer, with which I have had positive dealings.As a matter of fact, my rodbuilder is ordering 2 Phenix blanks from them this coming Monday, one for each of us. And yes, I will post finished pics.

GetBit Outdoors is another Phenix dealer, with which I have had positive dealings.As a matter of fact, my rodbuilder is ordering 2 Phenix blanks from them this coming Monday, one for each of us. And yes, I will post finished pics.

smalliesteve wrote:Here's a pic of all my MB rods:

What a coincidence! I have the exact same ones.

I met up with Sam today and bought some baits from him. He's a stand-up guy.

Picked up a custom Alphas Type F from James. I have dealt with him before and he's a great guy to deal with!

This is TT. Since when does it matter if they match exactly?

vertigo wrote:so are they equivalent?

The Steez 103 spool actually has R+ tuning also. They are very similar imo and both are excellent for pitching duties. Now if you just want to bomb a cast, the RCS1016 spool or Steez 100 spool would be the ticket.

Awesome! I'm a sucker for the Alphas. I currently own 6 of them. And as another poster stated in Show & Tell recently, it's all your collective faults!

Bass1980 wrote:

What is the red color inside the spool BTW?

It's part of the rotor assembly, which is anodized red.